Asian Sensation

While websurfing I discovered three amazing girls aged 13-15 who have already entrenched themselves in community arts.

Rae-Yao is a local student who, along with two other students, received a grant through DoSomething.org which has enabled her to perform classical music for many community groups. Inner-city children, elderly residents, and many other members of our local community have benefitted from hearing the"Asian Sensation" trio. Check out Rae-Yao's summary of the project online.

New Faces: Immigrants and Refugees in NC

Monday, November 16, 3 pm.
Diggs Gallery- WSSU - Winston-Salem
Presented by the Center for New North Carolinians at UNC-Greensboro
Sponsored by The Office of International Programs and Club Latino

Focus on education and community outreach programs for youth and children, and opportunitiesfor internships and service learning.

Young Americans by Sheila Pree Bright

In Conjunction with:
YOUNG AMERICANS: Photographs by Sheila Pree Bright
This dynamic new series of photographs by Atlanta-based photographer Sheila Pree Bright explores the identities of U. S. citizens and immigrants pursuing citizenship by presenting portraits of Americans aged 18- 25, each posing with the American flag. The exhibition features 49 large format chromogenic prints, several accompanied by statements from the subjects revealing their unique conceptions of patriotism. The project began in 2006 and features 15 WSSU participants.
Young Americans: Photographs by Sheila Pree Bright is organized by The Amistad Center for Art & Culture, Inc., Hartford, Connecticut, in collaboration with the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia. Made possible by generous grants from Aetna and the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources and the WSSU Office of Student Affairs.

Downtown Winston-Salem Blog: Lighting Project

Reblog from the DWSP Blog: Lighting Project on the Pepper Building

Downtown Winston-Salem Blog: Lighting Project (Click on the Photo for a Link for more info)

The Gallery of the Arts Opens in Downtown Winston-Salem

The Community Arts Cafe recently opened a space at 411 W. 4th Street in Winston-Salem called The Gallery of the Arts, which is part of a larger project to expand interest in local arts. Read up on their future plans at the Winston-Salem Journal. Community Arts Cafe is also an online newsletter with separate editions for Winston-Salem, Greensboro, and High Point.

Image from Gallery of the Arts website

ACCORD Grant Concept Proposals Due in Mid-November

What is the ACCORD Initiative?

ACCORD is an acronym for Artists Contributing to Civic-Oriented and Responsive Democracy. It is a project of the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts, which, according to Kenan Institute materials, "sparks dialogue about the essential role of the arts and civic-minded artists within a thriving democracy.

It is an effort to encourage collaboration between nonprofits, community organizations, charitable groups, and governmental agencies with local college students to create arts-based projects that address community needs and/or social issues.

Organizations can apply for grants for up to $2,5oo to complete this type of local, collaborative project. Concept proposals are due November 19, 2009. The most important thing is for organizations to identify the social issue they would like to address.

Please e-mail Amanda Balwah at amandab@kenanarts.org for more information on guidelines. Training workshops are available for organizations who would like assistance in writing their grant proposals.

Intersections with Photographs from Gaze by Michael Meyersfeld

A series of photographs from a book titled Gaze by Michael Meyersfeld accompanied the unveiling of a new local organization, Intersections of the Triad. Intersections is an organization devoted to social support for the local HIV/AIDS population. The organization plans to promote HIV awareness, encourage testing, and open a center where homeless men and women can use computers and consult with case managers. Read the September 24th article in The Chronicle by browsing through the archive for the September 24th edition and reading page A2.

Michael Meyersfeld's book Gaze is a collection of portraits of a spectrum of South Africans who identify with many different sexual identities.

The exhibition of these photographs was the first in the United States. Although the event was private, the public will have more opportunities to view Meyersfeld's work in the future. The exhibit is abroad for several months but will eventually visit the U.S. again.

Artists Tell the Story of Sex Trade Victims in Shipping Containers

Simon Clark/Eyebox, NPR's "Emma and Elena, Exposing the Sex Trade," October 31, 2009.

Actress Emma Thompson and sex trade victim, Elena, bring seven artists together in an exhibit called Journey. The exhibit will be available to the public November 10-16 in Washington Square Park in New York City.

Read the NPR article for an explanation of the exhibit as well as a video tour of Journey with Emma Thompson.

After the exhibit, be on the lookout for photographs from visitors to the exhibit. We would love to post them here.