Fall 2013 Newsletter

 Photo from ASI’s Newest Site: Fall Art Classes in Chinatown with Tzu Chi Center Youth

Kristin

Creating Legacies Thru Art 
Now more than ever, we are seeking friends to get involved as we celebrate Art Sphere Inc.’s 15th year anniversary. It’s definitely shaping up to be a thrilling year.
The focus of our new direction is to raise $20,000 to match the Knight Foundation Challenge Grant we received. Here are just some of things we are committing to doing as part of the project:

•  Create a database of art lesson plans and project ideas
•  Hire teachers to teach 10 workshops at 10 different sites
•  Training our volunteers to help implement various projects
•  Printing hard copies of curricula, projects, and documenting accomplishments

We are asking all our constituents to help and there are many ways to do so… a monetary donation, sharing our organization’s work with friends and family, contacting us with suggestions, reaching out to the businesses you support as possible corporate sponsors, donating time to volunteer at our mural painting and art teaching sites, or helping us stay organized and focused with administrative tasks.
Want to make a donation? Go here: http://artsphere.org/get-involved/make-a-donation/

Thank you!

Thank you for Leaving your Mark on our organization and our city!

• New College volunteers and interns taking up the ASI cause: Victoria Hultgren and Mary Hager
• Graphic Designer, Lenore Romas for creating ASI with our new look
• Youth teaching youth mentorship videos by film maker, Alex Hannah
• New partners with student groups of interns from Arcadia, the Art Institute of Philadelphia and Bryn Mawr College
• The Art Institute’s R.E.A.C.H. Program for collecting art materials for ASI
• And the generous donations and wonderful student volunteers from Agnes Irwin School and The Haverford School

Sticking to Helping Others
To our volunteers — thank you for choosing to give back through Art Sphere, Inc. – you’ve helped make a significant difference by maintaining the vital neighborhood resources of recreation centers and playgrounds serving Philadelphia youth. It’s not just beautifying public spaces, but transforming places through art.

Sneak a peak behind the scenes and at the sites as documented here: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX1u9pF1Tbw&feature=share&list=UU-tCUhisK6ENuqMScj6g-fA

More Fun this Fall! 

You are invited to volunteer at our office or participate making art at our many sites .
See ASI postings for specific volunteer needs at http://www.volunteermatch.org/ or http://volunteer.phila.gov/#s including a Call for volunteer groups to participate in January 2014 MLK Day Events
Subscribe to our quarterly newsletter by sending a blank email message to: [email protected] and you will receive instructions via email to confirm your subscription.
Look out for a revised web site to come soon! Visit http://artsphere.org/ and Facebook http://www.facebook.com/ArtSphereInc for the latest updates and information.

Fishtown Rec Center Classroom Mural Painting with Stencils
Arcadia University Start Off Fall 2013
Student volunteers worked at Fishtown Rec Center (FRC) to clean up trash, restore graffiti-covered murals, create cards for seniors and soldiers, and began creating new FRC classroom murals. A total of 14 large bags of trash were collected, dozens of murals restored, and 15 cards were created! Thank you Arcadia and AIPH for starting off the Fall 2013 Semester with Art Sphere, Inc!

           Summer Cohocksink Art Classes @  Cohocksink Recreation Center   

Painting with local youth at Fishtown Recreation Center’s Playground

Before and After Paint Waterfall at Lederer Public Swimming Pool

Long time swimmer and her father helped ASI transform badly graffitied walls into summer oasis for youth and community