Art from Ashes

All Day Moving
2016-12-28 - 2016-12-30 | Art from Ashes, 1310 West 10th Ave, Denver, Colorado, 80204
Art from Ashes is moving! We need help packing up everything in our office and getting it to our new home at 10th and Navajo by the light rail. There is a lot of work ahead of us, while at the same time trying to handle workshops, grants and the day-to-day craziness that comes with running a nonprofit. The move is only 5 blocks from our current location at 853 Inca St. to 1301 West 10th Ave, but there’s SO MUCH STUFF!!
If you can donate a few hours to help out, please sign up here! (There are multiple days/shifts from which to choose.)

Volunteer Orientation
2016-12-17 10:00 - 12:00, 2016-11-19 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Denver) | 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 a.m. for an orientation!

Eric Lippke Massage
2016-12-13 13:00 - 17:00 | Art from Ashes, 1310 West 10th Ave, Denver, Colorado, 80204
Get a foot massage with , a certified massage therapist.
Make an appointment with Art from Ashes first, and then stop by and get off your feet! The $15 cost will go to Art from Ashes.

Annual Appaloosa Grill Holiday Party
2016-12-06 18:30 - 21:00 | Appaloosa Grill, 535 16th St., Denver, CO, 80202
Celebrate Colorado Gives Day and connect with your creative soul and your community at the Art from Ashes Holiday Party at Appaloosa Grill.
You will be inspired by talented local poets as well as the talented Phoenix Rising youth poets. In addition to enjoying spoken word performances and tunes by DJ Check One, you can purchase drinks and enjoy delicious complimentary appetizers, courtesy of the great folks at Appaloosa Grill. Proceeds from the event will be used to support Art from Ashes youth programs.
We look forward to seeing you and your friends on Tuesday, Dec 6 from 6:30 to 9 pm @ Appaloosa Grill on the 16th Street Mall.
If you can’t make it to the party, but wish to make a Colorado Gives Day contribution to Art from Ashes, you can do so here, any time before midnight on Dec. 6th! Just select the button that says CO GIVES DAY when donating. And thank you!!

All Sacred Tattoos For Good
2016-12-03 10:00 - 14:00 | All Sacred Foundation, 7700 W 44th, Wheat Ridge, CO
Get tattooed for a cause! All proceeds from the All Sacred Foundation fundraiser are donated to four amazing organizations: Art from Ashes, Phoenix Multisport and Planned Pethood International and Colton’s Crusade.
Join the Facebook event here: www.facebook.com/events/275194249549281/

First Friday
2016-12-02 16:30 - 20:00 | 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 at different venues on Santa Fe Dr. between 6.30 and 7 p.m. (during summer we will be performing on the corner of 9th and Santa Fe).
Much more than a public performance, youth gather at Art from Ashes at 4.30 for a FREE one-hour Phoenix Rising writing wordshop, followed at 5.30 by a FREE 45-minute performance workshop, featuring a local performance poet. All youth are welcome; pizza provided.
AfA facilitators and local artists/performers guide the youth through poetry writing prompts and spoken word presentations to prepare them for their community performances.
Contact Courtney Chandler, Director of Programs at Art from Ashes for more information.

Brighton Arts Culture & Symposium
2016-11-17 09:00 - 16:00 | Armory Performing Arts Center, 300 Strong St, , Brighton, CO, 80610, United States
The City of Brighton will host an Arts & Culture Symposium from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, November 17 at the Armory Performing Arts Center in Brighton. The symposium will feature a unique and nontraditional blend of topics relating to the ever-changing arts and culture community. Educational and inspirational presentations will be mixed with some of Colorado’s favorite musicians, dancers, and poets. Attendees will also have an opportunity to visit the Artists’ Loft where artists will display some of their finest artwork. During breaks, attendees can visit the Atrium and watch art in progress as artists take a blank canvas and have a finished piece by end of day. There will also be table space for informational material from attending organizations.
Learn more here

Volunteer Meeting
2016-11-07 18:00 - 19:30 | Art from Ashes, 1310 West 10th Ave, Denver, Colorado, 80204
It’s It’s time for the agency-wide monthly meeting!
We have so much going down this month, please make time to attend as we plan our move and our next event!

Adult Workshop: Synesthesia
2016-11-02 18:00 - 19:00 | Art from Ashes, 1310 West 10th Ave, Denver, Colorado, 80204
SYNESTHESIA :: The Art and Science of Perception (must have completed the Introductory Session)
Poetry prompts will focus on each of the five senses, using science and creativity to illuminate the role of experience and expectation in our lives. By deliberately managing your perceptions, you can choose to perceive yourself and what happens to you differently. Discover how powerful your life can be, when you begin to influence reality by changing your perceptions!
:: Wednesdays from 6 to 7.30 pm, Nov 2–Dec 7 with Catherine O’Neill Thorn
Purchase in advance to secure your spot, and we’ll ensure you are registered for one session of your choice.

Donor Event
2016-11-01 16:30 - 19:00 | Colorado
2016 Art from Ashes Donor Update and Appreciation Party!
Tuesday, November 1 from 4.30 pm to 7 pm :: Add to Calendar

We want to celebrate the youth with you!

Please join Art from Ashes youth, board and staff at The Posner Center! Meet the youth your generosity helps us serve, hear some amazing poetry while enjoying wine, beer and food. Plus, we want to introduce you to our new program Drawing on Air and share the (he)art of our work.
The impact of your contributions past and present empowers struggling youth who learn to express themselves in positive, healthy ways through the power of creativity.

RSVP HERE!

To make a donation in lieu of attending:
Pay with credit or through your bank here: ColoradoGives.org
Or through Paypal Cares here: Paypal Cares

Wednesday Drop-In Workshops
2016-10-05 16:30 - 18:30 | Art from Ashes, 1310 West 10th Ave, Denver, Colorado, 80204
Join Art from Ashes facilitators, other youth from the community, and guest poets for a FREE poetry and spoken word workshop at Art from Ashes every Wednesday from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at 1310 West 10th Ave right next to the light rail station at 10th and Osage.
All young people between the age of 12 and 24 are welcome. We provide the writing materials, art supplies, guest poets, food and drinks… You provide the creative genius!
Email us using the form below if you’d like to let us know you’re coming or want more information…and if you want to be sure you get some food! (or just show up — we promise to feed you)
Thank you so much to the Tony Grampsas Youth Services (TGYS) and to the City and County of Denver’s Office of Children’s Affairs Healthy Lifestyles grant, and to all our business sponsors and individual donors who make these workshops possible!

Adult Synesthesia-Oct-Nov
2016-10-04 18:00 - 19:30 | Art from Ashes, 1310 West 10th Ave, Denver, Colorado, 80204
Poetry prompts focus on each of the five senses, using science and creativity to illuminate the role of experience and expectation in our lives. By deliberately managing your perceptions, you can choose to perceive yourself and what happens to you differently. Discover how powerful your life can be, when you begin to influence reality by changing your perceptions!
Join and pay here: adult-workshops

Fireworks Rockies Game
2016-09-30 18:00 - 21:00 | Coors Field, 20th and Blake St, Denver, CO
Thank you to all who came! Check out our photos from the event!

Thank you to those of you who bought tickets so the youth could attend! Listen to the joy! (click link for a 40 second video): rockies2016
Watch the Rockies play the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday, Sept 30, 2016, and also watch fireworks from the field as part of the ticket price!
As a fundraiser and community builder for our youth, AfA is selling 50 Rockies tickets at face value. We have guaranteed seats in Section 149 (foul ball territory!) and after the game, we’ll be able to take our stuff and watch the fireworks from the field! (bring a blanket!)
Purchase your $40 ticket from us (no markup; in fact you save the $5 Ticketmaster fee!), and Art from Ashes gets $15 of that amount as a donation thanks to the generosity of the Colorado Rockies Baseball Club!
Some of our young people have never attended a baseball game and would love the opportunity to see a live game. Please consider purchasing a ticket for a young person, even if you can’t make it.

Pay through PayPal below (you don’t need an account) or mail a check to Art from Ashes, 853 Inca St., Suite 1A, Denver CO 80204. Be sure to let us know if you are donating one or more tickets to a young person. Purchase your tickets by Sept 24 and we’ll mail them out,** or you can stop by the office on or before the 29th to pick them up.
**Seats are in rows 8–13; best seat selection will depend on time of payment

Running of the Gays 2016
2016-09-25 11:00 - 14:00 | X Bar, 629 E. Cofax Ave, Denver, CO, 80203, United States
Thank you to all those who “came out!” Re-live the fun here:

Come out on Sunday, Sept 25 and show support for Denver’s LGBTQ+ youth at Denver’s SEVENTH annual Running of the Gays!
Get yer heels (and ankles!) ready to roll… or strut, or hop, or stumble in a 3-block “marathon” in heels to fund creative programs for LGBTQ+ youth in our community. The event is organized by Denver’s LGBTQIA* community and Art from Ashes. Each year runners are asked to raise money through sponsorships to trot 3 blocks down 17th Avenue in heels, starting at Ace Eat Serve patio next to Steuben’s Food Service followed by an all ages (until 2 pm) after party at X Bar!
Every year AfA, the queer community and allies run a 3-block marathon in heels to help fund creative empowerment workshops for the LGBTQ+ youth in our community. Runners register with a $40 donation ($35 before August 31st).
RUNNERS WISHING TO REGISTER: HERE!
(or send by cash or check to Art from Ashes, 853 Inca St, Suite 1A, Denver CO 80204)
Runners seek sponsorships from friends and family to raise money for the youth programs. The fee entitles runners to an ROTG t-shirt, a goodie bag, a free Mimosa courtesy of Steuben’s, and foot massage!
RUNNER SPONSORS SUPPORT YOUR RUNNER HERE!
BUSINESS PARTNERS SUPPORT THE RUN HERE!
Runners gather at 11 am to sign in, stretch and enjoy the street show. After Party, foot massages, drag show and silent auction at X Bar from noon to 2 pm!
See on our ROTG Facebook page to see the photos from previous years, as well as find out more information. And be sure to join this year’s event HERE!
Run toward a better future for youth!
So many thanks to our wonderful business sponsors, most of whom have been sponsoring Running of the Gays since 2010! If you’re interested in supporting our youth program at Mental Health Center of Denver’s Voz y Corazon program, please download our ROTG Sponsor Menu.

Coffee Hour with Catherine-Cancelled
2016-09-03 13:00 - 14:00, 2016-08-27 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, is cancelled! I’m in California, yo!
*Just in case there’s a cancellation due to inclement weather, illness or travel, please email director [at] artfromashes.org for confirmation (but use the typical email format… the word “at” is there because of hackers… grr…) or check our Facebook page!

Tattoos and Poetry: All Sacred Foundation Fundraiser
2016-09-03 10:00 - 23:55 | Oriental Theater, 4335 West 44th, Denver, CO
Get tattooed for a cause! All proceeds from the All Sacred Foundation fundraiser are donated to four amazing organizations: Art from Ashes, Phoenix Multisport and Planned Pethood International and Colton’s Crusade.
On Sept 3rd, there will be a huge blowout event at The Oriental Theater! Save the Date and check out the All Sacred Foundation Facebook page to get updated information and to book a specific tattoo artist on the big day!

First Friday
2016-09-02 18:30 - 19:30 | Art from Ashes, 1310 West 10th Ave, Denver, Colorado, 80204
Recurring Event (See all)

Join us every First Friday in Denver’s Art District on Santa Fe for youth spoken word performances at different venues on Santa Fe Dr. between 6.30 and 7 p.m. (during summer we will be performing on the corner of 9th and Santa Fe).
Much more than a public performance, youth gather at Art from Ashes at 4.30 for a FREE one-hour Phoenix Rising writing wordshop, followed at 5.30 by a FREE 45-minute performance workshop, featuring a local performance poet. All youth are welcome; pizza provided.
AfA facilitators and local artists/performers guide the youth through poetry writing prompts and spoken word presentations to prepare them for their community performances.
Contact Sarah Lanzarotta, Director of Programs at Art from Ashes for more information.

First Friday
2016-09-02 18:30 - 19:30 | 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 at different venues on Santa Fe Dr. between 6.30 and 7 pm (during summer we will be performing on the corner of 9th and Santa Fe).
Much more than a public performance, youth gather at Art from Ashes at 4.30 for a FREE one-hour Phoenix Rising writing wordshop, followed at 5.30 by a FREE 45-minute performance workshop, featuring a local performance poet. All youth are welcome; pizza provided.
AfA facilitators and local artists/performers guide the youth through poetry writing prompts and spoken word presentations to prepare them for their community performances.
Contact Courtney Chandler, Director of Programs at Art from Ashes for more information.

Mad Hatter Tea Party 2016
2016-08-20 17:30 - 19:00 | Fleur Salon, 30 E 9th Ave., Denver, CO, 80203, United States
Check out our photos from the event here!

Join us for a special evening of madness and whimsy at Fleur Salon on Saturday, August 20
Brought to you by Art from Ashes and the amazing youth poets we serve!
Tickets are available HERE! For a $25 ticket you will get FUN and an adult beverage and cookies and cupcakes and poetry and our eternal devotion.
All proceeds will benefit the youth programs of Art from Ashes.
Check out our Facebook event HERE
The 2016 Mad Hatter Tea Party and Fundraiser is hosted by Fleur
Salon and sponsored by Joan Van de Griek, CPA (the best damn accountant in the business!)
We would LOVE to have other business sponsors support out youth programs, either through a tax-deductible business donation or a silent auction item! Please use the contact form below, if you’re interested!

Four-Day Yoga Festival
2016-08-04 08:00 - 2016-08-07 17:00 | Union Station Hotel & Oxford Hotel, 1600 17th St.,, Denver, CO, 80202, United States
Join Art from Ashes and Conscious Real Estate for four days of poetry and yoga! Come to our booth at the festival and tap your own creative side with a three-minute poem, guided by special AfA facilitators.
When you’re done, you will have the chance to display your poem for other visitors and learn more about AfA’s important mission of helping youth access their own creative genius through creative workshops providing connection, expression and transformation.

Denver County Fair
2016-07-31 16:00 - 18:00 | National Western Complex, 4655 Humboldt St., Denver, CO, 80216, United States
Join Art from Ashes at this year’s Denver County Fair, where we will be hosting a booth and demonstrating workshops just like those we use to connect with youth. You can meet some of our staff, find out more about our organization and discover your own inner poet. Come visit us and see if you might be interested in becoming involved with the organization!
Check out more about the fair HERE

Star Wars Rockies Game
2016-07-23 18:00 - 21:00 | Colorado
It’s the Star Wars game! Watch the Rockies play the Atlanta Braves on Saturday, July 23, 2016. As a fundraiser and community builder for our youth, AfA is selling 50 Rockies tickets at face value. We have guaranteed seats in Section 146 (foul ball territory!); there will be a parade on the field; and the first 20,000 people get a FREE Charlie Blackmon X-Wing Fighter Pilot Bobblehead. Dress up in costume and you could win a prize!
Purchase your $40 ticket from us (no markup; in fact you save the $5 Ticketmaster fee!), and Art from Ashes gets $15 of that amount as a donation thanks to the generosity of the Colorado Rockies Baseball Club!
Can’t attend? Some of our young people have never attended a baseball game and would love the opportunity. Please consider buying a ticket for a young person or add one or more tickets onto your purchase.
You can buy your tickets through PayPal below (you don’t need an account) or mail a check to Art from Ashes, 853 Inca St., Suite 1A, Denver CO 80204. Be sure you include a note about how many tickets you need and whether you are donating any to a young person.
Purchase your tickets by July 18 and we’ll mail them out,** or you can stop by the office after the 19th to pick them up.
**Seats are in rows 14–17; best seat selection will depend on time of payment
Check out our Facebook event HERE

Choose an Option

Ticket no shipping $40.00 USDTicket w/shipping $41.50 USD

Number of tickets for youth

AllSacred-July
2016-07-23 14:00 - 22:00 | All Sacred Foundation, 7700 W 44th, Wheat Ridge, CO
All Sacred Foundation is a group of artists and creatives disrupting the tattoo industry. Committed to community betterment, they “tattoo with heart.” Once a month, All Sacred Foundation provides tattoos to the public and donates all proceeds to three area nonprofits, including Art from Ashes!
There’s also a party. And youth poets. So get your tat on and support the youth!

Creative Transformation Camp-Youth
2016-07-18 09:30 - 13:00 | Art from Ashes, 1310 West 10th Ave, Denver, Colorado, 80204
PLEASE NOTE: DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IS THIS SATURDAY, JULY 2!!
The Art from Ashes Creative Transformation Camp is a week-long half-day camp using our award-winning methods for creative transformation. The camp will feature yoga/meditation; Drawing on Air visual art; Wingspan dance/movement; Phoenix Rising poetry/spoken word; and Casting Shadows creative play and theater—all designed to support your child’s awareness, creative expression, and power to create the story of their life.
Each week will be Mon-Fri from 9.30 am to 1 pm.
The first week will be for “Littles” age 9 to 12, July 11 through 15.
The second week will be for youth age 12 to 15, July 18 through 22.
Only 12 spots are available at $175; we are asking families wishing to support an indigent youth to add an extra $25.

Register

Per child 9-12 $175.00 USD9-12 plus Sponsorship $200.00 USDPer child 12-15 $175.00 USD12-15 plus Sponsorship $200.00 USD

For more information, contact Director of Programs Courtney Chandler

Creative Transformation Camp-Littles
2016-07-11 09:30 - 13:00 | Art from Ashes, 1310 West 10th Ave, Denver, Colorado, 80204

Yoga for Poetry in the Park
2016-07-10 16:00 - 17:00 | City Park
Yoga Teacher/ Artist, Courtney Chandler and Business Owner/ Philanthropist/ Freakshow, Allison Parks have dreamed and schemed some play time. We will be putting on a transformative poetry yoga class in City Park on Sunday, July 10th at 4:00 pm.
We will be perfectly situated to stick around for Jazz in the Park afterwards, which beings at 6:00 pm, so bring any blankets or snacks that you may want for that. I will bring wine in a box to share.
All proceeds from the yoga class will go to Art from Ashes, a local nonprofit which brings poetry, art, and theater workshops to at-risk youth, so please bring a minimum $10 donation for Art from Ashes. By all means, you are welcome to donate more!
All peeps are welcome at this event, so feel free to bring your significant other, mother, offspring, or hair stylist! We will be situated to the south of the lake where they do the Jazz in the Park. When we get our exact location on the day of the event, I will post a pin drop and try to make our area relatively obvious.
For further information about the event, please visit the event page on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/events/654405364708698/

Adult Introductory July-Aug
2016-07-09 11:00 - 12:30 | Art from Ashes, 1310 West 10th Ave, Denver, Colorado, 80204
The Phoenix Rising process is designed to allow participants to recognize their inherent creative power and how perception affects our identity and our reality. Art from Ashes uses the latest research in left-brain/right-brain functioning and the role of creativity in transformation to encourage participants to access the creative subconscious and the power available through artistic expression. The introductory workshop allows adults to experience the same curriculum delivered to the youth participants and find their own power through creative expression and personal transformation.
Workshops are limited to six people.
The investment in adult workshops of $175 per 6-week series helps support our work with youth.
Visit out Adult Workshops page to sign up: adult-workshops

Cherry Creek Arts Festival
2016-07-03 13:30 - 14:30 | Colorado
Art from Ashes youth will be performing at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival as part of the SCFD Alliance Project.
Join AfA in the Janus Art Experience tent on Sunday, July 3 from 1.30 to 2.30 to listen to some amazing youth poets and to try your hand at writing your own 3-minute poem!

Park at the Cherry Creek Shopping Center at the West Deck then walk over to Clayton St between 2nd and 3rd.

ALLIANCE PROJECT
The Scientific Cultural Collaborative is a unique cross-curricular educational partnership of arts, science and cultural organizations, which serves over 20,000 Denver area middle school kids per year. Under this partnership twenty-seven organizations work together to provide a grant for a program called the Alliance Project. The Arts Festival is active in the Alliance Project and teachers credit the Alliance Project with enriching their curriculum and boosting state art standards. This national model is based on a collaboration among Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) Tier II arts, science and cultural organizations. This national model is a voluntary collaboration among 27 Scientific and Cultural Facilities District Tier II arts and science organizations. Click here to view the Directory of Educational Activities for Teachers and Schools, an annual publication listing education programs from the SCC cultural organizations.
