The 2017-2019 Archive
Last Saturday we officially kicked off Community Studio Saturdays at the Empower Youth Ranch (2800 State Rt. 125, Bethel, OH 45106). Although it was a dreary day, we stayed in the comfort of the Barn Studio and talked about field drawings and The Drawing Center’s recent exhibition: Exploratory Works: Drawings from the Department of Tropical Research Field Expeditions.…
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The fourth week of our Community Studio program officially wrapped up the program’s summer session at the Empower Youth Ranch. Community Studio is a free art program for all ages led by SOIL SERIES artists. Our Community Studios provide a dedicated time and place for creativity, inviting participants to broaden their definitions of art and follow new pathways of…
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Week three of our Community Studio program in the newly renovated Barn Studio at the Empower Youth Ranch was a success! Community Studio is a free art program for all ages led by SOIL SERIES artists. Our Community Studios provided a dedicated time and place for creativity, inviting participants to broaden their definitions of art…
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Although week two of our Community Studio program was altered due to unavoidable scheduling conflicts, we carried on despite these changes and held our second Drawing and Sculpture Studios in our newly renovated Barn Studio at the Empower Youth Ranch. Our Community Studios offer a dedicated time and place for creativity, inviting participants to broaden their definition of…
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Last Wednesday was our first Community Studio: Sculpture session in our newly renovated Barn Studio at the Empower Youth Ranch. Community Studio is a free art program for all ages led by SOIL SERIES artists with assistance from Empower Youth interns. Our Community Studios offer a dedicated time and place for creativity, inviting participants to broaden their definition of art…
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We are proud to announce the completion of our Barn Studio at the Empower Youth Ranch! Thanks to our amazing network of supporters and Empower Youth’s hard-working interns and volunteers, we were able to transform the neglected “Happy Place” barn into a comfortable space for creativity and community. This week, the Barn Studio hosted our…
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“A Million Ways to Make a Poem” might seem hyperbolic, but poet Matthew Kosinski chose the name with the utmost sincerity. During the studio’s first session, participants encountered a few nontraditional poetic possibilities, including visual and conceptual poetry. Through automatic writing and challenging prompts, participants reconsidered their preconceptions of poetry in a casual, encouraging environment.…
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This morning was our first Community Studio: Drawing session in our newly renovated Barn Studio at the Empower Youth Ranch. Community Studio is a free art program for all ages led by SOIL SERIES artists with assistance from Empower Youth interns. Our Community Studios offer a dedicated time and place for creativity, inviting participants to broaden their definition of art…
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We are very excited to announce our Community Studio program! Community Studio is a free art program for all ages held in our Barn Studio at the Empower Youth Ranch (2800 State Rt. 125, Bethel, OH 45106). We kick things off this coming Monday, July, 17th at 10 am. See our summer schedule below! As part of SOIL SERIES:…
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SOIL SERIES: A Social Drawing 