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January, 23rd
Gwyn’s Tale
by Angela Ford
I led the cows to pasture, but then started across the field with nothing but my frayed overalls and my dinner. I said goodbye to the freshly turned dirt, squelching under my bare feet and oozing between my toes. I said goodbye to the brown fields full of stubble and plants just beginning to grow, to the dew on blades of grass, the wide sky of promise and everything I had ever known. I didn’t know how I’d fare, but all the same I was going to the Forbidden Forest, never to be seen by anyone in my village again… To read more please visit www.angelaford.com
Angela Ford is an avid reader whose writings have been inspired by authors such as J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and George MacDonald. She is passionate about the fantasy-adventure genre and has been creating stories of her own for the past ten years.
Gwyn’s Tale is the first book to be published, but she is currently working on an epic series in hopes of delighting fantasy lovers everywhere. Angela resides in Tennessee where she enjoys sports and music when not reading and writing. www.angelaford.com
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Event:
Arts in Crisis Tour by Michael Kaiser
Painting with Poetry
http://www.cbs42.com/content/localnews/story/Hip-Hop-Learning/b-VuSBG3i0ivf-3K6hvsbA.cspx
Source: cbs42.com
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Noel Johnson (The White Oaks) volunteered his time and talent to collaborate with me on a special project I did with students during my art residency.
Beverley Tanner reported on the story- did you know I could rap? The 4th grade students at Powderly can bring it!
Thank you to the Birmingham City School System, The Cultural Alliance and The Community Foundation for providing this opportunity!
~Laurie Ann
Kids at Powderly Elementary are painting with poetry. Teachers are using hip hop as a means of teaching simile and metaphors. This is part of the Artist As Educators Initiative from the Cultural Alliance. To hear some of the rhymes watch the video clip.
December, 3rd
Students from Powderly Elementary School got to participate in a new & unique learning experience this morning after participating in the Alabama Woodlands Discovery Field Trip. Artist Laurie Ann Kramer instructed the children in plein air painting, using the walkway facing the Dunn Formal Rose Garden as a backdrop, as a part of the Artists as Educators Program. The pilot program is made possible by and funded through partnerships between the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, Birmingham City Schools and the Cultural Alliance of Greater Birmingham.
December, 2nd
Raised in New Orleans, now paving her own bright path in the Magic City, Laurie Kramer’s paintings are more than pleasing to the eye, they’re saturated with meaning - and since she’s dedicated to so many causes within the community, it’s a certainty that at least one of her paintings will appeal to you - the aesthetic as well as the substance.
Murals at Children’s Hospital, art projects with Hand-In-Paw, ongoing work with VSA Arts Alabama for people with disabilities - Laurie’s modern expressionistic style is apparent, but it’s what’s beneath the surface that reveals the true reason Laurie paints - to express not only herself, but also the many people who have influenced and inspired her own life.
Other organizations Laurie has partnered with include Greenvale Pediatrics, School of the Highlands, Storkland, The Humane Society, Central City Community Center, the YMCA, the YWCA, Hands On Birmingham, the popular television series Extreme Home Makeover and the Community Mural Project in New Orleans - Renew Rebuild Rebirth.
November, 9th
Most people (especially parents and grandparents) would agree that the most amazing things happen when you give children art supplies. Can you imagine what would happen if you gave them art supplies in Math class?
Smiles of disbelief, and smiles of excitement , giddy grins of anticipation spread around room 107 like peanut butter as I unpacked the bags… Yes! I am an artist. Yes! We are going on a journey! Smell these Sunflowers- carefully, they are for your teacher to keep- notice how the petals meet. Yes an artist painted the Sunflowers, his name was Van Gogh, have you ever seen a Starry Night?
to be continued….
The Artists as Educators Program is made possible through a working partnership between the Cultural Alliance, the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham and the Birmingham City School System.
September, 12th
The Eleventh Annual Art by the Lake
An Art Show and Sale
Benefiting Hannah Home Shelby
A ministry of The King’s Ranch and Hannah Homes
More than 65 Artists featured…
Hot New Orleans Jazz by The
Legendary Pineapple Skinners
Show Opens to the Public
12 noon - 5 p.m.
$25 minimum donation per person includes
Catfish/Chicken Baskets lunch,
desserts, beverages & coffees
Patrons’ Sneak Preview Brunch
10 a.m. - 12 noon
featuring fresh, locally grown Alabama foods
$50 per person, includes brunch, entry to the show,
desserts, beverages & coffees
Catfish/Chicken Baskets by
Whiskers
Beverages
Brunch and Gourmet Desserts
by Jefferson State
Culinary Hospitality Program
Specialty Coffees by Royal Cup
Deerwood Lake Harpersville Al. 35078
July, 23rd
“Extraordinary Arts for Extraordinary Kids”
A day of art and fun in Linn Park for children with disabilities ages 4 - 21
Hosted by the Mayor’s Office / ADA
Saturday, July 25, 2009
10:00 am – 12 noon OR 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Create sculptures out of recycled materials!
Paint with an artist one-on-one OR paint in a collaborative group!
Enjoy delicious complimentary food provided by Yarbrough Concessions!
Meet Birmingham Fire & Rescue officers!
Take an interactive tour at the Birmingham Museum of Art!
*To sign up, please contact Cynthia Murphy at Children’s Rehabilitative Service: 205.290.4585 or Cynthia.murphy@rehab.alabama.gov.
First come, first served (100 children maximum).
10:00 am – 12 noon OR 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Paint with an artist one-on-one OR paint in a collaborative group!
Enjoy delicious complimentary food provided by Yarbrough Concessions!
Meet Birmingham Fire & Rescue officers!
Take an interactive tour at the Birmingham Museum of Art!
Today I painted with the most amazingly talented group of artists during an Art Partner session. We created a painting blazing with fireworks for Birmingham’s Birthday Boy. You could see Children’s Hospital in the silhouette of “Magic City Celebrates 105th Anniversary of Vulcan”