Artists at the Community Development Table Local Workshop - Olympia, WA
Recorded On: 10/24/2020
Artists at the Community Development Table
Local Workshop - Olympia, WA
October 24, 2020 from 11:00 AM PT - 1:00 PM PT
Through Artists at the Community Development Table, we aim to deepen the capacity at the local level to pursue arts-based solutions to community development. The Artists at the Community Development Table Local Workshops are designed to help artists and arts organization professionals gain a better understanding of how they can use their artistic product to engage in arts-based solutions to address community development needs.
About this workshop:
This workshop is free and open to artists and arts administrators from Olympia, WA who are interested in or currently implementing community-driven art practices or projects. To address concerns brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans for the Arts is working with the City of Olympia to develop a social distance experience that still allows for learning about the tenants of the Artists@CDT program and to build connections with each other.
To participate in a local workshop, attendees will be required to:
- Watch the online four-module course that outlines the four core focus areas of this work. Through taking this course, participants will be able to: articulate a deeper understanding of the concepts of arts-based community development, define the complex layers of community, demonstrate how artists and creative people are part of those communities, and embrace the philosophy of “With Not For”- working with and alongside people.
- Attend the two-hour virtual workshop facilitated by program facilitators and local artists. Through this discussion-based event, attendees will gain answers to questions they developed in the online classroom, learn from the work of artists in their community, discuss the challenges facing their community, and gain connections with other local artists and arts administrators.
There is no fee too attend, but registration is required. By registering for this page you will receive a discount code to register for the Artists at the Community Development Table Online Course for free. Participants should only register if they are able to participate in the entire program. To register, click the "Register" option in the top right portion of this page.
Please email Marissa Shadburn with any questions.
Facilitators
- Aisha Harrison, Artist
- Stacey Waterman-Hoey, Founder, Arbutus Folk School
- Pacia Elaine Anderson, Community Artist
- Roseann Weiss, Creative Consultant
Local Host: City of Olympia
Americans for the Arts gratefully acknowledges The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for its support of the Artists at the Community Development Table Initiative.
Roseann Weiss
Creative Advisor
Roseann Weiss is a creative advisor and strategist about the intersections of art and community working independently as ART +. She has 30 years of experience in arts leadership in nonprofit arts institutions, community organizations, and gallery settings. Her expertise centers in arts-based community development, community and public arts, artists' professional development, and grant-making. For 14 years, she guided the Community Arts Training (CAT) Institute at the St. Louis Regional Arts Commission, which is an innovative, cross-sector program designed around art as a powerful agent for social change. Among her current projects are Lead Educator for Arts as Civic Engagement program at the Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement at Washington University and working with Americans for the Arts to create guides, webinars, and workshops for “Artists at the Community Development Table.”
Website: https://www.roseannweiss.com/
Email: roseannweiss@gmail.com
Pacia Elaine Anderson
Spoken Word Artist
Like her poetic work, Pacia Elaine Anderson's commitment to community care has its roots in the church. Guided by deeply spiritual elder women who ministered in jails, volunteered as
hospice caregivers, and fostered children, Pacia Elaine learned early that a purposeful life is one that is lived creatively, communally, and in the humble service of others. As an adult, this
self-described Word Artist 's work meets at the intersection of arts-learning and community development, with a focus on youth advocacy and the reclamation of the cultural traditions of
the African Diaspora. Pacia Elaine collaborates as a teaching artist, creative consultant, and community development and engagement strategist with numerous organizations and institutions, both locally and nationally. In 2020 she was named Community Impact Artist by the St. Louis Visionary awards, and serves on the boards of Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts, and St. Louis Art Place, an artist housing initiative.
Website: www.paciaelaine.com
Email: paciaanderson@gmail.com
Aisha Harrison
Artist
Aisha Harrison has roots in Olympia, Washington going back four generations. She studied abroad in Spain during high school, prompting her to be a Spanish major as an undergraduate. She loved studying Latin American literature because of the ways in which the Indigenous people used Spanish stories and images, subverting them and intertwining them with their own, to ensure that Indigenous peoples, images, and stories survived. These camouflaged acts of resistance reminded her of ways that she navigates being of African American and European American mixed heritage in predominantly European American spaces. Aisha uses the body and sculpture as a site for exploration of the lived experiences of racism, ancestral (human and non-human) learning and connection, and the blend of histories held within her body. Her work shows reverence for real bodies (often her own) while also incorporating elements that are physical manifestations of the intangible.
Stacey Waterman - Hoey
Founder, Arbutus Folk School
About the Arbutus Folk School
The Arbutus Folk School was founded in 2013 to promote community development centered on arts, culture and heritage. The school’s mission is to “Enrich lives and build community through joyful, hands-on learning with master artisans”. Our main facility is located in downtown Olympia, however, we partner with many arts instructors and teach out of their studios around South Puget Sound. Arbutus has core educational programs in Woodworking, Fiber Arts, Ceramics, Metal Arts, Music, and Stone Carving.
About Stacey Waterman-Hoey
Stacey Waterman-Hoey is the founder and director of the Arbutus Folk School. In 2012, she left a career of 18 years in energy and climate policy, working for Washington State University Energy Program and the State of Washington. Stacey was motived to start the school as a way to build a strong, local craft-centered economy, preserve historic and traditional knowledge, build resiliency and grow a vibrant, creative and enriching community. Stacey is passionate about elevating knowledge, skills and traditions that have sustainably served communities for millennia. She advocates for craft as a way for people to connect across regions, generations and cultural traditions.
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