Coffee Hour with Catherine-CANCELLED!

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Cancelled due to illness :[

Coffee Hour with Catherine-Cancelled

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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!

Coffee Hour with Catherine-Cancelled

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COFFEE JERK

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!

Boulder International Film Festival

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THIS JUST IN! Art from Ashes has been selected as the first Nonprofit Partner in the Call 2 Action program of the Boulder International Film Festival 2015! A collaboration of Boulder International Film Festival, Philanthropiece Foundation, the Twisted Foundation, and committed local leaders, Call 2 Action offers concrete ways for filmgoers to take the energy and passion inspired by film and move from concern to action. Because of our agency’s connection with the Jimmy Santiago Baca film “A Place to Stand,” Art from Ashes has been provided a platform “to raise awareness for the incredible service that [you] provide for our community by introducing the power of poetry and art to transform lives.”Stay tuned for the Boulder International Film Festival and the film “A Place to Stand,” based on the life of Jimmy Santiago Baca, March 5-8 in Boulder!

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Boulder International Film Festival

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C2A circle logo_shadowArt from Ashes has been selected as the first Nonprofit Partner in the Call 2 Action program of the Boulder International Film Festival 2015! A collaboration of Boulder International Film Festival, Philanthropiece Foundation, the Twisted Foundation, and committed local leaders, Call 2 Action offers concrete ways for filmgoers to take the energy and passion inspired by film and move from concern to action. Because of our agency’s connection with the Jimmy Santiago Baca film “A Place to Stand,” Art from Ashes has been provided a platform “to raise awareness for the incredible service that [you] provide for our community by introducing the power of poetry and art to transform lives.”
Art from Ashes will introduce the film at 10am on Sunday, followed by the screening.

Post-screening, there will be a TalkBack (Panel discussion) in the “TalkBack Cafe” just across the street from the Boulder Theater on the Pearl Street Mall. The TalkBack is open to anyone who wishes to find out more about the film and our work with youth, and will feature Jimmy Santiago Baca, Art from Ashes Executive Director Catherine O’Neill Thorn, and Art from Ashes youth poet Prinjastin Sykes.

Download the program here. (we’re on pages 15 and 35 :D)
 Boulder International Film Festival March 5-8 in Boulder and the film “A Place to Stand,” based on the life of Jimmy Santiago Baca, at 10am on Sunday the 8th!

Buy tickets here!

Youth Drop-In Wordshop

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Join facilitator Cameron Shaw and guest poets from the community for a FREE two-hour poetry and spoken word workshop at the McNichols building in Civic Center Park.McNichols-flyer2015

Open to all youth ages 14-24.

 

Tuesday Drop-In Wordshop

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AfA-TGYS Drop-In FlyerJoin Art from Ashes facilitators, other youth from the community, and guest poets for a FREE two-hour poetry and spoken word workshop every Tuesday at Art from Ashes on Inca between 8th and 9th.

Every Tuesday from 4.30 – 6.30; open to all youth ages 12-24.

We’ll provide the writing materials, art supplies, pizza and snacks! You provide the creative genius!

Email us if you’d like to let us know you’re coming, and if you want to be sure you get some food! 😀

(or just show up — we promise to feed you)

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Interview-9News

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COCOTune 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!