Art with a Heart Executive Director Receives Champion of Courage Award
On January 26th, WBFF Fox45 hosted its 32nd annual Champions of Courage Award event honoring community champions who "keep Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream alive in the hearts and minds of youth" Randi Pupkin was one of four community members to receive this honor. Randi noted, "
It has been said that the difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person's determination." Randi continued, "I see this everyday in the team of passionate, dedicated and talented people who I am honored and blessed to work with at Art with a Heart. I may be standing here but I accept this award with immense gratitude for the work they do each and every day."
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Art with a Heart Board Members Enjoy an Evening with D. Watkins
On January 17th, Art with a Heart welcomed three new members to its Board of Directors:
Tony Bridges,
Laura Kozak and
Rashad Staton. These new members bring skills and knowledge that will further enhance the strategic efforts of the organization. At the meeting, the Board also enjoyed a fascinating conversation with
D. Watkins about Baltimore, his literary career, and his continued literacy efforts with children and youth.
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Valentine's Day In a Box!
Valentine's Day is around the corner and Art with a Heart students and volunteers have been busy creating fun and unique gifts. Choose from handmade plaster hearts, llamas and/or unicorns presented in one-of-kind wooden boxes decorated with colorful patterns. Each box is different so give one or several...at $18 ($15 for five or more) they make a perfect gift for family, friends and colleagues. Packaging includes a cellophane bag with Hershey Kisses. Contact Christina Ralls at
christina@artwithaheart.net or 410-366-8886 to order yours today!
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Impressionists Host Coffee and Conversation with Executive Director
Join the Impressionists on February 19th from 8:00am to 9:00am for coffee and conversation with Art with a Heart's Founder/Executive Director, Randi Pupkin.
In March 2000, after practicing law for 14 years, Randi founded Art with a Heart. What began as four classes a week, has evolved into over 14,000 interactive visual art classes annually in some of Baltimore's most vulnerable communities. In addition to its core classes, Art with a Heart's efforts include a workforce development program, a leadership program, community service initiatives, large-scale public art projects and a retail/social enterprise store called HeARTwares, located in Hampden. Start your day with
Randi while enjoying coffee, juice and light refreshments. Space is limited,
register
today!
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Water Under the Bridge
First grade students in Art with a Heart classes at
Furman L.Templeton Elementary School took an in-depth look at artist,
Claude Monet's work. Using visual cues, the lesson allowed these budding artists to imagine being inside a Monet painting and walking through his gardens. When they returned from their garden walk, the students used Monet's work as inspiration to use cool colors to paint water. As an added bonus, students conducted a science experiment by adding salt to the watercolor and observing the reaction it created on their paintings.
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Graduating in (Kimmy Cantrell) Style
Over the last eight weeks, men in Art with a Heart classes at the Christopher's Place Employment Academy have been enthusiastically engaged in visual art classes as part of their concluding work in their workforce development and recovery program. Using colored paper, cardboard and glue, these men enjoyed creating self-portrait masks inspired by the abstract portraits of Kimmy Cantrell. 
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Emotions on Full Display
From birth our brains are hard-wired to recognize and read faces. Art with a Heart students at
Woodhome Elementary/Middle School learned how to transfer an image from one surface to another in order to make a spontaneous
monoprint. Deep within the lines, shapes and colors of each monoprint, a face full of emotion is revealed.
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Where the Wild Things Art
Art with a Heart is having a great time planning and facilitating animal themed visual art classes at Penguin Coast at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. Recently, Art with a Heart participants learned about the intricate paintings of Henri Rousseau and created painted canvases featuring paper mosaic elephants, layers of paper foliage and printed leaves.
You can learn more about upcoming workshops and projects
here
. Ticket sales include a beverage, all materials, and up-close photo opportunities with a zoo animal ambassador. Proceeds of these programs support the Maryland Zoo and Art with a Heart!
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COMMUNITY SERVICE AND PUBLIC ART
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The 15th Weinberg Library Project Community Mosaic is Underway!
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Thank you!
Art with a Heart is grateful for the time and talent of the following volunteers during the month of January:
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Leaders Behold the Charm of
Charm City
For the January session, Art of Leadership students enjoyed a special screening of the documentary
Charm City. This intimate and eye-opening film, "delivers a candid portrait of citizens, police, community advocates, and government officials on the frontlines during three years of unparalleled, escalating violence in Baltimore. The film highlights the positive actions undertaken by groups and individuals, optimistically offering humanity as common ground." The Leaders were thrilled to discuss these issues with several of the change makers featured in the film: Clayton Guyton (Mr. C) leader of the
Rose Street Community Center; Officer Eric Winston,
Southern District Police Department, and Walker Gladden, community speaker and activist.
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Recruiting for Year Five!
The application for the 2019-2020 cohort of the Art of Leadership is now open! Do you know a current 9th or 10th grade student interested in joining a diverse group of peers to explore issues in the Baltimore community, engage in dialogues across cultural barriers, and enhance their civic participation? If so, please have them apply to the Art of Leadership program. The application can be found
here. Applications are due Friday, March 15th. If you are interested in having Art with a Heart come to your school to present more information about this transformative program, contact Summer Claypoole at
summer@artwithaheart.net or 410-366-8886.
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And there are MORE Valentine's Day Gifts!
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HeARTwares Post-Holiday SALE!
Still need a 2019 desk calendar? Have you been eyeing one of the special mosaic portraits? Now is your chance! Calendars, portraits, and some select jewelry are on sale. Don't miss your chance while these items are still in stock!
HeARTwares is open Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 6:00pm and weekends by appointment.
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