||| FROM GLENN HENDRICK for ALCHEMY ART CENTER |||
This spring, Alchemy Art Center is partnering with the San Juan Island Conservation District and the Madrona Institute to offer a FREE 10-week art and environmental stewardship program geared toward middle and high school age kids!
In this program, guest artists and speakers will share concepts and techniques that connect art and design with environmentalism. During the first part of this program, students will meet weekly at Alchemy for group learning experiences addressing sense of place, creative reuse, effective messaging/design, and other topics. During the second part of the program, students will design and execute an independent project using concepts and techniques they have learned. Independent projects will be supported and guided by Alchemy Art Center staff. The culmination of this program will be an exhibition in the Dome space of the completed independent projects.
In addition to class time at Alchemy, students will participate in three Saturday work parties each month, led by Youth Conservation Corps staff and local environmental organizations. These work parties will give students the opportunity to connect further with the land and environment, through hands-on stewardship activities.
This program has been made possible by a grant from the Madrona Institute.
Applications are open from January 7 – February 18. Please visit alchemyartcenter.com/
Alchemy Art Center, founded by Maria Michaelson and Eben Shay in 2017, is a non-profit arts organization dedicated to creating a thriving arts community on San Juan Island. For more information about Alchemy, visit our website at www.alchemyartcenter.com The San Juan Islands Youth Conservation Corps program, operated under the San Juan Islands Conservation District, provides conservation and stewardship programs for youth ages 12-18. For more information about the YCC, please visit our website at www.sanjuanislandscd.
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