News & Updates | May 2017
#StandUpForArt 
Our May 6th public event, Stand Up For Art, was a huge success with around 500 attendees! Guests decorated paper hearts and participated in a chalkboard photo campaign. They also enjoyed refreshing scoops of ice cream, generously donated to us by our longtime partners Ben & Jerry's. This ArtWeek Boston-affiliated event involved the local Boston community, as well as visitors, in raising awareness for arts education.

          
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Financial Literacy Through Art for Parents
On May 16th, ARCK offered a pilot Financial Literacy Through Art workshop to parents of students in our program at Gardner Pilot Academy (GPA) in Allston. Participants are ESOL students in GPA's Adult Education Program. Some of our goals for the workshop were to provide a space for English language learners and immigrants to express themselves while bridging cultural differences, and also share with parents what their kids are learning with ARCK. We thank our generous sponsor, Commerce Bank, for co-teaching the workshop. We also thank the Adult Education Program for hosting us.

   
 
Read more about ARCK's Literacy Through Art
program on our blog!
Marine Pollution Art Project Underway 
For our third curriculum module, Social Justice, students this year are exploring marine pollution and its global impact. The students recently began constructing dioramas made of repurposed materials, including shoe boxes and old magazines, to represent healthy, natural ocean floors.


Liberty Mutual Volunteers Visit Classes
On Tuesday, May 9th, we were excited and honored to welcome volunteers from Liberty Mutual who helped out in our second grade classes at Blackstone Innovation School in the South End. The children loved having visitors! ARCK thanks the Liberty Mutual Foundation for supporting our programs. 


 

ARCK Awarded $1,000 Grant 

Unfortunately, ARCK did not win the Jimmie Johnson Foundation's Blue Bunny Helmet of Hope; however, we are thrilled to receive a $1,000 grant in support of our programs from Wells Enterprises, makers of Blue Bunny ice cream. We thank everyone who showed their support by voting in the competition. 
 
Support ARCK in using art for social impact to engage children in learning, by making a tax-deductible donation via our secure online form.
Any amount helps! Thank you.

Shop Through AmazonSmile
When you sign up for AmazonSmile and shop smile.amazon.com, Amazon will donate a portion of proceeds to ARCK. 

 
This Wednesday...Budding Roots Reception 
  
ARCK and Coldwell Banker Present:
BUDDING ROOTS
 
Reception: May 24th from 6-7:30pm
Catered by Foodies Market
          
At Coldwell Banker: 
7 Channing Road Belmont, MA 02478
 
Exhibit: May 15th - June 15th, 2017


Special Thanks to our Sponsors:
 
   
     

We would also like to thank:
The Orville W. Forté Charitable Foundation

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Boston Cultural Council, a local agency which is funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, administrated by the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture.
 
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