ARTISTIC BRIDGES: Youth invited to create, to upload, and to share all over the world.

While this is an ongoing project, help is especially needed for the Festival of Faiths, Sunday, Sept. 14, 12 noon to 6 pm (set up at 11 am and talk down until 6:30 pm), University of the Incarnate Word, Student Engagement Center. We will have art and also stories and also invite people to our series, Building Friendship. Both register here and write Sr. Martha Ann Kirk  kirk@uiwtx.edu what hours you would be available or feel free to call with questions 210-88305934. 

Mentor Youth and Children Creating!                                        

To further Compassion, Healing, and Connecting, create local art that can be part of a global art exchange. 

Develop “Artistic Bridges” for the Charter for Compassion website which can be read in  over a hundred languages. Learn of the the project “Artistic Bridges” for Youth and Children, 18 to 4 years old, https://charterforcompassion.org/what-we-do/support-kids/artistic-bridges/#

Learn how to be a part of this amazing project where youth all over the world can share their art, poetry, music, and dance. Beauty can help heal and unite.  Children in Ukraine who received art supplies share  https://read.bookcreator.com/ofySMERKNNTs3PmgScuKVYf4GiU2/bnVqXXevQGCVaw7RPR_taA

We have friends in Guatemala  https://read.bookcreator.com/z7tL9gDfnYhRG9lDgIUxECxgddj2/yPcGn7CKRYuGAnFvAGf8aQ  and see them https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bF7LmA3j-iI&t=70s

In light of the mounting death toll in the Middle East and recognizing challenges all over the world that may traumatize young people, art can help to heal and to grow.  Let's build bridges with the home for blind children in Palestine https://read.bookcreator.com/ofySMERKNNTs3PmgScuKVYf4GiU2/kh43jAj5QXWum9MCoHuGxg and high school young women in Uganda writing poetry https://read.bookcreator.com/ofySMERKNNTs3PmgScuKVYf4GiU2/6gUDkERfRF6xbzQ5WlRrZA.   Scroll down and read about Estrella and the team https://paceebene.org/changemaker-grants 

See the exhibit book Estrella created after helping with a workshop at Mission Concepcion https://read.bookcreator.com/ca5fAErPcsOUx51hoOl9tJwv1ij1/kFV1zafsScKUXMDfs9YK9A  You could learn how to lead workshops and create exhibit books https://read.bookcreator.com/MNNWcMagTPVf9BA9peWXfx4X7up1/MmjSnKSTQBqjv4igEMQQ5w  and more ideas https://read.bookcreator.com/MNNWcMagTPVf9BA9peWXfx4X7up1/AeM3NiC_RVq4EG3xtB4qhw

Encourage youth to create songs, spoken word, film, dance, or any other form to express dreams, hopes, and perspectives. Help youth imagine a day when no one gets hurt!   Work with an individual young person whom you know  or help to find classes, youth groups, etc, who would be interested. Help to build the project with youth at Inner City in San Antonio https://read.bookcreator.com/ofySMERKNNTs3PmgScuKVYf4GiU2/ipIwRB3yQKOEVkrgg7wJaQ

Learn about the project Artistic Bridges (charterforcompassion.org)  Help build understanding and peace around the world.  Work face to face and/or work online. 

Contacts: Sr. Martha Ann Kirk kirk@uiwtx.edu  phone 210-883-5934