The Community Arts Program (CAP)

 

CAP is the arts education outreach program of The Creatives Project. TCP's CCHP Artists in Residence complete their service hour requirements through this program. TCP provides students, teachers and communities with direct hands-on arts experiences through personal interaction with artists. TCP encourages each artist to explore his/her discipline with students, teachers and community members through a variety of components that may include workshops, classes, lectures and discussions, rehearsals, performances, community events, and mentorship.

YOUTH:

  In conjunction with entities such as Juvenile Services, the Department of Youth Corrections, and/or the Board of Education,  We aim to develop arts/music education programming specifically for at-risk youth.  These programs will aim to help at-risk youth develop a creative voice for externalizing issues that have led them to their current state. It is our belief that by giving these children the opportunity to explore alternate means of expression, they will learn to identify psychological triggers for violence and aggression, ultimately  exploring the roots of their situation.

  In conjunction with the educational program, a mentorship program has been developed to pair artists with at-risk youth, providing support and guidance for children to explore creative passions, ultimately building strong relationships that positively impact children's lives.

ADULT:

  We aim to develop arts/music education programming specifically for our community at large through the creation and implementaion of an adult education program consisting of studio classes, workshops, lectures, and open studio visits conducted by CCHP residents.

This program utilizes the talents and special skills of all TCP artist in residencey program participants as each is required to give back to their local community through arts based outreach. We continue to develop our educational programs with the above goals in mind.

IMPACT:

 

One Love Generation (OLG)

Begining Sept 2011 CAP will begin working with our non profit affialiate One Love Generation (OLG): empowering at-risk youth to inspire positive social change through art, service and awareness. Our TCP artists will be mentoring OLG's youth participants, enabling OLG's mentorship program to increase enrollment by double.

 Jacob's Ladder

CAP is currently working with Jacob's Ladder Neurodevelopmental School and Learning Center (JLNSTC). The participants are members of JLNSTC's "Openings" class, a small group of teenagers who express mid-high functioning levels of autism. We hope to use photography to build their artistic and academic skills, as well as to encourage healthy interaction with the environment.

 

After spring semester assignments were completed the students participated in their very first exhibition hosted by TCP. Celebration and praise aided in each student's sense of personal and creative accomplishment.

Work created by the students for the show can be viewed here and photos from the opening night of the student exhibition can be viewed in the "Through My Eyes" event gallery. 

Jacob's Ladder's mission is to believe in the potential of each child that walks through it's doors, while readily and lovingly expressing that belief. However the school is under much pressure to raise funds to keep their programing in Atlanta's tough economy... that's where TCP comes in!

*This classroom experience was made possible with the donations of film and photographic equipment, printing and processing by TCP patrons and sponsors. A special thanks to Graham McCollough, Sam Parker and the artists at Memorial Tattoo, & Trevor Bartlett and the Wolf Camera Roswell Team.

 

 

 

Parks Middle School Book Club

CAP has worked with the Parks Middle School Book Club  to nurture reading and writing skills while expanding creative and cultural experiences. The children have participated in trips to exhibitions, museum visits and artist talks.

"The Creatives Project welcomed well over 500 guests throughout the evening of November 6th to browse portraits of Atlanta's hottest DJs and producers photographed in their studios with their favorite childhood objects.  Those toys did not go unnoticed by the students of Parks Middle School's book club. The children, who arrived prior to the official opening, had an opportunity to roam the walls and have an interactive experience of the exhibit.They also were able to witness the beginnings of the musical journey some of DJs had planned.  DJ Kemit set the tone for a rotation of talent with DJ Cullen, DJ Trauma, Kai Alce, Injex and Kevin-O."

 

OUR CITY WIDE ART SUPPLY DRIVE WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!!!

This Summer TCP and The Addo Foundation presented a citywide Summer Art Supply Drive. 
Starting June 4th at the ARTLANTIS FAIR and continuing throughout the summer, local businesses and galleries helped 
to raise art supplies for TCP's  Community Arts Program (CAP) outreach initiatives.

Our 2011-2012 outreach will benefit the youth artists of One Love Generation, and Jacob's Ladder.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE, GET INVOLVED NEXT YEAR!!!

 

 THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING PARTICIPANTS FOR THE SUCCESS OF OUR FIRST ANNUAL DRIVE

Midtown: KAI LIN ART

 Buckhead: MASON MURER & *MOCA GA

Eastside: ABV, BARBARA ARCHER, BEEP BEEP, DOO, KIBBEE, MINT GALLERIES, & *YOUNG BLOOD,

Westside (beginning June 17th): ACAC, ASTOLFI ART, *EMILY AMY GALLERY & ALL other WAD galleries
SAM FLAX Castleberry: ZUCOT GALLERY 

Downtown: VSA ARTS OF GEORGIA of

Decatur: HOMEGROWN BOUTIQUE

Norcross: LARSON JUHL FRAMING

Roswell: ANN JACKSON GALLERY

 Marietta Square: DK GALLERY

 

2011 ART SUPPLY WISH LIST

(this year we are focusing on 2-d media)

DRAWING:

graphite pencils, charcoal, pastels, india ink, colored pencils, watercolor pencils, carbon paper, tracing paper, blank sketchbooks, markers/sharpies, and all types of drawing paper: newsprint, bristol, etc.

PAINTING:

paints: acrylic and watercolor (tubes & pans), various sized brushes, all types of canvas: boards, stretched, unstretched, watercolor paper, paper tape, palettes, sponges, & mural supplies: paint rollers & trays, drop cloths, & large brushes

PRINTMAKING:

waterbased inks, plexiglass, spray bottles, linoleum blocks, linoleum cutters, x-acto knives and blades, brayers, wooden spoons, silkscreens, photo emulsion, and squeegees

PHOTOGRAPHY:

35mm cameras, 35mm film (b&w,color) digital cameras, camera bags, digital photo printer, flatbed scanner with film holder

MISCELLANEOUS:

construction paper, glue (sticks, rubber cement, elmer's, etc...), scissors, rulers, matt board, matt cutter and blades, tape (scotch, masking, painters), drawing boards, horses & easels.

REMEMBER YOUR DONATIONS ARE 100% TAX DEDUCTIBLE

FOR EQUIPMENT DONATIONS 
please email us

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT !!!