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"Hold On"
"Hold On"

How do organizations provide a Public Art Youth Employment program during a quarantine? Creative Art Works and Catholic Charities Alianza collaborated to develop a remote graphic design internship that created after-school jobs to over 40 students from Liberty High School. Interns learned the principles of effective design and how to use photo editing software. For a final project, each intern created posters that answer the question, "What do we want to hold on to from our lives before the pandemic?"

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high school, integrated, literacy-based, Multimedia, Public Art Youth Employme, Public Art Youth Employment Program, public speaking, after-schoolBrian RicklinLiberty High Schoolcaw4kids, creativeartworks, creative youth development, liberty High School, intern, pandemic, quarantine, PAUSE
Why the CASA Initiative Matters
Why the CASA Initiative Matters

On April 29, 2019, Deputy Director Karen Jolicoeur was delighted to represent Creative Art Works at an oversight hearing of the New York City's City Council’s Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations. The subject at hand was the Cultural After School Adventures (CASA) Initiative, which brings high-quality arts partnerships to New York City public schools, particularly in underserved communities. As Karen makes clear in her brief statement, there are many ancillary benefits to CASA programs.

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after-school, animation, Art Around the World, cartooning, integrated, middle school, literacy-based, mixed media, out-of-school time, Programming, public speakingBrian RicklinCreative Art Workscaw4kids, creativeartworks, CASA, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, NYC City Council, artsed, arted, art education, arts, Bronx, Manhattan, public policy, West Harlem, Inwood, Jimmy Van Bramen, Ydanis Rodriguez, Ritchie Torres, Cultural After-School Adventures
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
Good News: You’ve Got Awesome Powers!*
Good News: You’ve Got Awesome Powers!*

Students at Hamilton Grange Middle School are studying Greek Myths in their English Language Arts class. While Greek gods had awesome powers they also had human flaws. To better understand how fictional characters can have complex personalities, these same students will be creating their own versions of gods with a mixtures of powers and flaws in a CAW integrated painting and drawing class.

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in-school, literacy-basedBrian RicklinHamilton Grange Middle Schoolart education, active learning, Art, artsed, arted, Mark Levine, drawing, dycd, nyc dca, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, caw, creativeartworks, creative art works, Greek Gods, galebrewer, hgms, Hamilton Grange, hamilton heights, DYCD, education, inferences, Washington Heights, Jacob Schiff School Campus, literacy, Lightning Theif, Manhattan, reading, integrated learning, archetypes, middle school, myths, ancient greece, red-figure pottery, curriculum, literature-based, ELA, Language Arts
What Does Your Self-Portrait Say About You?
What Does Your Self-Portrait Say About You?

Creative Art Works is offering an after-school art-making program for second-grade students at PS 192 in Hamilton Heights. We sat in on a class on making self-portraits that engaged a very energetic group of young artists on many levels. Not only did students this literacy-based program have an opportunity to make art, they also developed public speaking, problem-solving, fine motor and observation skills.

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Art Around the World, integrated, literacy-based, OST, out-of-school time, Out-of-school-time, primary education, ProgrammingDaniel Bergman, Program DirectorPS 192art education, art ed, art, primary, primary education, hamilton heights, harlem, doe, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, second-grade, ps192, PS 192, Jacob Schiff School Campus, Cultural After-School Adventures, CASA, Mark Levine, NY City CouncilComment