UMBC's 5th Annual ArtRising: @choicevoices on Instagram

Tue, 21 Apr 2020 12:20:08 -0400

Dear LLC Family,

This week is the Choice Program at UMBC's 5th Annual ArtRising, taking place virtually @choicevoices on instagram!

The celebration includes daily workshops and activities, both pre-recorded and live, culminating in a daylong event on Saturday, April 25th. Again, it's all @choicevoices, so make sure to follow us, participate, like, and share!!

On the 5th anniversary of the death of Freddie Gray, and always, opportunities for young people and communities to come together and share their voices and talents are imperative. We see ArtRising as a way of countering the discrimination, overpolicing, and adultification too many of our young people face. We see it as a way to directly compensate community artists--11 total for this event--a meaningful act for many during this time of crisis. And we see it as a way to bring all of our communities together, despite being socially distanced. We appreciate everyone's support and commitment to this work so much, and hope to see you online!

At this point the best way to support is through participation and helping to get the word out! Feel free to share, any questions can be directed to me, afrank3@umbc.edu

Thanks,

Frank

Below is a list of activities happening this week! I will send out more information about the day of activities when the final schedule is confirmed.

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HAPPY ART RISING WEEK CHOICE!

Participate in the pre-recorded and live workshops below and enter your response art to COVID Creations, our virtual gallery; https://forms.gle/FNDZL44sXQvscwUo9

Don’t hesitate to request to go live with artists - they want to see your work! Participating youth are also entered into a raffle.

Are you following us yet? @choicevoices

That’s the only way to participate in Art Rising this year!

Please be flexible with us, some dates and time are subject to change. The easiest way to stay up to date is to check out @choicevoices regularly!

Also, prerecorded workshops will appear and stay as posts on our IG grids whereas IG LIVE are real time, so please try not to miss them!

MONDAY 04/20/20

Check outArtistic Journal Covers w/ Jonah (available as a story for the next 24 hours) and learn how to make cool covers to your journals.

The Choice Program's Laura Sahm, will show us how to make tasty Chocolate Banana Bread via a pre recorded video found on our Instagram grid. Ingredients needed are, flour, baking soda, vanilla, chocolate chips, brown sugar, bananas, egg, unsalted butter, cinnamon, cocoa powder, salt. Don’t forget to bring your appetite!

TUESDAY 04/21/20

Choice Youth and transgender advocate Koryne Davis will lead LGBTQ Youth Makeup Workshop via our IG LIVE where she will teach you how to create a flawless look @ 5pm

Poet Jeneanne Collins will be leading a writing workshop called; Your Voice, Your Pen, Your Time via IG LIVE @ 7pm where you can learn how writing can be used to self soothe and heal yourself.

Choice Youth Everett Mah created a special “Understanding Hip Hop” documentary which will be posted on our page. Be sure to leave him comments about his work!

WEDNESDAY 04/22/20

Visual Artist CK will lead us in a Collage Making workshop on our IG LIVE at 12pm. Work through intense emotions in real time with her and don’t forget to request to go live so that you can show us all what you made!

LA Based photographerOlivia Johansen will teach us about the Business of Photography and learn how to make a living with your photos through her pre recorded workshop.

Then, at 7pm Choice Program Deputy Director Kelly Quinn is leading a LIVE dance workshop. She will teach you how to “Put Your Mask on Baltimore”

THURSDAY 04/23/20

David Funkle of Wombwork Inc. is teaching us how to play the drums with household items in his pre-recorded workshop.

Choice Program's Lea Vosberg will be getting active and leading a Hip Hop movement workshop at 4pm on IG LIVE. Caution, you might break a sweat!

FRIDAY 04/24/20

Check The Technique: Become A Writer / Rapper / Poet in 1 Hour! is a pre-recorded workshop series led by youth poets Grim and Derick. They will be leading four mini workshops that will demonstrate to Choice students everyday techniques used by writers / rappers / spoken word artists / poets.

Choice member Kemi will take us through the process of making a hip hop beat through her pre recorded workshop.

Put those rapping skills you learn from Grim & Derick on top of a beat you make with help from Kemi and submit your song to the COVID Creations Gallery.

Stay tuned for a full line up of Art Rising Events on Saturday April 25th.

Frank Anderson

Associate Director--Choice Program

pronouns: he/him/his

The Choice Program

Shriver Center, UMBC
1000 Hilltop Circle

Baltimore, MD 21250

Phone: 443-257-3279
Email: afrank3@umbc.edu

Website: www.choiceprograms.org