Family and Youth Arts - Winter 2019-2020
ANEW BAM: 2-, 3- or 4-part programs focused on highlighting and celebrating African American history and culture through literature and arts.
Anime & Manga Drawing: weekly art workshops for youth.
Art Exhibit at Webber Park Library: Family portraits from the community.
ArtStart: Environmentally conscious art programs and cultural music program for youth - topics include: jewelry making, bead art, watercolor and West African drumming.
Crafty Minnesota: Fiber/textile art programs for youth - topics include: stenciling on fabric, felting, sewing and more.
First Pages: Writing programs for youth - topics include: college application essays, video game stories, song lyrics, young adult novels, comedy and more.
MacPhail Sing, Play, Learn!: Hands-on musical play activities led by early childhood music specialists will let families experience music's impact on learning and reading readiness; includes bilingual Spanish classes.
Webber Park Art Exhibit: Exhibit of family portraits representing diversity of community.
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ANEW BAM: Participants discuss the influence of African Americans in history. Participants identify the elements of art. Participants create art inspired by African American history and culture.
Anime & Manga Drawing: Participants create manga drawings. Participants write a manga story.
ArtStart: Participants create environmentally conscious art. Participants share cultural history.
Crafty Minnesota: Participants practice textile skills. Participants create textile art. Participants connect with others.
First Pages: Participants practice writing. Participants discuss the writing experience. Participants identify their next steps as a writer.
MacPhail Sing, Play, Learn!: Participants sing, dance and practice musical instruments.
Webber Park Art Exhibit: Participants recognize the cultural diversity of the community.
ANEW BAM: Youth learned about African Americans in history, including "African Americans had a great impact on society" and "The black panther was a start of racial segregation". Youth identified elements of art, including " Art can simply be your voice" and "using layers of different types of paint."
Anime & Manga Drawing: Participants created their own manga-drawing. Participants will developed a manga story. Participants learned about potential career opportunities, developed their portfolio and digital arts skills.
ArtStart: Youth learned about making art and music, including: "I collect used materials at home to decorate and create new art work" and "Music mean similar things to everyone, but is made differently" and "I like drums now."
Art Exhibit at Webber Park: 100% of people surveyed feel the library honors and welcomes the community. 62% see themselves reflected in the programming, resources and art highlighted in the library (the other 37% are not sure).
Crafty Minnesota: Participants practice textile skills, including coloring fabric, how to make wet felted balls and how to sew, macrame, jewelry making. Comments include: "[I enjoyed] Kid friendly, creativity projects to take home" and "learning how to sew" and "Fun to do with friends."
MacPhail Sing, Play, Learn!: 100% of participants shared music with their child. 83% learned more about how music helps their child learn and grow. Comments include: "Great chance for fun programs we couldn't afford otherwise!"and "Thanks for offering Spanish/English music for kids. I like she keep repeating same words or simple sentences to memorize them" and "My son loves this and was talking about music class and shakers all week!"
First Pages: Participants learned something new about writing, including: "The layout of the college essay" and "College essays should take the reader on a journey, they should be interesting to you" and "I learned to start with the title and then to work on the song words" and "The great ideas come from just writing mindlessly." Participants will use their new skills for writing college essays, songs, plotting deeper scenes in their novel, etc.
ANEW BAM (Black Arts Movement); ArtStart; Ashley Satorius; MacPhail Center for Music; Sally Nixon ; See Vang; Textile Center; The Loft