‘Arts’ Archives
“I”'m still using my torch!… I”'ll be glad to light your torch!”
In Mpls. 2 years ago, Dr. Dorothy Cotton, former Associate to Martin Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke to a gathering and said, “There”'s been a lot of talk today about elders passing on the torch to the youth. “I”'m here to tell you God gave my torch to me and I am still using it! “I”'ll be glad to light your torch so that together we may light the way and fight the fight!” Dr Cotton, 84, was the Education Director for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) from 1960 to 1968. Under the Carter Administration, Dr. Cotton served as the Southeastern Regional Director of ACTION, the Federal Government's agency for volunteer programs from 1978 to 1981. She has been president of a university and many other influential positions as well as her own consulting organization in which she is active today.
St. Paul”'s Lutheran Church & In The Heart Of The Beast Puppet And Mask Theater to Expand Phillips Avenue of The Arts This Summer
Our goal is to “re-brand” Midtown Phillips as an arts destination through engaging neighbors to create powerful works of public art that connect the community. Connected neighbors creating beautiful arts pathways will help build a safer, more united community. Our plans include: Build the May Day Parade route along Bloomington Avenue into a year round visual showcase for murals, banners, gatherings and performances. Integrate native plantings and urban agriculture with mosaics, photography and poetry, along the “Green Arts Pathway” (First leg: 15th Avenue, Lake to 27th Sts.) Implement quality workshops in murals, puppets, projection, theater, mosaics, poetry, stilt walking, photography and other arts at Heart of the Beast and St. Paul”'s, as well as in community gardens, residents”' yards and other groups. Organize one-on-one conversations and actions with the Avenue of the Arts area, energizing the remarkable talents of [...]
Hope Academy Students: Painting a story of Peace, Equality, and Teamwork with Tenacity on 48”' canvas
By Catherine Tong Students from Hope Academy are sharing a story, but this story will contain few written words. It is the story of a Wangari Maathai, a Kenyan woman and is told with paint on a 48”' long stretch of canvases. It is the story of a woman who planted hope for her people, and it”'s told by 60 students who are beginning to paint their own life stories. Listen in. Wangari”'s story: Wangari Maathai was born in Kenya in 1940. After attending university in the U.S., Wangari returned to Kenya only to find her homeland ravaged by deforestation and her people suffering the consequences. One seedling at a time, Wangari began a movement of tree planting, known as The Greenbelt Movement, in her village, surrounding cities, and eventually across Kenya. Although she faced much opposition, Wangari persevered in order to help her people provide themselves with firewood, clean drinking water, balanced diets, shelter, and income. While she led the way, Maathai said, [...]
