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¡CREAR Y COMUNICAR! ART WORKSHOPS AT ASSEMBLE GALLERY IN GARFIELD
“¡Crear y Comunicar!” is a series of art workshops run by Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE): Nicaragua at Assemble Art Space. The workshops will be free and open to all children within the greater Pittsburgh community, and they will take place during Saturday afternoons in February (on the 4th, the 11th, and the 18th) from 12pm to 3pm, with the final workshop on Thursday, February 23rd from 5pm to 8pm.
SIFE: Nicaragua will also be hosting a gallery opening at Assemble on Friday, February 3rd beginning at 6pm to display the work made last year by workshop participants from both Pittsburgh and Nicaragua. The work of last year’s participants will be on view at Assemble until February 24th.
SIFE: Nicaragua is a student group at Carnegie Mellon that travels annually to Nicaragua. Through the non-profit organization Bridges to Community, the students are currently in a partnership with the rural community of Rosa Grande, Nicaragua. Since sustainability is one of our main goals, multi-year partnerships are paramount to our work in our education and environmentally focused initiatives in addition to our art initiative.
Because of SIFE: Nicaragua’s strong ties with Pittsburgh and Rosa Grande, the art projects are transnational in scope but will be local in impact. Children will learn about their own communities and about Nicaragua through collaborative projects that facilitate communication. The workshops will utilize various media, such as video, photography, and projections to promote an interactive cross-cultural exchange.
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About Assemble::
summary::
assemble, a new venue in the Penn Ave Arts District, is a place where one can engage their intrigue through hands on activities about art and technology. Physical and nonphysical social and creative connections are fostered through film screenings, happenings, workshops, lectures, and community activities. assemble will activate the community with the contributions and presence of the audience and makers. With specific times for young and old makers alike, learning or making does not have to end when the work or school bell rings, it can become integrated into every aspect of life and time in the day. Founded on the concepts of sustainability, community, science, architecture, new media, and lowtech/hightech art, assemble will be a place for CREATION!
Mission::
a place where one can engage their intrigue through hands on activities about art and technology while making physical and nonphysical, community connections
Vision::
Empowering the current and future makers of Pittsburgh to think and ask-
“Someone made up everything in the world around you, you could too. How would you redesign the world? What doesn’t work? How could it be better? What is holding you back?”
Values::
Sustainability, Experimentation, Respect
Envisioned Results::
Building confidence in students to go after things.
Keywords::
empowerment, diversity, enlightenment, confidence, process