Contact NatGreene - Nathanael Greene Historical Foundation for event and ticket information.
Saturday, October 11, 2008 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (ET)
A full year of seminars to cultivate the mind and creative spirit:
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Apr 12th |
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Figure drawing using a model. Maggie Aston, CalU Department of Fine Arts (kids invited) |
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May 10th |
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Economic Development, financing studio space, and available grants for Artists and Crafts People |
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Jun 14th |
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Plenaire Painting on the Monongahela River, (kids invited) Giclée prints, by Peter West |
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Jul 12th |
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Field trip to an Active Artisan Community |
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Aug 9th |
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Art for K-12, because ”art increases test scores.” |
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3rd Annual Creative Communities Conference, August 29
Art Blast on the Mon Festival, Labor Day Weekend |
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Oct 11th |
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Arts and the special needs population |
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Nov 8th |
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Christmas Sales of Local Arts and Crafts |
Most seminars are $15 per person and $5 for students. Seminars are held in Greensboro PA and
typically run from 10am to 2pm which include a light lunch - for more information contact Mary Shine at 724-943-4462
What does “Creative Communities” mean to you?
The term refers to communities that learn to sustain themselves by attracting artists, writers and craftspeople to do their creative work in a small town setting. Quality of Life! is what people crave in this fast paced 21st century - and communities across this region and around the nation are becoming aware that they have just that.
In historic Greensboro, a picturesque old pottery town on the banks of the Monongahela River, resident and regional artists and community leaders are doing some pretty amazing things and actively works to share and discuss these with others.
Thanks
to the marketing freedom of the Internet, creative industries flourish
in rural communities, as artists trade hectic for tranquil.
Greensboro
hosts an annual Creative Communities Conference and festival —Art Blast
on the Mon - over Labor Day weekend. This year, the conference have
been expanded into a series of Second Saturday seminars, each focusing
on a vital piece of the Creative Communities puzzle. Designed to link
artists, community leaders and educators to sources for growth and
development, through marketing strategies, educational opportunities
and how to best serve a diverse population from children to seniors to
the disabled.
There
is also a chance to learn from other artists and even try your hand at
a new medium. Come to Greensboro and learn firsthand - there’s a bright
streak of creativity in us all. So come on down and help make this a valuable group to discuss these topics (bring a friend or two!)
Creative
Community Seminars are sponsored in cooperation with the Nathanael
Greene Historical Foundation, and the generous donations of Community
Foundation of Greene County, Pittsburgh 250 Community Connections and
The Sprout Fund. Nathanael Greene Historical Foundation is a 501-C3
non-profit organization. All proceeds from these events go directly
toward more events like these.
STUDENTS:
We have added a discounted Student registration so we can get you
young people interested in these seminars as well. After all money is
money, even if it is your parents'.
Greensboro
has been involved in a number of Art and Community centric activities
since the early 70's. In 1994, The Nathanael Greene Historical
Foundation (NGHF) was recognized as a formal 501 (c)3 chartered with
the support and preservation of cultural activities and history in the
area. In 2005, NGHF refined its scope to develop a well received
annual conference and arts festival called the "Creative Communities
Conference" and the "Art Blast on the Mon".
Now in 2008, the
Creative Communities has been expanded to a series of Monthly Seminars
known as "Second Saturdays" designed to discuss emerging activities
and developments in sustainable communities, arts education, networks,
co-op marketing and a number of growing areas valuable to rural
communities seeking to attract artists, services, and individuals to
their community.
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