Support Art with a Heart at Cafe Hon, Friday, May 5th!
Whether you are celebrating First Friday or Cinco de Mayo or BOTH, join us at
Cafe Hon on Friday, May 5th from 5-7pm to support Art with a Heart! Job program student artwork will be for sale while Cafe Hon serves complimentary hors d'oeuvres and drink specials. A percentage from the drink sales will be donated to Art with a Heart! Cafe Hon is located at 1002 W 36th St. Baltimore, MD 21211. Hope to see you there!
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Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast
On April 28th, Art with a Heart had its annual Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast. Thank you to all the wonderful volunteers who have shared their time and talent with Art with a Heart over the last year. It is because of these dedicated individuals that has been able to serve more of our vulnerable neighbors, create more public art pieces and beautify more Baltimore communities.
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Art with a Heart continues its collaboration with
Project Bridge
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raduate student association at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and Henderson Hopkins Elementary School. Through this after school program, Art with a Heart is creatively bridging the gap between science and art. This month, the STEAM-focused curriculum had third and fourth graders learning about the brain and connected nerve cells. Students drew silhouettes from observation then created colorful brain cells with marbles and paint.
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Learning from the Lorax!
In honor of
Earth Day and in partnership with
Arts Everyday, Art with a Heart joyfully engaged first grade students at
Edgewood Elementary School in creating recycled
Lorax figures. The lesson included a discussion about ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle for a cleaner planet AND to make cool art projects! In the words of the Lorax, "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not."
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Watch them Van GO!
Pre-kindergarten students in Art with a Heart classes at
Heritage Early Learning Center enjoyed painting masterpieces and getting in touch with their inner
Van Gogh. Shape, color, and texture were explored by these pint-sized painters. All the projects to are intended to strengthen and improve their fine motor skills. And it is working...take a look at how confidently they are holding their paint brushes.
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Sumi-e Painting Sculptures
Students in Art with a Heart classes at
Glenmount Elementary/Middle School explored the ancient art of
Sumi-e painting. The lesson included traditional brush stroke techniques which students used to create water-based compositions. After the paintings dried, students rolled their paintings to create abstract sculptures exhibiting balance, contrast, and precision.
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Constructing Community at Baltimore Station
Participants in Art with a Heart's weekly classes at
The Baltimore Station
have eagerly been working on a large tree sculpture inspired by Japanese Wish Trees. From design to construction, the men have worked to build the tree using cement tubing, paper maché and corrugated cardboard. The next step is the creation of the
branch canopy that will be filled with wishes and goals on paper and ribbon leaves. Stay tuned for more pictures as this creative undertaking continues to develop.
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COMMUNITY SERVICE AND PUBLIC ART
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A New Wall for New Hope Academy
Through the support of the
Principal Support Fund operated by the
Fund for Educational Excellence, Art with a Heart worked with students from
New Hope Academy (School 345) to complete this inspiring 9'x16' painted and mosaic mural. Students participated in every part of the process: design, painting, hand cutting mirror, mosaicking and grouting. The project was truly an inspiring team effort.
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A Mosaic for Mosaic Community Services
Art with a Heart worked with clients and staff of
Mosaic Community Services to create this beautiful 6'x4' community mosaic which was unveiled this month in the lobby of their Charles Street facility. Clients and staff attended the ceremony and their pride in seeing the completed installation was heartwarming.
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Creative Conversations About Safe and Inclusive Communities
Continuing the initiative started in November, third-grade students from
Krieger Schechter Day School and
Milbrook Elementary School along with
Baltimore County Police from Precinct 4 enjoyed a third gathering together this time at Art with a Heart. Each student continued working on his/her mosaic square inspired by the ongoing theme of safe and inclusive communities and the values most important to them. The individual mosaic squares will be assembled into three quilt-like panels which will be installed at each of the two schools and the Pikesville police station.
   
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T
hanks for Your Help this Month!
Art with a Heart gratefully acknow
ledges the wonderful volunteers and service groups who dedicated their time and talent this month:
B-More Engaged, Bridges, Rebuild Johnston Square, AOL Premium Ad Experiences,
USAID Ukraine Delegation
, Towson University, The Park School of Baltimore, JVC VolunTeam School's Out, Pitch In!, PNC Women Connect, BGE, and Calvert School.
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HeARTworks Students Spring into Graduation
Art with a Heart is so very proud of the Spring 2017 cohort of
HeARTworks, its Workforce Development Program! These hard working young adults from
Youth Empowered Society (YES) and
Star Track learned job skills and gained the tools to transform their lives. On April 14th, Art with a Heart celebrated their success in a touching and emotional graduation ceremony.
One of the participants, Ashley Knofski, exclaimed, "Who would have thought that six weeks could change... everything!"
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Dragonflies, Bird Houses and Mother's Day, Oh My!
Spring is here, and so are new products at
HeARTwares! In celebration of Earth Day, many new items feature up-cycled materials, like dragonfly garden sculptures made form repurposed fan blades and spindles. Come to HeARTwares to see all the new products and to shop for a meaningful Mother's Day gift!
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The Art of a Leadership Community
The Art of Leadership had a meaningful and inspiring spring retreat at NorthBay! Students started the retreat with a fun scavenger hunt and then got down to business with a thoughtful conversation on wealth and power. During the retreat,
students were tasked with developing solutions to some of the issues in Baltimore.
The retreat was capped off with an evening bonfire and the cohort coming together even more as a community.
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