Weblog Saying Goodbye
Published in profiles, news, international, Artists On Call by Tegan Brozyna |By Sarah Heady
On Wednesday, October 29th, the BuildaBridge staff bid a tearful goodbye to Zhou Bo, a visiting representative from the Amity Foundation in China, and Kyle Evans, Interim Director of International Programs.
IDignity
Published in news, Discovery, Development, community, Artists On Call, art by Tegan Brozyna |
BuildaBridge is excited to host its winter 2008 signature event, IDignity. On December 2-22, BuildaBridge will be presenting an exhibition at the Philadelphia Cathedral focusing on the issue of poverty and social justice. The show will exhibit artwork from local and international artists that highlight the dignity and value of those who are faced with social, economic, and physical hardships here in the United States and abroad. Please join us as we seek to give a voice this holiday season to a marginalized population that is often ignored and silenced.
Artist on Call: Diaspora of Hope
Published in international, Guatemala, Artists On Call by Tegan Brozyna |
BuildaBridge is coordinating a Diaspora of Hope Artist on Call program this Thanksgiving in Guatemala City, Guatemala, Portau Prince, Haiti and Nairobi, Kenya. November 22-30, 3-5 teams, including 10 artists each, will partner with mirror teams in every point of destination to bring wholeness and transformation to 50-100 underserved youth.
Artists on Call: Estrategia de Transformacion Mural-Final Day
Published in international, Guatemala, Artists On Call by J. Nathan Corbitt |
We didn’t have the proper party we were hoping for when we finished the mural today. The tall, sturdy ladder we needed to reach the top half of the wall was in use at the prison hospital most of the day. I had brought with me a change of nice clothes for the event, but someone spilled black paint on the blouse while it was poking out of my purse on the ground. We actually were painting up until
Artists on Call: Estrategia de Transformacion Mural- Day 3
Published in international, Guatemala, Artists On Call by J. Nathan Corbitt |
Today the men made us lunch. It was a nice surprise! Two fries eggs with beans and a lot of bread. One of the chaplains who translates for us was excited to take several photos of me eating it. One or two chaplains sit with the men every day. While I am here they are my guides and guards.The men who gather to watch the mural process learned my name today. I only know four of them by name
Artists on Call: Bonzai in Guatemala
Published in international, Guatemala, Artists On Call by J. Nathan Corbitt |Leah Samuelson. It's hard to know what to think about the painting gangsters. They have such a strong and violent reputation here (no one will work with them), and I'm getting feedback from different outside sources:
One opinion is that these guys aren't a good use of our resources, which
would be better spent in poor villages with people who aren't murdering people. </
Artists on Call: Estrategia de Transformacion/BuildaBridge Mural- Day 1
Published in Guatemala, Artists On Call by J. Nathan Corbitt |
Leah Samuelson. Estrategia de Transformacion staff showed me to the prison for barrio 18 gang members at 9:00 this morning. We entered with a long line of wives and girlfriends bringing clothes and gifts to men inside.
I was introduced to two artists in a hallway who were interested in helping with the mural. My host from EDT asked if I was ready to begin painting. I said no, and
Artists on Call: Leah Samuelson in Guatemala
Published in Guatemala, Artists On Call by J. Nathan Corbitt |
Muralist Leah Samuelson heads to Guatemala City on Sunday May 18 to begin a mural in one of Guatemala's prisons that houses gang members. The project, a local request, will
La Limonada Arts Camp
Published in international, Guatemala, Artists On Call by J. Nathan Corbitt |
When one enters La Limonada the warnings of violence, the smell of poverty and the sheer compression of people, especially children, are overwhelming (over
Thank You BuildaBridge Artists
Published in community, Artists On Call by J. Nathan Corbitt |
During this Thanksgiving season we say thank you to the artists of BuildaBridge, and many others, who give of themselves in the transitional homes and shelters
Boy Scouts Make an Impact at BuildaBridge
Published in news, BuildaBridge House, Artists On Call by J. Nathan Corbitt |
Thanks to Jesse Steele and Chestnut Hill Troop 221 scouts, the Community Studio planned at the BuildaBridge House is on its way to becoming reality. To achieve his Eagle Scout rank in Boy Scouts, Jesse planned
Artists On Call
Published in Artists On Call by Katie Kersh |
BuildaBridge announces the launch of our new Artists On Call initiative, which will connect artists and volunteers willing to serve underpriveleged children in Philadelphia and around the world.
