ArtBridge is being honored by IKEA as a finalist for a $10,000 grant to fund furniture and supplies at some of the shelters. Please vote daily and get the word out! The full instructions are listed in the images below, but here is the basic information: IKEA will be giving $10,000 to one of two organizations: either ArtBridge or Trees for Houston. IKEA is holding a public vote to see who will get the money. To vote for ArtBridge, use your cell phone
Our backpack project has begun! Last week ArtBridge delivered 40 backpacks to adolescents at Harris Country Psychiatric Center (HCPC). The ArtBridge crew arrives every Thursday at HCPC, where the adolescents are awaiting a new art project. By showing up weekly for the sessions, ArtBridge creates a form of consistency and gives the group something fun to look forward to each week. During the
During the final month of 2010, the children at A Friendly Haven learned about the process of movie making. ArtBridge facilitator Nick Meriwether led the project which involved brainstorming, writing, making props and costumes, and filming a short film starring children ages five through nine. While the step-by-step movie development took four weeks, the children’s excitement built immediately. They started this project by watching short videos by famous
During the holiday season, ArtBridge hosts celebrations to decorate cookies. Whole Foods supplied 25 dozen homemade sugar cookies and fresh icing so that we could have a holiday celebration at each of our sessions. The ArtBridge team transformed the classrooms into a holiday party before the youngsters arrived. We covered the tables with festival wrapping paper and dispersed candy canes and decorative ornaments. The children got excited as soon as they
The ArtBridge team is constantly brainstorming new projects that will benefit our children. When talking about Thanksgiving, most children tell stories of mass-produced meals at their respective shelters. This idea, which compounded with our recent addition of culinary arts, led to hosting a Thanksgiving dinner for one shelter this November. The week
Here at ArtBridge we’ve been getting our hands dirty with a fall project: paper mache masks. Our weekly sessions at Star of Hope Transitional Living, Corder Place Apartments, and Harris County Psychiatric Center focused on mask-making this September and October. Art therapist Diana Sanchez along with our dedicated volunteers have been empowering each child to create a mask that represents themselves in some way. The process began by cutting
Autumn has arrived in Houston, and ArtBridge took advantage of the temperature change by organizing a field trip to the Urban Harvest Farmers Market. The children of the Corder Place Apartments gathered on a Saturday in early October to learn about nutrition and healthy eating. The day began with an overview of the differences between shopping at a farmers market as opposed to a grocery store.
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