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Join the Arts and Education Revolution!
A question to think about: how can learning, and specifically learning through the arts, help support wholeness and wellness in children’s emotional, physical, and social selves? In the recent article...
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Teacher Feature: Nourishment and Social Change with Jesse White
Jesse White is one of ArtWell’s wonderful teaching artists. She is currently teaching 3rd and 4th graders in the We the Poets Program at LaSalle Academy. She focuses on creating and teaching art as a...
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Responding to Loss: When Words Aren’t Enough
In the wake of the recent Newtown tragedy, we hold the the victims and their community in our thoughts and prayers. Our hearts are also with children and teachers across the country, especially those...
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Pursuing Peace Through Art and Wellness
Intuitively, many of us know that art can heal and make humanity well. The question then becomes: how does art specifically promote peace, international collectivity, and social justice? At ArtWell, we...
View ArticleA True Community Effort
We are on fire to help save our schools. Due to the staggering budget cuts, many in-school art classes are taking a hit. We are proud to help where we can by offering many of our Philadelphia schools...
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Unleashing Imaginations
My Name My name is what you feel when reading a funny book at the beach. It brings a beautiful beaming light into a dark corner in a room. You want to fly like a bird in the bright sky and balance on a...
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The ArtWell Awards
ArtWell presents for the first time The ArtWell Awards Thursday November 7th, 2013 we will be honoring our visionary leaders at World Cafe Life from 6:30-9:00pm to honor the individuals who inspire...
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Philadelphia’s New Poet Laureate
This morning Mayor Michael Nutter announced the second Poet Laureate to represent Philadelphia in the medium of poetry. In 2012 Sonia Sanchez became the first Poet Laureate to represent the city....
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Teaching & Working Artist: Sara Graybeal
ArtWell is home to some of Philadelphia’s most diverse artists. These nonconventional thinkers are constantly living outside of the box and are the teachers we trust to deliver our key lessons in your...
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Mining For Treasures in Our Youth
Isn’t it great to get an insider’s look at what our youth are doing? If you read our last blog on the fantastic work Joe Brenman did with the 7th and 8th grade classes at Bache Martin, then this bit...
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Spike Lee visits ArtWell!
ArtWell staff with Spike Lee, from left to right:Meixun Li, Kris Smith, Shira Burcat, Susan Teegen-Case, Julia Terry “Hi, this is Spike. (Silence.) Why are you laughing?” said the voice on the phone....
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Philadelphia’s Visionary Leaders meet @ ArtWell
On November 12, Visionary Leaders from across Philadelphia gathered at ArtWell to be part of an important dialogue about how a collective group of leaders can mobilize to create change, specifically,...
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Sneak Peek into the Classroom: La Salle Academy
An ArtWell first: two girls from La Salle successfully made masks on each other at the same time! Treat others the way you wish to be treated. This is one of the mantras behind the mask-making lesson,...
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Open Call: Join the ArtWell Poetry Slam Team!
If you or someone you know is in Grade 8-12, interested in writing, rapping or singing, consider joining ArtWell’s Poetry Slam Team, part of the Philly Youth Poetry Movement Slam League! ArtWell...
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Fostering Young Poets
A crowd of students rush down the hallway towards teaching artist Cathy Cohen, knocking into each other as they wrap her in a big group hug, breathlessly asking her, “Are you coming to our classroom...
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A Critical Time to Support our Youth
By: Alyson Giantisco – ArtWell staff Philadelphia has emerged as one of the top cities in the world for the arts, entertainment, and culture. You may have heard the buzz as our city continues to top...
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ArtWell Festival
Sunday, May 31, 1-5 p.m. Celebrating young artists! Participate. Create. Connect. Dream. Join us for a day filled with music, live performances, poetry readings, art reception, make-and-take art...
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ArtWell Project Builds Community through Partnership with Al Aqsa, Mural...
Philadelphia has a long rich history of diversity of people and origin. The city has recently seen a flurry of activity as Philly has been recognized as a top city in the world for art, food,...
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Trauma & the Classroom: Discovering Artistic ways to create Sanctuary
For over 40,000 years ago, humans have used art and creative expression to document their lives and make sense of the world around them. Painting, music, and storytelling are an innate part of...
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A Community of Sisters: The Art of Growing Leaders at Camp Sojourner
Guest post by ArtWell teaching artists Ariel Eure & Kris Smith Cricket silence and shy smiles – this was how we were greeted in January on our first day facilitating ArtWell’s The Art...
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