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...engaging the transformative power of the arts to bring hope and healing
to children, families, and communities in the tough places of the world.     

 

 

BuildaBridge trains artists and community personnel to effectively serve children and their families in tough places. We envision a world where all children are resilient, experience self‐efficacy, and have a vision for their future. BuildaBridge dedicates its resources to building the capacity of creative adults and local communities to fulfill this vision.

We connect artists to service opportunities through Artists-on-Call and provide direct service to children in transition though arts-integrated programming in Philadelphia and around the world. Our annual Institute has trained over 550 artists in service to their communities since 2002.

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Guatemala

Here we are in Guatemala

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When Worlds Fall Apart

Arts Relief and Development is service program of BuildaBridge.  Since 1997, we have helped organizations with training and direct service programs to build capacity and sustainability.

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As It Could Be

Each year BuildaBridge supports local organizations in hosting Hope Arts Camps.  The theme of hope is evident in the art making as in this Kenya Mural, "Nairobi as it could …

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Artology

Artology creates an environment for learning, exploring, and creating with the environment.

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The Look of Transformation

Artists on Call construct a creative prayer garden in the red light district of Bangkok.

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Dance of Joy

Artist-on-Call Julia Crawford leads a group of women in creating their own dance in the Democratic Republic of Congo November, 2012.   The women have undergone a number of surgeries as …

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Lynne and Robert Farrow Visit BuildaBridge House

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Robert and Lynne Farrow visit the BuildaBridge House on their way back to California.  Lynne taught the Arts in Spirituality course for 9 years at the BuildaBridge Institute.  Her influence has been large on creative people as they learn to engage metaphor, understand their own spiritual development, and mentor of people in crisis through art-making.   She continues to work with women in crisis.  Her well-written blog shares her stories and methods, as well as provides resources through her practical books. 

 

Three Artists for Transformation Present Their Theses

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Three Arts in Tranformation students head for graduation this Saturday with a presentation of their theses at the Graduate Research Forum.  Photographed at the Graduate Research Forum, they are pictured left to right; Jamaine Smith, Dr. J. Nathan Corbitt (Professor), Julia Crawford, Bethany Rieff (walks in December) and Dr. Vivian Nix-Early.  The three join a growing number of creative people studying Arts for Transformation in the M.A. in Urban Studies program at Eastern University.  All three interned through BuildaBridge, have demonstrated their academic research skills through a thesis and completed international service projects in Thailand and the Democratic Republic on Congo (Smith).  Click read more to find links to their service and thesis projects.

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