Chalk it to Art

Sunday May 8th 12-2  join us for chalk art created on site for one day at the Trolley Car Café, West Falls (ala the Italian tradition that is inspired or related to the Schuylkill River as part of http://www.destinationschuylkillriver.org/). Or make your own chalk art  on the sidewalk.  Go here …

The Best Way to Take a Test (When you are not sure of the Answer) and the Values of Cynicism in Community Art

I was taught that if I wasn’t sure of the answer that the best way to take a test was to rule out what I knew to be false. Sometimes simply posing the question differently makes all the difference, especially when I have been asked cynical questions by community members …

Revitalizing Parks and Playgrounds with Church, College and Community

Lemon Street Park and West Poplar Playground 30 members of St. Paul’s Men’s Group removed all the trash, broken glass,  furniture, leaf and tree branch debris. They also brought a $200 all-purpose outdoor garden trashcan with a lock in order to proactively support a cleaner park. They fixed parts of …

Aloha-Lei Art Project

Art Sphere supplied the materials and facilitated the Hawaiian “Aloha-Lei Project” at John H. Webster Elementary in Kensington. This unique collaboration with a local art teacher reached 500 students with a message of sharing, love, peace, and compassion through bead and flower necklaces. You can make an Aloha-Lei art project too. We used fishing …