Become an ArtCorps
Artist in 2011
Volunteer your
creative talents to strengthen sustainable development in Central America. Online applications will be available on the ArtCorps website on April 1, 2010 and will be reviewed in two rounds. The deadline
for the first round of applications is May 1, 2010 and the deadline for the
second round is June 1, 2010. Read the Artist Information Packet for more details.
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ArtCorps Art-a-thon
ArtCorps
is looking for local volunteers to help plan an "Art-a-thon," where participants will
take part in our experiential learning through the arts that we practice in the
field in Central America.
Whether you are a
long-time supporter who wants to experience our Art for Social Action
methodology, a local artist looking for a way to get involved with ArtCorps, or
a local activist who wants to learn creative techniques to engage audiences,
this is the event for you! We are looking for creative and resourceful
volunteers to assist with planning and fundraising for this landmark event.
Please contact Monika at monika.navarro@artcorp.org
to sign up to help!
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ArtCorps
Intern Opportunities
Are you skilled in Social Media, Marketing, Fundraising,
Education, Evaluation, Graphic Design or Spanish-English Translation? Current Intern
and Volunteer Opportunities offer international development experience in a
cutting edge field - click here for intern descriptions. Join our dynamic team and learning organization!
For
all positions Spanish language skills are preferred.
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Our
2010 artists are an exceptional group, on paper and in action. I was already
familiar with their impressive portfolios, but it was quite a thrill to watch
ten new and returning ArtCorps artists embrace Art for Social Action at the
January training. True to our participatory learning model, the artists
practiced the creative facilitation techniques they were learning, engaged in
rich discussion and collaborated across different mediums. In the words of Israel
Recinos, our ACOFOP counterpart who attended the training, "ArtCorps
brings honors to the name 'artist'." We are proud to have these artists
representing ArtCorps in the field!
Marta Oslin
Program Manager, Communications and Outreach
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Meet our 2010 ArtCorps Artists!
Amy Glasser
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Amy Glasser is an American multi-media artist and a firm
believer of art as a mode of social empowerment. She recently volunteered with
the Pomona Day Laborers, teaching and creating art with immigrant children and
men who work as day laborers in Southern California. Read about her first weeks
as an ArtCorps volunteer:"First
train with ArtCorps. Second, help US doctors translate and give out drugs. Then
get to know the communities where I will be working.... I have been following the
beat of the Guatemalan drum, which is an eclectic sound of cockadoodling of
chickens in the morning, of hand clapping tortilla-making midday, and of bursts
of fireworks at night ....I arrived at a training with a beautiful group of
artists from different parts of the earth, all gathered in Antigua, Guatemala
with similar intentions. Strangers at first, we had the ability to create a
sacred space of openness, creativity... all very present with each other.... [This]
is what we ideally wish to form in the communities where we will be working.
And I hope we all do."
Excerpt from blog post from ArtCorps Artist Amy Glasser, who
is working with FUNDENOR in Guatemala. To read more from our other artists, go
to http://artcorp.org/blogs/
Pau Urgell and Caterina Almirall
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Spanish artists Caterina Almirall and
Pau Urgell will be
collaborating with Bosques Pico Bonito in Honduras. Cat practices a wide range
of disciplines including drawing, painting, sculpture and installation; Pau is
a graphic designer and musician. ArtCorps is thrilled to have two artists
bringing music and art together for environmental conservation in Honduras
rainforests.
Cristian Beltran
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Cristian Beltrán, a theater artist and puppeteer from Chile,
will be returning for a third year with ArtCorps and ACOFOP. Working with youth
from the Petén region of Guatemala, Cristian has begun production of a
documentary about forest protection, after the success of the short film
produced last year "Alta a Fuego" which was filmed, acted and produced entirely by local
youth and crew.
Daniela Prieto Bischof
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Chilean visual artist Daniela Prieto
Bischof is returning for a second year of partnership with the Wildlife
Conservation Society (WCS) in Guatemala. Last year Daniela organized art workshops for
children that teach them about the region's archaeological and natural heritage
through the use of natural and found materials, drawing, painting, sculpture
and storytelling, creating a new generation of artists and environmentalists.
Elena Rodriguez
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Spanish visual arist Elena Rodriquez is returning
for a second year to work with World Negihbors-Atítlán. Elena uses mural painting, sculpture, recycled and folk art to
engage the women and children from the areas surrounding Lake Atitlán in
Guatemala and
connect them to their environment. Elena's "Weaving for Nature"
groups crocheted used plastic bags into handicrafts, promoted recycling as well as reduced their use
of plastics.
Galen Brown
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Canadian photographer and filmmaker Galen Brown is ArtCorps'
first documentary photographer and filmmaker, who will travel during the year
to each of the ArtCorps host sites to document the process
of how our artists work with local communities and organizations. Galen will
document and archive all stages of the collaboration between artists and
partner organizations, building a portfolio to be shared with ArtCorps, its
partners and supporters.
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Laura Smith, a visual arts teacher from the US, will be returning for a third
year to continue her work engaging youth in participatory art and community
building with FUNDAHMER in El Salvador. Her youth groups organized a local river clean-up, and the environmental murals they created along with their
trash collection efforts gained support from the community and eventually the
mayor.
Antonietta Inostroza Garabito
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Chilean theater artist Antonietta Inostroza Garabito, who
brings extensive public health experience at the state level, will begin a new
collaboration for ArtCorps with FUSAL in El Salvador. Antonietta will draw upon
her acting and theater background to offer creative solutions to the healthcare
crisis in the rural communities of El Salvador.
Monica Gutierrez
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Monica Gutierrez, a Canadian/Colombian multi-media artist,
works in a multitude of disciplines including animation, documentary film,
lithography, silkscreen and painting. Monica will partner with AJAASSPIB
in promoting the protection and management of clean water sources by
facilitating the involvement of local communities and water councils.
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Great Non-Profits Arts Appreciation Campaign
We were recently listed as a Top-Rated Arts Non-Profit! Read
reviews from our supporters:
http://greatnonprofits.org/reviews/org-reviews/artcorps-inc/
A few highlights
"I had the utmost pleasure of accompanying Artcorps on one
of their journeys to Guatemala. The experience had a huge impact on my beliefs
in Artcorps and their passion for communicating through art." - Lily
Englelhardt
"Few organizations devote their time and resources to
promote social change through the arts. ArtCorps is doing just that. As a
friend of mine pointed out, "the arts don't need to be translated."
It is good to see that ArtCorps is using the arts to tackle some of the most
pressing challenges of our time." - Patrick Kabanda
"I was a volunteer for ArtCorps in the first years of the
organization's work. The ArtCorps model is unique in its ability to levarage
the power of the arts to transform struggling communities. My experience living
in Guatemala for two years as an ArtCorps artist was transformative for me as
an artist and activist and transformative for many of the Mayan girls that my
program supported. I am currently the Executive Director of a small non-profit
that promotes youth development through the arts for low-income,
"at-risk" youth. I credit ArtCorps for giving me the opportunity as a
young artist to apply my skills and for helping to get me where I am today." -
Eryn Johnson
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