Art from Ashes

First Friday Youth Performance
2015-01-02 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Denver) | Art from Ashes, 1310 West 10th Ave, Denver, Colorado, 80204
Join us every First Friday in Denver’s Art District on Santa Fe for youth spoken word performances:
The first performance is at the Denver Art Society, 734 Santa Fe Dr. at 7 pm.
Starting in June 2015, the All Sacred Foundation Fundraiser will be held every First Friday at Green Spaces, 1368 26th St in Denver. Come for Tattoos & Poetry (or just poetry. whatever. :D). All proceeds from the tattoos that evening go to three organizations, including Art from Ashes, plus our youth poets perform!
All Sacred Foundation is a fundraising collective made up of different personalities, professions, preoccupations, and personal pursuits. Drawn together by a core set of values and principles about the community, our world, and our place and purpose within it. We share and collectively embody an unrelenting passion to improve and enhance our community, effectively making it a better place for one and all.
Currently All Sacred is composed primarily of tattoo artists who donate their time and expertise to fundraising for local nonprofits once a month. Please support Art from Ashes when you get a tattoo by going to their Facebook page and making an appointment!
Contact Art from Ashes for more information.

AfA Office Closed
2015-01-01 - 2015-01-04 | Colorado
Have a Happy Season of Renewal!

Interview-9News
2014-12-30 10:00 - 11:00 | Colorado
Tune in to Channel 9 Colorado & Company on Dec 30th between 10 and 11 am and catch an interview with Art from Ashes Executive Director Catherine O’Neill Thorn and youth poet and board representative Khalid El-Shabazz!

AfA Featured on Colorado & Company
2014-12-30 10:00 - 11:00 | Colorado
Catherine and youth poet PJ Sykes on Colorado & Company in 2013
Catherine and a youth poet will be featured on Colorado & Company, on Channel 9! Tune in for the youth performance!

AfA Office Closed
2014-12-25 - 2014-12-28 | Colorado
Have a Happy Season of Lights!

Christmas Day
2014-12-25 | Colorado
Have a beautiful, magical day!
If you’d like to give a gift of wonder and transformation, we’ll send an email message alerting a loved one that you have purchased a six-week adult workshop in their honor!
Purchase HERE using Paypal or send a check made out to Art from Ashes and mail to 853 Inca St., Suite 1A, Denver CO 80204 before the 23rd of December.
If you prefer us to mail a card/gift certificate, please let us know via email before the 14th of December.

Volunteer Orientation
2014-12-20 10:00 - 23:30 | Art from Ashes, 1310 West 10th Ave, Denver, Colorado, 80204
If you’ve filled out a volunteer application [here] and contacted our volunteer coordinator [here], please join us from 10 to 11.30 am for an orientation!

Hannukah
2014-12-16 - 2014-12-24 | Colorado
Happy Hanukkah (also known as the Festival of Lights)

Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days, starting at sunset on Tuesday, Dec 16th through sunset on Wednesday, Dec 24th.

Sol Shine Yoga-Poetry December
2014-12-11 06:00 - 19:30 | The Sol Shine, 1501 Boulder St, Denver, CO, 80211
If you had to miss the November one (or even if you didn’t!), there’s another opportunity to do yoga & poetry and support Art from Ashes!
Dannie Huggins and Logan Kinney will be offering an hour of yoga to benefit Art from Ashes at their beautiful store/art gallery/yoga studio The Sol Shine!
AfA youth poets will perform, and Catherine O’Neill Thorn, Executive Director of Art from Ashes, will provide a writing prompt on the theme of “The Magic of the Holidays.”
Requested donation is $20 or more, which will go straight to Art from Ashes youth programs!
SAME AS BEFORE, CLASS IS LIMITED TO 20 PEOPLE, so RSVP required.

Dazzle Jazz Donor Appreciation Party
2014-11-30 02:00 - 17:00 | Dazzle Jazz, 930 Lincoln St, Denver, CO, 80203
Join us for a celebration of our most dazzling and valued supporters!
Come to Dazzle Jazz for an afternoon celebration with free appetizers, a cash bar, a silent auction, music by guitarist, Rick Gibbins, and poetry performances from local poetry stars and youth poets! And bring a couple of friends you know will be interested in learning about Art from Ashes — because we are super fun AND our creative empowerment programs change the lives of struggling youth!
It’s on a Sunday afternoon, November 30th between 2 and 5 pm… seriously, everyone will be sick of gobbling up turkey by then. Plus there’s a silent auction of some spectacular items, and we’ll be giving out AWARDS!
Then make a night of it! Stay after the party for dinner and a show. Nationally recognized pianist, Benny Green, will be playing in the dining room that evening. (Tickets sell out, so go get ’em on their website.)
Special thanks to Dazzle Jazz for hosting our celebration and for the support of our generous donors and volunteers. It is because of you that our nonprofit can bring empowerment programs to struggling youth all over Colorado.
We hope to see your dazzling presence on the 30th, so we can celebrate you! RSVP HERE, please! (Unlike our Appaloosa Grill Holiday Party, we have a limit on the number of attendees we can fit in the space.)

Sol Shine Yoga-Poetry November
2014-11-20 06:00 - 19:30 | The Sol Shine, 1501 Boulder St, Denver, CO, 80211
Dannie Huggins and Logan Kinney will be offering an hour of yoga to benefit Art from Ashes at their beautiful store/art gallery/yoga studio The Sol Shine!
AfA youth poets will perform after the yoga session, and Catherine O’Neill Thorn, Executive Director of Art from Ashes, will provide a writing prompt on the theme of Gratitude.
Requested donation is $20, which will go straight to Art from Ashes youth programs!
CLASS IS LIMITED TO 20 PEOPLE (but another will be held on Dec 11 on the theme of “The Magic of the Holidays.”), and there are a couple of spots left, so hurry!

Snooze Eatery Loves AfA!
2014-11-11 06:30 - 14:30 | Snooze Eatery soglo, 6781 South York Street, Suite 515, Centennial,, CO, 80122
Every year on their anniversary, Snooze AM Eatery chooses a nonprofit to honor. This year it’s Art from Ashes!
We get 10% of all sales on Tuesday. AfA staff are going in the morning (around 11 am) to eat there. And they’re open from 6.30 am to 2.30 pm, so you can support your community’s youth while eating great comfort food!
BUY A VETERAN BREAKFAST AND DONATE AT THE SAME TIME!

All Sacred Foundation Tattoo & Poetry Fundraiser
2014-11-07 16:00 - 20:00 | VFW Post 1, 841 Santa Fe Drive, Denver
The second All Sacred Foundation fundraiser for Art from Ashes, Phoenix Multisport and Planned Pethood will be held this upcoming First Friday. Join us for some wicked cool tatts performed by some of the best tattoo artists in Denver and for some poetry performed by the youth poets of Art from Ashes!

First Friday Youth Workshops/Performance
2014-11-07 04:30 - 18:30 | Art from Ashes, 1310 West 10th Ave, Denver, Colorado, 80204
Join us every First Friday in the ArtsDistrict on Santa Fe for a youth performance at Denver Art Society at 734 Santa Fe Dr. at 7 pm.
Contact Jessica Fitzgerald at Art from Ashes for more information.
Much more than a public performance, youth gather at Art from Ashes at 4.30 for a FREE one-hour Phoenix Rising writing workshop, followed at 5.30 by a FREE one-hour performance workshop.
AfA facilitators and local artists/performers guide the youth through poetry writing prompts and spoken word presentations to prepare them for public performance.

Impromptu Art from Ashes Yard Sale!!
2014-11-01 08:00 - 14:00 | Art from Ashes, 1310 West 10th Ave, Denver, Colorado, 80204

SCFD Check Presentation: Denver
2014-10-28 17:30 - 19:00 | McNichols Civic Center, 144 West Colfax, Denver, CO
Thank you to the taxpayers who support the arts and sciences through a 1/10 of a penny tax! SCFD helps fund Art from Ashes programs and the Denver County Cultural Council disperses the funds. Art from Ashes was awarded a grant for the fifth year in a row!
The check presentation will be held at the McNichols Civic Center Building

AfA Volunteer Meeting
2014-10-27 18:00 - 19:30 | Art from Ashes, 1310 West 10th Ave, Denver, Colorado, 80204
When: Every last Monday of the month at 6pm
Where: AfA

Free Youth Drop-In Wordshop!
2014-10-25 13:00 - 15:00 | McNichols Civic Center, 144 West Colfax, Denver, CO
Youth 24 and younger can drop in for a free Phoenix Rising empowerment wordshop at the McNichols Building in Civic Center Park. We provide the snacks, the water, and the art and writing materials. You bring your creativity!

Coffee with Catherine
2014-10-25 13:00 - 14:00 | Drip Coffee, 955 Lincoln St., Denver, CO, 80203
Meet and Greet with Catherine O’Neill Thorn, Executive Director of Art from Ashes, who’ll be available for questions and conversation every Saturday from 1-2 pm*
*Just in case there’s a cancellation due to inclement weather, illness or travel, please email info@artfromashes.org for confirmation or check our Facebook page!

DPS Community Night with Colorado Avalanche
2014-10-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Pepsi Center, 1000 Chopper Circle, Denver, CO, 80204
Art from Ashes is a proud partner with Denver Public Schools! Show your support for DPS and the Colorado Avalanche at the DPS Community Night!
Colorado Avalanche vs. Vancouver Canucks
@ the Pepsi Center
Cost: $22 each ($41-$123 value)
Order tickets online at: avstix.com/dps2014
$4 from every ticket sold will benefit all Denver Public Schools through the DPS Foundation.

2014 SCFD Check Presentation Dinner and Ceremony: Adams County
2014-10-23 17:45 - 20:00 | The Armory at Brighton Cultural Center, 300 Strong St, Brighton, CO, 80601
Art from Ashes has received a grant award from the Adams County Cultural Council to conduct youth workshops at three Adams County location! The dinner and check ceremony will be attended by two Art from Ashes board members.

Powered by Art Podcast Interview
2014-10-22 13:30 - 14:15 | Museum of Outdoor Arts, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, CO, 80110
Michael Keen hosts Powered By Art, a community outreach program of The Museum of Outdoor Arts. An aspect of this program is the podcast, which features new episodes with creative makers every week.
The Podcast is a 40-minute informal interview with Catherine O’Neill Thorn and Host Michael Keen. The goal of the interview is to explore the world through AfA’s eyes and tap into what inspires and motivates Catherine as a creator.
Powered By Art believes in the power of Art and Creativity to change the World…Inspiring us to greatness, defying our preconceptions and manifesting our dreams. We contribute to this by initiating conversations with inspiring, creative Makers.
Episodes are available through their website www.poweredbyart.org and iTunes.

Rising From Ashes: A Benefit Evening of Art
2014-09-26 18:30 - 20:30 | Emerge Gallery, 731 W. 6th Ave, Denver, 80204
An evening of art to benefit Art from Ashes @ Emerge Gallery with spoken word, poetry, photography, mixed media and more. A portion of the proceeds from the evening will benefit AfA. Richard Russeth will emerge from retirement and join the youth in reading a poem or two!

First Friday Youth Performance
2014-09-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Denver Art Society, 734 Santa Fe Dr. , Denver, CO, United States
Join us every First Friday in the ArtsDistrict on Santa Fe for a youth performance at Denver Art Society at 734 Santa Fe Dr. at 7 pm.
Contact Jessica Fitzgerald at Art from Ashes for more information.
Much more than a public performance, youth gather at Art from Ashes at 4.30 for a FREE one-hour Phoenix Rising writing workshop, followed at 5.30 by a FREE one-hour performance workshop.
AfA facilitators and local artists/performers guide the youth through poetry writing prompts and spoken word presentations to prepare them for a public performance
