The Center for Art and Community Partnerships (CACP) partners with people and communities 
within and beyond MassArt to radically expand access to transformative creative experiences.
 

Autumn has settled in and we have a generous supply of terrific CACP and MassArt events! We welcome you to join us at these fun, family-friendly, November activities.
November Spotlight:  
Grove Hall Branch of Boston Public Library Teen Initiative
A valued partner in many sparc! collaborations over the years, the
Grove Hall Branch of the Boston Public Library has hosted our Senior Art in the AM, the Roxbury Sunflower Project, and our Annual Ornament Making events. This year sparc!'s focus is on neighborhood teens (age 13-18) who visit the library for a variety of programs. Earlier this year we collaborated with the Youth Justice League and presented a button-making workshop while sharing information about the history of the button as an activist tool.  

The teen librarian's mission is to provide above all, a safe space for teens to gather. Aside from their weekly programs (gaming, anime club, resume workshops), they love to partner with local organizations that can introduce teens to subjects such as social justice, art, music, health, technology, cooking, and more. In doing so, their main goal is to foster a lifelong love of the library where people of all ages feel welcomed and respected.
 
This semester, sparc! along with Teaching-Artist in Residence, Lewis Morris and sparc! Program Associate, Isabelle Higgins will present a series of Poetry and Art workshops twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. 

To sign up please contact Teen Librarian, Celia Contelmo at 617-427-3337.

The making of the "Youth Justice" mural at Grove Hall
PAINT! JAZZ! with sparc! the ArtMobile
Saturday, November 2, 7-9:30pm
 
PAINT! JAZZ! is a community art event in which participants create together in response to live jazz music from the Makanda Project while observing a featured local artist, Robert Murrell, '74, at work. Using markers, colored pencils, and pastels, participants can either work on a collaborative drawing or their own pieces. Art supplies provided free of charge by sparc! the ArtMobile. The intersection of jazz and art will take on many creative forms. Come join us for a rich experience in Dudley Square - the heart and soul of Roxbury!!

For more information please contact  Isabelle Higgins: imhiggins@massart.edu or (617) 879-7341
with sparc! the ArtMobile  
Monday, November 18, 6-8pm 


Come paint along with the artist  Ekua Holmes  as she shares her artistic techniques and process. Art supplies provided free of charge by  sparc! the ArtMobile . Take home your cherished creations. Open to all ages.  Beginners are welcome! Space is limited. Registration is required.
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To register please email: sparcpaintnight@gmail.com or call Carolyn Jackson  (617) 879-7330. 
Tyrone Maurice Adderley Lecture 
Featuring Dr. Cornel West
Thursday, November 21, 6-8pm
Reception: 5pm, outside of the Tower Auditorium
 
Please join us for the fall 2019 Tyrone Maurice Adderley lecture featuring prolific activist, author, philosopher, and professor,  Dr. Cornel West.
" Cornel West has a passion to communicate to a vast variety of publics in order to keep alive the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. - a legacy of telling the truth and bearing witness to love and justice."
Sincerely,
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
 
All CACP events and exhibitions are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. 

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