Dear
Friends,
Welcome to the summer version of the
Cultural Agents Newsletter, published every
month. We hope you continue to enjoy it
and remember to send us your events.
Please keep in mind that we will resume weekly
publication of the newsletter in the
fall.
Warmest wishes from the Cultural
Agents
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| The Paper Picker Press at
IBA |
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Workshops from
8:30am-12:30pm, June 1-5, 2009
Jorge Hernández
Cultural Center, 85 W. Newton Street, Boston MA
02118 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Cultural Agents
Initiative and The Inquilinos
Boriquas en Acción Proudly
Present:
Paper
Picker Press
Workshop
for Local Artists
Hosted by Inquilinos Boriquas
en Acción, the Cultural
Agents Initiative will train
local artists at the Jorge
Hernández Center in the South End in
Boston. We will
train them
in the philosophy and practices of the Paper
Picker Press or "Cartonera" in Spanish, a
program that
promotes reading, writing,
and critical thinking through
creativity in a range of arts. After the
workshop, they will
implement the Cartonera in
the South
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| Paper Picker Press visits
Puerto Rico...Again! |
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Workshops from
June 8-12, 2009
Universidad del
Este, Cabo Rojo, Puerto
Rico -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Cultural
Agents Initiative and Universidad del
Este Proudly Present:
Paper Picker
Press Workshop for Artists
and Educators
Sponsored by the
Fundación Chana y Samuel Levis, the Cultural
Agents Initiative will train twenty teachers
along with ten local artists during the summer
academy at Universidad del Este in Cabo Rojo,
Puerto Rico. We will train them in the
philosophy and practices of the Paper Picker
Press or "Cartonera" in Spanish, a program that
promotes reading, writing, and critical thinking
through creativity in a range of arts.
After the workshop, they will implement the
Cartonera in five different
schools.
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| BOOMTOWN Festival 2009 is
here! |
Events from June 1-11,
2009 Multicultural Arts Center, Centanni
Courtyard Park, Cambridge MA
02141 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 BOOMTOWN
Festival!
June 1-11,
2009
All events are
FREE and
activities include music concerts, art workshops
for kids, dance interventions, gallery
receptions, and public art walking
tours!
Events will take place on weekdays
and weekday events at the Multicultural Arts
Center, in nearby Centanni Courtyard
Park,and new this year -walking tours of
the public artwork on display in East
Cambridge. All events are rain or
shine!
Check out www.cmacusa.org for a
full schedule, map of the area, gallery
openings, and membership options, or call
617-577-1400. Grab the kids, grab the
camera, and enjoy a totally free summer
festival! Hope to see you
there! | |
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