2010 showing of the
sent(a)mental studios - youth project
introducing... lead with your heart
... an ongoing collection of sent(a)mental studios - youth project.
This collection began at the 2nd Annual Queer Youth Summit this year in Denver CO. Sent(a)Mental Studios was there providing a day long open-studio environment. The theme this year was "lead with your heart" partially due to the timing being so close to Valentines Day. I began by thinking about how when i was in grade school the goal was really all about collecting as many valentines as I could... definitely more about quantity than quality. This led to my thoughts around how if we are truly to lead with our hearts - perhaps it should start with our own - and so this collection was born. The idea being to use the image of the heart as a template to fill and show how your heart feels on the inside and to use the space outside of the heart to show what is effecting and influencing it. Each person took it there own way and a variety of work was created. I decided to continue this as an ongoing project in the hopes to collect the expressions of individual hearts and hang them together as the project grows... to show how the heart connects us all.
If you are interested in contributing to this collection just shoot me an email through the contact page on this site and I will send you the page to work from so you can print it out and then you can send it to me.
If you are interested in contributing to this collection just shoot me an email through the contact page on this site and I will send you the page to work from so you can print it out and then you can send it to me.
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Sent(a)Mental Studios Youth Project - Open Studios
Class Descriptions - Jefferson County Open School - 2008 to Present
Class Name:
Mental (St)ealth – The Reclaiming of Creative Voice
Short Description:
Work with artist/author Dylan Scholinski. Read and discuss Dylan’s memoir “ The Last Time I Wore a Dress”. Students will also be introduced to a variety of art created by “outsider” and personal narrative artists as well as occasional visits from local “creative types” who will share their own perspectives on why they do the artwork that they do. Students will work with Dylan through an open studio environment to create their own works ( ie : drawing, painting, writing, music, performances, zines, storytelling, etc. ) to express their own lives and stories and to help facilitate the reclaiming of their creative voices and finding the power and pride in those voices. In addition, we will all learn to be better witnesses to and for each other. The students will have a variety of showing opportunities to show their work. This class will meet 2 times a week and also include some Monday, Wednesdays and Saturdays at Dylan’s private studio, located in downtown Denver.
Work with artist/author Dylan Scholinski. Read and discuss Dylan’s memoir “ The Last Time I Wore a Dress”. Students will also be introduced to a variety of art created by “outsider” and personal narrative artists as well as occasional visits from local “creative types” who will share their own perspectives on why they do the artwork that they do. Students will work with Dylan through an open studio environment to create their own works ( ie : drawing, painting, writing, music, performances, zines, storytelling, etc. ) to express their own lives and stories and to help facilitate the reclaiming of their creative voices and finding the power and pride in those voices. In addition, we will all learn to be better witnesses to and for each other. The students will have a variety of showing opportunities to show their work. This class will meet 2 times a week and also include some Monday, Wednesdays and Saturdays at Dylan’s private studio, located in downtown Denver.
Class Name:
Please Forgive Me For Judging You
Short Description:
Work with artist/author Dylan Scholinski. A class exploring assumptions and judgments about ourselves and others. Weekly class discussions on a variety of topics – including weight, gender, race, class, age, mental health, disability, clothing, music, stigma, illness as identity, etc. Students will then work with Dylan to create their own works ( ie: drawing, painting, writing, music, performances, zines, storytelling, etc. ) to express their own lives and stories. This class will meet 2 times a week and also include some Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays at Dylan’s private studio, located in downtown Denver. The semester will conclude with some kind of showing of works created.
Work with artist/author Dylan Scholinski. A class exploring assumptions and judgments about ourselves and others. Weekly class discussions on a variety of topics – including weight, gender, race, class, age, mental health, disability, clothing, music, stigma, illness as identity, etc. Students will then work with Dylan to create their own works ( ie: drawing, painting, writing, music, performances, zines, storytelling, etc. ) to express their own lives and stories. This class will meet 2 times a week and also include some Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays at Dylan’s private studio, located in downtown Denver. The semester will conclude with some kind of showing of works created.
