July 2015

 
In This Issue:


NEWS
Transamerica  Presents
An Evening with George Benson 
to Benefit
Art with a Heart  Benson
 
Join Art with a Heart for a n Evening with George Benson to celebrate 
Art with a Heart's 15th  Anniversary

Thursday, November 12, 2015

The Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric

140 W. Mt. Royal Ave.

Baltimore, MD 21201


The celebration will begin with a VIP reception from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. featuring heavy hors d'oeuvres, beer, wine and an exciting silent auction of one-of-a-kind benches created by Art with a Heart teachers and volunteers.  

 

Your sponsorship and ticket purchases help Art with a Heart continue to bring creativity, goodness and beauty to our vulnerable neighbors. We look forward to seeing you on November 12th and sharing in this fun and meaningful evening! 

 

To purchase VIP tickets and for sponsorship information click here.

shopJoin us for SHOP & BOP...TONIGHT!  


Brookshire Suites in downtown Baltimore has created a "Give Back to Baltimore Package." Book a "Give Back to Baltimore" package and receive overnight accommodations, daily breakfast buffet, two VIP Water Taxi tickets and a 10% coupon to HeARTwares.  A portion of the proceeds will support Art with a Heart's Art of Leadership Program.
 
HEARTWARES
Art with a Heart Summer Job Program Celebrates its 10th Year!  sjp

On July 31st, Art with a Heart completed its 10th summer of its Job Program.  For the last five weeks, over 60 youth from Youth Empowered Society, YO Baltimore, TurnAround, Inc. and Faith Church were engaged on a daily basis in learning job skills while building community and creating marketable works of art.  When asked about the Art with a Heart Job Program experience, one of the participants said, "it is a great program to wake up to every day!"  Art with a Heart looks forward to continuing its workforce efforts with its job program this fall. A volunteer in the program shared, 

"I have been a volunteer for the Art with a Heart program at Turn Around this past week (we met again  on Thursday).  I just wanted to drop you an email to let you know how wonderful the program was this week and how much I enjoyed helping out.  CC and Leeare wonderful leaders and were so incredibly patient and kind with the girls, while still holding them to the standards and expectations of the program.  As a professional educator, I was most impressed with both of them.  The entire program and the empowerment it offers the girls is phenomenal.  Kudos to all of you!"

Art with a Heart looks forward to continuing its workforce efforts with its job program this fall.   


 

 

 
New Productsnewproducts

Hand-beaded and wire butterfly garden ornaments
Faux taxidermy heads are a great addition to a dorm, office or home! 
Unique, colorful mosaic lazy susans shown with one-of-a kind candlesticks
COMMUNITY
Weinberg Housing and Resource Center Mosaic Installedhousing

After months of hard work by Art with a Heart volunteers together with clients, staff, and administration of Weinberg Housing and Resource Center (WHRC) and Catholic Charities, this beautiful mosaic now adorns the community room at WHRC.  It was a joy working on this project with the WHRC community and getting to know the wonderful clients they serve.    
     

Boys & Girls Club of Harford County Mural Complete boys

As part of a renovation to the  Boys & Girls Club of Harford County, Art with a Heart teacher and muralist, Edward Williams, created an inspiring reading room mural. Two long-time volunteers of the Club, Albert and Patricia Horst, were the sponsors of the project which included new books, bookshelves, furniture and the 24'x9' mural to inspire "readers today and leaders tomorrow."  
   

Camp Moshava works with Youth from YES for a Day of Servicecamp

Rising 8 th and 9 th graders from  Camp Moshava  spent a day working alongside youth in  Art with a Heart's Summer Job Program. The two groups worked together to complete several projects designed by the Job Program participants. It was a full house with lots of great energy and creativity!  

Annie E. Casey Foundation Begins Work on Two Community Mosaic Projectsannie

Art with a Heart is delighted to be working for a second year with members of the Annie E. Casey Foundation.  Over 300 Foundation staff and Art with a Heart volunteers worked together to launch two community mosaic projects. Over the next few months, Art with a Heart will work with its students, volunteers and Foundation employees to complete these projects.  
PROGRAMMING
Social Action through a Child's Creative Eyesocial

Scholars in the Freedom Schools summer programs at Baltimore Junior Academy, Pinderhughes Elementary/Middle School, and Tench Tilghman Elementary/Middle School explored the Children's Defense Fund's social action issue of "Ending Child Poverty" through discussion and creating eye-catching works of art. 

Scholars crafted compelling slogans for signage which was used during the Children's March on July 15th at the National Day for Social Action in Washington, D.C. Scholars also learned that allocating 2% of the federal budget would uplift 6.6 million children out of poverty. The artwork was then used to create an animated social media piece advocating "#2percent4kids". Be sure to "like" Art with a Heart on Facebook to view this social media piece.
 
Busy Campers at St. Francis Peace Campbusy

Students in Art with a Heart's classes at the St. Francis Peace Camp learned about peace heroes Diane Nash, Phillip Agnew of Dream Defenders and John Francis, a/k/a "The Planet Walker." To honor these notable individuals, campers made the following: paper mache' shoes inspired by Nash's leadership in the walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama; envelope peace banners containing the students' goals and dreams, and owls made of recycled and found objects.

  

 

No Frowns with Frida frido

In recognition of artist Frida Kahlo's July birthday, students at Dewees Recreation Center created interpretative portraits of the famous artist.


ART OF LEADERSHIP PROGRAMleadership
Art with a Heart welcomes Sarah Abell as the new Director of Leadership  and Engagement. In this role, Sarah will oversee 
Art with a Heart's Art of Leadership Program and will work with our dynamic young leaders. As a former teacher and education leader, Sarah is a great fit for our organization and we are happy to have her join our team.

Sarah replaces Megan Goldsmith who was married in May.  Megan recently moved out of state with her husband who accepted a new job.  We wish Megan the best in all of her endeavors and look forward to sharing updates with her as the Program progresses.

 

After months of hard work and dedication, The Art of Leadership Program will officially begin in August 2015! We are thrilled to welcome the inaugural cohort of 19 leaders from 15 different schools in the Baltimore region. 

 

This summer our aspiring leaders are preparing for the Program by reading The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore.  During the course of the Program, we will be exploring many of the issues addressed in Mr. Moore's critically acclaimed novel. Wes Moore is a Baltimore native and nationally recognized leader who has authored several books. We are honored and grateful that Mr. Moore will be speaking to our aspiring young leaders during their orientation session in August. 











Art with a Heart provides Baltimore's vulnerable children, youth, and adults with 10,000 visual art classes a year in schools, community centers, group homes, shelters, permanent housing facilities, hospitals, and senior facilities.

Since 2000, Art with a Heart has provided its students with access to creative, educational, and positive programming, caring and nurturing adults on a consistent basis, and the chance to embrace new ideas and skills in a safe and structured environment. In an effort to achieve its mission of enhancing the lives of people in need through visual art, Art with a Heart works to harness the benefits of arts education to cultivate positive changes in behavior and general attitudes among its participants. Art with a Heart is steadfast in its commitment to help nurture and grow its students and encourage them to become better communicators, problem solvers, and community members. 
3355 Keswick Road, Stable Building Suite 104 | Baltimore, MD 21211
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