Posts tagged family
One Big Family
One Big Family

"Most of us took this job in order to make money, but something else came out of it – we also helped our families, we contributed to the Bronx Renaissance. I learned that when a community comes together and we work hard, we can get something done, and the whole community will be improved by it, they will enjoy it, and they will respect it."

– CAW Youth Apprentice Gabriel Bono

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empowerment, Mural, Public Art Youth Employment Program, public speaking, Summer Programs, Summer Youth Employment P, SYEPBrian Ricklinart education, apprenticeship, Bronx, PAL, payep, syep, Community, mural, creativeartworks, creative art works, creative youth development, family, fordham, NYC, DOYCD, structuretone, y, youth development
Positive. Hopeful. Confident.
Positive. Hopeful. Confident.

“This art is magnificent.…when our families see this art, they too will be positive instead of negative. They too will be hopeful instead of hopeless. Your art is beautiful. You are bringing beauty to our families. Your art is interesting. When they're waiting for their cases to be called, they now have something to contemplate. Your art is inspiring. Your art is thoughtful. Your art says “Yes!”

- Bronx Family Court Judge Karen Lupuloff

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Bronx Family Court 2019Scott Lucas, Marketing & Communications ManagerBronx County Family Courtart education, apprenticeship, apprentice, Art, artsed, Bronx, youth development, pulbicartyouthemployment, public art youth employment program, Department of Youth and Community Development, NYC City Council, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, family, Family Court, DOYCD, integrated learning, hgms, social justice, syep, summer, summerjobs, summerjobstories, teamwork, youth employment, Vanessa Gibson, judge, justice
Make Prints with Foam Plates
Make Prints with Foam Plates

As part of our work with schools, we often invite parents to enter more deeply into the learning environment through Family Engagement workshops. These weekend and evening events allow parents to explore art-making firsthand – to experience the curiosity, creativity, and even joy inherent in the process, and to witness it in their children. We can't send a CAW Teaching Artist to your home to lead a Family Engagement workshop, but we can do the next best thing. This week’s blog includes instructions for a simplified printmaking project that you can do at home with your kids. If you enjoy this project, please share your art with us!

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after-school, empowerment, integrated, middle school, Multimedia, OST, out-of-school time, ProgrammingGuest Usercreative art worksart education, active learning, Art, engagement, family, curriculum, Community, caw, caw4kids, DIY, empowerment, Family, printmaking, prints, mistakes, mixed media, n, art, nyc
Self-Portrait Inspired by Frida Khalo
Self-Portrait Inspired by Frida Khalo

We believe that the life-affirming experience of making art is for everybody and that creating beauty has physical, emotional, and spiritual benefits. So, we are pleased to offer the first in a planned series of home-based art projects for families. This self-portrait project is among our most joyous. It can be adapted for any level, and you probably have most of the materials on hand!

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Art Around the World, in-school, integrated, literacy-based, Out-of-school-time, Programming, self-portraitGuest UserCreative Art Worksart education, Art, curriculum, drawing, West Harlem, Harlem, hamilton heights, education, family, galebrewer, Jacob Schiff School Campus, Karen Jolicoeur, Manhattan, mixed media, NYC, NYCDYCD, nycdca, PS 192, ps192, self-portrait, second-grade, in-school, early education
Doing the Right Thing
Doing the Right Thing

Going back to school to earn your high school diploma can be a struggle; so can wrestling with complex issues of social justice. In a CAW integrated art class at Innovations Diploma Plus High School in Manhattan, students are challenged to do both.

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in-school, integrated, literacy-based, Multimedia, public speaking, high schoolScott Lucas, Marketing & Communications ManagerInnoavations Plus Diploma High Schoolart education, Art, curriculum, social justice, empathy, family, Language Arts, literacy, integrated learning, in-school, NYC, public speaking, publicspeaking, t, x, youth development