Photography Course CLOSED

Thanks to all you ambitious students who applied for the photography course.

We have accepted all who applied and its time to shut the door.  All who have been accepted in the program will get their welcome packet in the mail sometime next week.  If you don’t get one - then its VERY important that you give us a call to let us know (513.253.0301).

We will consider opening a 2nd class if there is sufficient interest, so if you missed out on this first call then let us know of your interest and we’ll put you on the waiting list.

Please call or e-mail contact@stelizabetharts.com

Puppets as Art

Jesse Mooney-Bullock has his own website at last.

And its amazing.

Go look at it.  You can find a link on here.

He’ll be hosting a puppet-making class for middle school students that we’ve entitled Puppets from Junk.  You don’t need to be a sculptor or an artist of any kind.  Just bring a willingness to experiment and a couple random objects from your basement.  A broom?  A chair?  An old sheet?  A cardboard box?  Some old plumbing bits.  Some car parts.  You’d be surprised at the things that can be brought to life under Jesse’s fun and skillful guidance.  Get more info on this class here.

rEvolving Fiction

in anticipation of our Flash Fiction event starting in June, we’re experimenting with collaborative fiction here on our website.  Do you want to help?  We’ve all done excercise like this before.  It’s like in art class when you make a drawing and then fold it over so only the faintest edge is visible and then pass it over to the next person to complete.  It can be so odd and challenging to release control of your vision… to place your words or pictures into the hands of a stranger.

Take the risk!

Join in the fun!

If you’d like to help us blaze the trail, visit the rEvolving Fiction page and request a login so that you can start shaping the collaborative story.  Its a good idea, but its rough around the edges.  Help us figure out how to make it work!

The Norwood High School ART EXPO

we are honored to have been invited as guest judges at the Norwood High School ART EXPO. we have had a lot of contact with the art faculty at the high school recently, and are deeply impressed by their talent and commitment. we’re excited to see some collected work from their top students.

do you live in norwood? consider checking it out on SUNDAY AFTERNOON (May 18th) starting at 1pm. it is free and open to the public. we’ll be hanging out there too, so look for our table in the lobby and say hello.

if you don’t have school-age kids, take this opportunity to get a look inside the school and see what the students of our neighborhood are up to! take the family and let this fun and low-key event punctuate your sunday afternoon.

here’s a map - just in case. the main entrance is between the traditional-looking building (the middle school) and the modern-looking building (the high school).

getting to know our students

we met today for a private meeting with a group of students from norwood high school.

we asked them about who they were. what they liked. what sort of art they made. how we could serve them. what’s cool. what’s not cool. what its like to be a student at norwood high school. and so on. then we split into focused groups to talk more along the lines of specific interest: creative writing, music, drama, and visual arts.

the students were bright and responsive and interesting to talk to. they shared valuable information and we left with a much richer understanding of not just art and the role it plays at norwood high school, but also what the current vibe is for high school students who go to school in norwood.

we need to think about what we’ve learned… to rest on it a bit before we determine how it applies to our own efforts in the neighborhood.

but it was a fun event… very worthwhile. thanks to the norwood high school staff and administration for being so hospitable. thanks especially to melissa burns and trish duebber for helping make it happen AND for joining us. thanks to laura, justin, and thurman for your various roles in making this happen. and thanks most of all to the students who offered their time and thoughts.

a brief survey

the st.elizabeth arts foundation is looking for ideas and insight.

do you have any?

we have a list a zillion pages long of programs and projects that we could do in norwood.
but we want to do things that are valuable and Good and cool and relevant…
not just in our heads…
but in our community.

visit this website to fill out our survey:

http://tinyurl.com/4pwtu8

many thanks in advance!

LAST CALL - spring break art intensive

We’re still accepting late registrations for next week’s classes.  If you’re interested then contact us ASAP to reserve your spot and get the registration gears in motion.

Click here for more info.

Thanks to everyone who has helped spread the word.

It’s going to be a great week!

Spring Break Art Intensive

THIS EVENT HAS ENDED.

Stay tuned for our summer programs, to be announced soon.

Join our mailing list to keep informed!

Artist Profile: Kenneth Hall

Kenneth Hall is a local artist and experienced educator who completed his MFA at Miami University, and has been active in recent months both showing his work and jurying for various competitions and gallery shows stretching from Illinois to Maryland. He will also be hosting the painting track of our Spring Break Art Intensive in March. We hope you enjoy these samples of his work as much as we did.

More about Kenneth Hall and his work will be added soon…

Artist Profile: Jesse Mooney-Bullock

Jesse Mooney-Bullock is a local puppet-maker and puppeteer whose rare talents in this specialized field are in demand nationwide. He’ll be hosting the puppet-making track of our Spring Break Art Intensive in March. We are excited to make his talents available to youth. Although this particular opportunity is for high school students, if you don’t fit that profile but would be interested in learning more about training opportunities with Jesse, use the contact form to let us know as we plan events for the coming year!