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This is an educational and interactive
Community
ARTS
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Paul Hillman
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"Community Arts in Dialog and Action" Artists
- Eugene Grigsby, Jr. , The Family (oil on canvas, 34" X 46") was painted in 1968. This painting grew out of a number of drawings and studies of family groups. It reflects my interest and concern about my family and families in general. I have explored the family unit for many years.
- Tlisza Jaurique's art works have hung in various galleries and been exhibited in many public spaces. They stimulate thoughtful dialog as symbols representational of stories about values, ideas and beliefs that sustain a culture of individuals. They do not represent a religious orientation; instead they are symbols of universal archetypes.
- Barbara Kennedy is an accomplished artist, writer, social worker, mediator and retired investment advisor, Barbara Kennedy said she drew from all aspects of her education, professional and personal life when she wrote her book, Second Chance Ranch, about the journey of a caregiver who is tending to her dying husband. The book was endorsed by National Hospice-and all profit is dedicated to the organization. Her second book, The Holding Pen - A Collection of Unusual Love Prose is an anthology of stories about relationships.
- Marco A. Albarran
- Gary Avey
- Matt Krise and Chuck Banaszweski
- Anne Coe
- Susan Copeland
- Ralph Cordova
- Kristin Elise Fukuchi
- Zarco Guerrero
- Eugene Grigsby, Jr.
- Tlisza Jaurique
- Barbara Kennedy
- Patsy Skyline Lowry
- Robert Miley
- Martin Moreno
- Gabriella Munoz
- Dennis Numkena
- Tom Stephenson
- Lawrence M. Yáñez
- CAC Exhibition Dress
This image shows a family of mixed race, the design reflects the influence of my studies of African design, especially the Kuba who live in the Congo. This enables me to use a variety of colors, textures and geometric shapes to represent a universal family. When traced back in history families are mixtures of many cultures, races and religions. In many tribal cultures there is a different way of looking at the self in relation to other members of the community. In Western cultures we say "I think, therefore I am". In tribal cultures thinking is "I am, because we are," and "it takes a village to raise a child."
A family grouping is the nurturing relationship that extends beyond immediate family to those in the surrounding community. The family unit is the basis of our democracy. Throughout history the family unit has also been the basis for humanity. Although the Christian holy family introduces us to humanity, similar family units are found in other religions and societies. The origins of my family have been traced back to Africa. Most American families, other than those of the Native American Indian, can be traced back to other countries. What about your family? How large is it and where did it originate? A family is like a tree. It has roots and branches, some produce fragrant flowers and seeds and pods to plant and insure its future existence.
"The Family", Serigraph 22"W X 30"H, Taken from the original oil painting, #22 of edition of 45 prints
Why is art an integral component to our humanity? Verily, it is our written and visual language that defines our being. Art is the earliest recorder of history and our tracker of human consciousness. Art is a language whose definitions are dependent on the artist and social history. Art provides alternative metaphors of reality by communicating other definitions of and for existence.
My own artwork stems from multi-lingual and multi-visual foundations. At a young age I experienced living in different worlds, worlds where there exist more than one finite definition of possibility. Who I am invariably influences what and how I create. My perspective is founded in my native (Yaqui) roots, family history, and a westernized education. My art focuses on resolving theoretic conflicts of my heritage/s. My art also has always maintained a feminist dialog. I come from matriarchal systems. I use art as a tool to remember, record, and recollect my contextual histories. By valuing diversity, we are able to eliminate the fear found in possessive systems, where only one way is allowed.
Tlisza is an undergraduate of Vassar and a graduate of a Masters Program in Art Education from ASU. She has written arts education curriculum to bridge understanding of the Anglo world to the Latino world through examining and exploring "Myth, Rituals and Symbols of the Ancient Americans". She is an active participant with the Cultural Arts Coalition.
"Tzitimime", glitter, acrylic and canvas, 40"H X 32"W
A bond trader for more than 20 years working in the World Trade Center in New York City, she became interested in behavioral science and health. She completed her M.P.H. at New York Medical College, in the School of Public Health. This year, she completed her M.S.W. at ASU. She is a relationship coach and mediator in Scottsdale when she is not writing and lecturing.
Believing that every aspect of her life has value, Ms. Kennedy quotes writer Lillian Smith: "I went on this journey to find an image of the human being I could be proud of. I had to find what I believe, what is meaningful in human experience, for me; what is the creative meaning of ordeal?"
Art and writing are the creative means she uses to help her understand her personal journey and how it has transformed her into the person she is today. She uses creativity and expression in her therapeutic process with clients, especially when loss and grieving are complicated and confounded.
Case in Point, a new magazine has contracted her to write feature articles directed at case managers, hospice workers, nurses and social workers. The December issue will feature "Narrative Therapy-Storytelling as a way to wellness."
"Narrative Therapy [a model of clinical therapy] can be an effective method of grieving," she said. "People have the ability to re-author their histories and discover their strengths.
Barbara is a member of the National League of American Pen Women and has shown her artwork in various juried and community shows in Connecticut and Arizona.
"The Real First Family", acrylic and canvas, 54"H X 48"W
Community Arts, artists and people working together should be an integral part of every city, town and village. Art reminds us of our culture, beauty, and gives us new "eyes" and ways of seeing things. We should always be working together to inspire, teach and remind people that there are so many different ways of looking at ordinary and extraordinary things. Community arts activists, museums, art galleries, art and craft fairs, public works of art and art teachers can add special and new dimensions to ordinary citizens lives. We can see new worlds, experience artists imaginations and talents and their fabulous ways of expressing the known and unknown. It is through art and the Community Arts that we can create rich, cultural mosaics.
As a third generation Arizonian, my work reflects the landscapes, imagery and my feelings about the beauty of the Arizona landscape; it's flowers, deserts, mountains, lakes and vistas. Having lived my entire life in Arizona, I am continually amazed by its colors, shapes, forms, hues and textures. My focus is on resolving the relationship of one color to another. Each canvas is painted numerous times to strengthen the texture and images. Painting is exciting to me. I like the feel of paint and what it does on the canvas.
The canvas can be a friend or an enemy. Often I am asked, "Do you have an image in mind before you paint?" No, because once I start working I allow the colors, textures and paint to guide me. The medium teaches the artist. The lesson is about the artist surrendering to the canvas. As an artist, I am constantly dealing with two mind sets--when to control, and when to surrender. Somehow, during this process, who I am--my spirit, energy and emotion -- is translated onto the canvas.
Patsy Lowry holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in Communication and Theatre in Secondary Education from ASU.
She has participated in numerous exhibitions over the many years dating back into the 1970's. This year she will have a show at the West Valley Art Museum in Surprise, Arizona opening in December and continuing through March of 2007. Her work is regularly displayed at the Arcadia Grove Gallery in Phoenix.
"River Adventure" and "Golden Harvest", both acrylic and canvas, 36"H X 18"W
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