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Monday, November 29, 2010

wondering what other CAP interns are up to?

check this link and see what kind of work Emily and Nora are doing!

http://www.hopkinschildrens.org/Healing-Arts-in-Pediatric-Oncology.aspx

Monday, November 15, 2010

it's just me, up here on my soapbox.

So I feel like I haven't been using this blog as well as I could be so here goes, my first ever narrative post. I hope I don't bore you! I've never blogged before (As is probably obvious from my usage of this space thus far) but I'm going to try and give you all weekly updates from here on out. If you hate them, let me down nicely. If you enjoy them let money rain from the heavens. Or, ya know, just keep coming back for more. For those of you interested in sharing your projects, experiences and/or thoughts about CAP let me know, I would love to share this page with all of you. Afterall it's a community thing.

So, This weekend we had our second CAP social of the semester and It. Was. Awesome. We played with kittens, ate pizza, and made mii's to play wii bowling. Two hours of Saturday afternoon bliss. We also talked about possibilities for our end of semester celebration activity (more on that momentarily). This was the last social of the semester but if you want to hang out with your fellow CAP interns this semester DON'T WORRY, there's still time!

I am hosting a movie night on December 5th from 4-7pm. In case you haven't heard, our last movie night was pretty great. We watched Spike Lee's "Do The Right Thing", ate take-out food, and had a great discussion revolving around race. For those of you who know me even a little bit you know race based issues are something I'm VERY passionate about. So I have to say thank you for those students who attended the movie night and indulged me in the glorious conversation we had. I hope you got as much out of it as I did. (sidenote: if any of you are upset about missing that particular discussion topic or are interested in chatting about race/racism as it affects your CAP work, art work or just life in general do not hesitate to stop by my office).

Now, back to the celebration I mentioned above: I am currently planning an end of semester celebration. Will we go bowling? Have a party in the BBOX perhaps (maybe we can get a certain staff member to DJ?!)? Rollerskating? It's still up in the air but stay tuned for updates soon!

I know I feel like this semester has FLOWN by and quite frankly I'm having a little trouble with the fact that winter is just about here. I hope you are all coping with the speed of time and changing of seasons better than I seem to be. Additionally, I hope you all have a fantastic Thanksgiving planned, be it here in Baltimore or elsewhere. I know I'm looking forward to caviar, noodle stuffing and pudding pie.

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Monday, October 25, 2010

check this out!

I stumbled across this website and thought it may interest some of you. enjoy!


http://www.artforsocialchange.net/home.html

Friday, October 22, 2010

get engaged at JHU!

The Changing Face of American Poverty

On Tuesday October 26th, 2010 at 7:00 p.m., The Johns Hopkins University Center for Social Concern and Tribe, Inc will sponsor a non-partisan panel discussion entitled The Changing Face of American Poverty. Amid the greatest economic recession in decades, this event will address the divide between market solutions and government intervention while also seeking solutions to issues such as chronic unemployment, increasing child poverty, and the decline of the American middle class.

Featuring

Bishop Don Williams, Bread for the World

Adam Schneider, Health Care for the Homeless of Maryland

Jason Hartling, Teach for America

This free event is open to the public and will be held in Baltimore, Maryland at the Levering Hall Glass Pavilion on the Homewood campus of Johns Hopkins University. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m.

Directions to the Homewood campus of Johns Hopkins University, parking information, and a campus map to assist in locating Levering Hall Glass Pavilion can be found on the Johns Hopkins University website. To RSVP, please email info@tribecentral.org

For more information, please contact:
Tribe, Inc.
Telephone Number: 202-544-3134
Email Address: info@tribecentral.org
Website address: www.tribecentral.org

Thursday, October 7, 2010

do you like gardening?

Here's a fun volunteer opportunity for you!

Midtown Community Benefits District
1221 N. Calvert St. Baltimore, MD
410-528-1512

They will be planting 3,600 bulbs to rejuvenate the North Park of the Washington Monument on October 16 and 30, 2010 from 9am-1pm.

Please contact this organization directly if you are interested in helping out!

Friday, October 1, 2010

something fun just for you.

Friends of 901 Arts,
Come join us for 2 fun activities tomorrow!

THE FOOD NETWORK: Mobile Market
Hosted by Baltimore Development Cooperative
Sat Oct 2, 4-6pm.
FREE. Meet 4pm at Tinges Commons, 701 E. 33rd St. Ends 6pm @ 808 Homestead St.
Mobile Market connecting food networks of Better Waverly with a festive procession and mobile farmer's market led by a Baltimore Arabber. Featured will be an urban foraging tour/tutorial, bicycle gallery maps
of Baltimore's community green spaces, a how-to handmade soap workshop, sign making at Tinges Commons and basil pesto making and tasting at Homestead Harvest.

Stay for Nana Projects'' How to Grow a Pickle at dusk!

Saturday October 2, 2010! Free!

901 Arts Youth Sculpture Garden in Waverly

808 Homestead Street, 21218

6pm Pre show Activities: 901 Drummers perform, paint a flower pot, make a puppet!
7pm Puppet show

Bring a blanket to sit on.

A new puppet Show by Nana Projects
Presented by Parks & People Foundation
www.growapickle.blogspot.com for more info

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Volunteer opportunity!

Dear CAP and MACA Students,

I am currently working on starting up an online journal in conjunction with the National Art Education Association Student Chapter. The purpose of this journal is to draw attention to the importance of bringing art into the public realm. The journal will be broken up into three sections: Art Educators, Community Project Coordinators, and Public Artists. I am currently seeking out individuals who are interested in helping out with this project. The first issue of the journal, which will appear online, and if possible in hard copy in select locations on campus. There are many ways in which you can contribute. We are in the process of coordinating our first meeting where we will discuss topics such as interviewing individuals and doing write ups on interesting events, the layout and structure of the journal, as well as writing for the journal on your own behalf whether it be about a project that you participated in/coordinated or an article discussing in general your opinions about bringing art into the community.
I will also be receiving submissions from MAT students and other MICA community members who bring art in to the public. My hope is that by creating this journal and having it readily available to the local community; we can promote the importance of art and influence artists who read it consider the possibility of sharing their skills and talents with their local community.

As stated above we are currently coordinating our first meeting.

If you are interested in participating please contact the CAP office at cap@mica.edu or 410.225.2347

Monday, September 13, 2010

eye candy.

check out these exhibitions coming soon.


ADVOCATE THROUGH ART

Works from the House of Ruth Maryland, 2009-2010
Enoch Pratt's Central Library @ 400 Cathedral Street Baltimore, MD 21201
September 18-October 31
Event on October 20, details TBA


This exhibition is designed to create awareness about domestic violence. The artworks, conceived of and made by survivors of abuse in the agency's emergency shelter, address the myriad issues and warning signs connected with abusive relationships.

Accompanying the visual works created by domestic violence survivors is an oral histories project called "What Gives People Power," in which staff, clients, and volunteers from the House of Ruth discuss their definitions of power as it relates to their life experience. The exhibition highlights that individuals can break the cycle of violence by giving voice to this issue.

For more information about Advocate Through Art and the House Of Ruth Maryland visit the website: http://hruth.org/AdvocateArt.asp and for more info about What Gives People Power, visit the blog: http://whatgivespeoplepower.wordpress.com/

THE FOOD NETWORK
Creative Alliance, 3134 Eastern Ave Baltimore MD 21224
September 18-October 31
Opening Reception September 18, 5:30-7:30pm



This fall, Baltimore Development Cooperative and friends gathers a caucus of artists, educators, activists, urban planners, gardeners, and chefs to convert the Creative Alliance’s Main Gallery at The Patterson into the headquarters for a celebratory, mobile farmers market – selling food, sharing ideas, and shedding light on the limited availability of fresh, healthy food to most city residents. Alongside a borrowed Arabbers’ cart and one designed and built by BDC are video, photographs, and art activities. The carts and trailers leave the building periodically – sometimes with marching bands in tow – to visit neighborhoods and festivals, with fresh produce and a revolving assortment of activities and information.

Join us for the opening reception on September 18, with fresh food provided by Hampstead Hills Academy, the Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School, Great Kids Farms, and Woodberry Kitchen.

Also join us for the first Mobile Market in Better Waverly on October 2, 4pm-6pm, for a procession of food and information. After the mobile event, stay for a celebration at 901 ARTs Sculpture Garden (901 Montpelier Ave) at 6pm, and Nana Project's How To Grow A Pickle puppet show at dusk.



FORCE: on the culture of rape

Annex Gallery, 419 E. Oliver St. Unit 2W, Baltimore, MD 21202

October 1, 2010-November 13, 2010

Opening reception October 1, 6pm-9pm

Closing reception and screening/performance, November 12, time TBA


FORCE: on the Culture of Rape is a collection of art, performance, discussion, and critique about unwanted sexual experience. FORCE seeks to promote a critical dialogue about how our attitudes towards gender, sex, power and violence are played out on people's bodies. By presenting these stories and pairing them with provocative imagery, the works challenge viewers to consider how oppressive cycles are perpetuated. While presenting problems, the show also suggests ways to change our situation. To prevent rape, our conversation cannot be one-sided; come to see the show and contribute your voice to this essential but rare conversation.

The show is curated by Rebecca Nagle and Hannah Brancato. Participating artists: Rahne Alexander, Theresa Columbus, Cecelia Condit, Rebecca Di Meo, Dynasty Handbag, Chris Ferrara, Martin Figueroa-Ramirez, Carrie Fucile, the Harrisburg Collective, Ulf Kristiansen, Sarah McCann, Angie Young, New Lens Productions, Robbie Rackliff, PuppeTyranny, and Mason Ross.

FORCE: on the culture of rape will be up from October 2, 2010-November 13, 2010, with an opening reception on October 1 from 6-9pm. Don't miss the premier of DARB TV! A KID'S TV SHOW ABOUT INSECTS!!!!!!!(darb tv is a play about incest) a play birthed by Rebecca Nagle and raised by Natalya Brusilovsky, Monica mirabile, and Sarah Tooley.

Friday, July 16, 2010

more on artscape

here are saturday and sunday schedules for artscape. enjoy!

Saturday July 17, 2010
12:00 PM Sahffi acoustic Charm City Stage
12:00 PM BSO Backstage Tours
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
12:00 PM Sick Sick Birds indie Festival Stage
12:00 PM Stoop Storytelling Workshop, Find Your Happy Place, Baltimore! theater Theatre Project
12:00 PM Radiant Hoops street theater Maryland Institute College of Art
12:00 PM Tommy Buckets street theater Penn Station
12:00 PM Horns Punch & Judy Show street theater Target Family Art Park
12:30 PM Gordon Chambers soul/R&B Wachovia Stage
12:30 PM Baltimore Concert Opera, The Verdi Baritone opera The Brown Center
1:00 PM The Comedy & Juggling of Evan Young street theater Penn Station
1:00 PM Flexible Comedy street theater Maryland Institute College of Art
1:00 PM Organ Concert - Victoria Shields
Corpus Christi Church
1:00 PM Uncle Pete With Kids street theater Target Family Art Park
1:30 PM Groove Stu R&B/soul Festival Stage
1:30 PM Bottle of Blues blues Urbanite Stage
1:30 PM Renee McCullough Americana Charm City Stage
2:00 PM Baltimore Symphony Orchestra with Rachele Gilmore opera Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
2:00 PM Taxlo DJs DJ Metro Gallery
2:00 PM Chopteeth afrofunk and big band Wachovia Stage
2:00 PM McCoy’s Physical Comedy street theater Maryland Institute College of Art
2:00 PM Mark Hayward street theater Penn Station
2:00 PM Nana Projects
Charles Street
2:00 PM BaySax Quartet
Corpus Christi Church
2:00 PM New World Theatre Company street theater Target Family Art Park
3:00 PM Horns Punch & Judy Show street theater Target Family Art Park
3:00 PM The Robert Frahm Band blues Festival Stage
3:00 PM Third Annual Chick Webb Jazz Combo Competition, presented by MECU jazz Theatre Project
3:00 PM Flexible Comedy street theater Penn Station
3:00 PM The Comedy & Juggling of Evan Young street theater Maryland Institute College of Art
3:00 PM Moonshine Society blues Urbanite Stage
3:00 PM Johnny Shaw Quartet jazz Theatre Project
3:15 PM Organ Concert - Michael Britt
Corpus Christi Church
3:30 PM Cool Hip Jazz jazz Theatre Project
3:30 PM Damn Right! electro funk Wachovia Stage
4:00 PM Frederick Douglas High School/Alumni Jazz Band jazz Theatre Project
4:00 PM Starks & Nacey DJ Metro Gallery
4:00 PM The Stand Up Show street theater Maryland Institute College of Art
4:00 PM McCoy’s Physical Comedy street theater Penn Station
4:00 PM Nana Projects
Charles Street
4:00 PM Stoop Storytelling Performance, Find Your Happy Place, Baltimore! theater The Brown Center
4:00 PM Billie Holiday Tribute Concert jazz Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
4:00 PM Uncle Pete With Kids street theater Target Family Art Park
4:30 PM Turn Around Norman jazz Theatre Project
4:30 PM The Mighty Heard funk Charm City Stage
4:30 PM Jah Works reggae Festival Stage
5:00 PM Jackie Greene rock/folk/ psychedelic Wachovia Stage
5:00 PM Craig Alston Quartet jazz Theatre Project
5:00 PM The Scarborough Side Show street theater Penn Station
5:00 PM Mark Hayward street theater Maryland Institute College of Art
5:00 PM New World Theatre Company street theater Target Family Art Park
6:00 PM Horns Punch & Judy Show street theater Target Family Art Park
6:00 PM Larksong A Capella Ensemble
Corpus Christi Church
6:00 PM The Magic of George Gilbert street theater Maryland Institute College of Art
6:00 PM The Stand Up Show street theater Penn Station
6:00 PM Nana Projects
Charles Street
6:00 PM Sound-Off! Winner Performance- TolumiDE World Charm City Stage
6:00 PM Wes Tucker & The Skillets rock Festival Stage
6:00 PM Sara Jones & her Trio jazz Urbanite Stage
6:30 PM Cold War Kids indie rock Wachovia Stage
6:30 PM Poetry for the People Baltimore, A Taste of Ladies Verse X: Mothers, Sisters and Superheroes theater Theatre Project
7:00 PM Middle Eastern Dance and Music Ensemble street theater Penn Station
7:00 PM Country in the City street theater Maryland Institute College of Art
7:00 PM Uncle Pete With Kids street theater Target Family Art Park
7:30 PM G Davis Plays, Jessie & Lucy theater The Brown Center
7:30 PM Shook 80s funk Festival Stage
7:30 PM Warren Wolf Quartet jazz Urbanite Stage
7:30 PM Analog Anthem rock Charm City Stage
8:00 PM Gov’t Mule blues rock/jam Wachovia Stage
8:00 PM LOL@Artscape comedy The LOF/t
8:30 PM Men of Dance dance Theatre Project
9:00 PM Mambo Combo Caribbean Festival Stage
9:00 PM Michael Raitzyk Trio jazz Urbanite Stage
9:00 PM Shadina R&B Charm City Stage
10:00 PM Uncle Jesse DJ The Windup Space
11:00 PM Ronnie Darko DJ The Windup Space
Sunday July 18, 2010
12:00 AM Kon & Amir DJ The Windup Space
12:00 PM The Method jam band Charm City Stage
12:00 PM DJ Impulse DJ Wachovia Stage
12:00 PM UnSaddestFactory Theatre Company, Fundamentals of Found Object Puppetry: How to Bring Anything to Life theater Theatre Project
12:00 PM OrchKids classical Festival Stage
12:00 PM Radiant Hoops street theater Maryland Institute College of Art
12:00 PM Tommy Buckets, street theater Penn Station
12:00 PM New World Theatre Company street theater Target Family Art Park
1:00 PM Horns Punch & Judy Show street theater Target Family Art Park
1:00 PM The Comedy & Juggling of Evan Young street theater Penn Station
1:00 PM Flexible Comedy street theater Maryland Institute College of Art
1:00 PM Organ Concert - Marvin Mills
Corpus Christi Church
1:00 PM Greg Hatza Organ-ization jazz Urbanite Stage
1:00 PM Graham II dance Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
1:00 PM Opera Vivente, Opera Alive! Scenes from Favorite Operas opera The Brown Center
1:00 PM J-RAWLS DJ Wachovia Stage
1:00 PM Cynthia Renee pop Charm City Stage
1:30 PM Bitter Sweet gospel Festival Stage
2:00 PM Nana Projects
Charles Street
2:00 PM Dimensions of Funk dance Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
2:00 PM Audrey Herman Spotlighters, A Midsummer Night’s Dream theater Theatre Project
2:00 PM Opera Petting Zoo & The Wolf and The Lamb
Corpus Christi Church
2:00 PM McCoy’s Physical Comedy street theater Maryland Institute College of Art
2:00 PM Mark Hayward street theater Penn Station
2:00 PM Uncle Pete With Kids street theater Target Family Art Park
2:30 PM Wolfpac jazz Urbanite Stage
2:30 PM Billy Thomson Band rock Charm City Stage
3:00 PM Janine Wilson rock Festival Stage
3:00 PM Graham II dance Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall
3:00 PM New World Theatre Company street theater Target Family Art Park
3:00 PM Flexible Comedy street theater Penn Station
3:00 PM The Comedy & Juggling of Evan Young street theater Maryland Institute College of Art
3:15 PM Organ Concert- Saunders Allen
Corpus Christi Church
3:30 PM Toubab Krewe afro pop Wachovia Stage
4:00 PM Christopher James Band blues Urbanite Stage
4:00 PM Pigeons Playing Ping Pong funk Charm City Stage
4:00 PM New Moon Theater, The Adventures of the Opera Explorers opera Theatre Project
4:00 PM Lyric Opera of Baltimore, Women in Love opera The Brown Center
4:00 PM Bach Concert Series
Corpus Christi Church
4:00 PM The Stand Up Show street theater Maryland Institute College of Art
4:00 PM McCoy’s Physical Comedy street theater Penn Station
4:00 PM Horns Punch & Judy Show street theater Target Family Art Park
4:30 PM Sweet Leda rock 'n' roll Festival Stage
5:00 PM Rebelution reggae Wachovia Stage
5:00 PM Uncle Pete With Kids street theater Target Family Art Park
5:00 PM The Scarborough Side Show street theater Penn Station
5:00 PM Mark Hayward street theater Maryland Institute College of Art
5:30 PM Alan Blackman Trio jazz Urbanite Stage
5:30 PM Breaking Reign hip-hop Charm City Stage
6:00 PM Fools & Horses rock Festival Stage
6:00 PM Heritage Area Arts Consortium, Reflections: Life Through Art theater The Brown Center
6:00 PM Nana Projects
Charles Street
6:00 PM Red Branch Theatre Company, Proof theater Theatre Project
6:00 PM The Magic of George Gilbert street theater Maryland Institute College of Art
6:00 PM The Stand Up Show street theater Penn Station
6:00 PM New World Theatre Company street theater Target Family Art Park
6:30 PM Wale hip-hop/reggae Wachovia Stage
7:00 PM Eric Kennedy Quartet jazz Urbanite Stage
7:00 PM Corrin Campbell & The Election pop Charm City Stage
7:00 PM Horns Punch & Judy Show street theater Target Family Art Park
7:00 PM Middle Eastern Dance and Music Ensemble street theater Penn Station
7:00 PM Country in the City street theater Maryland Institute College of Art
8:00 PM Mikie Love DJ The Windup Space
9:00 PM For Quarters Collective DJ The Windup Space
10:30 PM DJ Willie DJ The Windup Space