April 2008 Archives

Txutxo, the artist in Residence at As220 for the month of April collaborated with some of the youth at Broad Street to refurbish and customize second hand furniture. Together they painted, screen-printed and airbrushed the pieces to give them new life. The pieces were on display and up for sale at this past weekend's Farmer's Market, where the Broad Street Studio Youth were able to exhibit and share their accomplishments with the rest of the community. Thanks to Txutxo who came from all the way from San Francisco to share his west coast skills and creative ideas with us in the studio!

Rhode Show at Brown University April 22, 2008 from Dr. AS220 on Vimeo.

Member of the Rhodeshow, Amber Newmann, Michelle Mancone, and Akinola Daramola went with Program Director, David Gonzalez, to represent the program for the South Carolina After-School Alliance Conference. We left April 6th and came back April 9th.

So many people welcomed us, it was humbling and a bit overwhelming at the same time. We spoke on the AS220 Broad Street Studio and used the music of the Rhodeshow to help narrate. We also taught small workshops to help people get a taste of what it is like to be part of the Rhodeshow. We thank everyone that gave us support and for bringing us out there (Terri and Zelda).

We had great sessions during the break out, so many inspiring moments, beautiful weather, and to top all, we were artistically enriched with a performance by Nuttin?? But Stingz. They showed us their skill and passion and inspired us to think about the NEXT LEVEL for the Rhodeshow. The pictures below give you a taste of the fun we had. Thank you all again, and every business card I got from South Carolina will be getting a free CD of the music presented during he sessions. Thank you all.

Check out videos from Broad Street Studio's latest showcase!

Akinola, Randolph, and Michelle performing at BSS Spring 2008 Showcase!

AS220 Broad Street Studio Showcase Spring 2008 from Dr. AS220 on Vimeo.

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