Dear Friends,
In collaboration with Brooklyn For Barack, Haiti Cultural Exchange is holding a series of FREE art workshops every Saturday during the month of May for youth ages 3 - 18.
In the aftermath of the earthquake that struck Haiti in January, we would like to address the needs of Haitian and Haitian-American youth by providing a creative outlet to express their loss, help them heal, and engage in an exploration of Haitian culture.
Our goal is to offer arts activities that will help them cope with the feelings brought about by the earthquake, as well as activities that simply offer a respite and an opportunity to enjoy themselves.
We hope to encourage and support the creative expressions of Haitian and Haitian-American youths and in the process, teach effective coping strategies, foster supportive relationships, and help children understand and communicate their feelings.
We have many non-Haitian volunteers for the workshops but we are seeking Haitian/Caribbean artists and craftspeople to work together with other artisans!
Workshops are available for kids in the following areas:
Haitian Folktales and Songs
Writing and Spoken Word
Haitian Drumming
Video documentary
Photography
Music of Haiti
Haitian Folklore Dance
Painting
Puppet Theater
Book Making
and Haitian Craft Making: masks, flags, musical instruments, kites and more…
If you have experience in any of these areas and are able to volunteer one or more Saturday in May, or you know someone who may be available, please respond to this email: RACHEL at HAITICULTURALX.ORG!
Below is the artist questionnaire to be filled out for workshops to help us create our workshop schedule.
If you are able to volunteer, complete the form below and send it back to me as soon as possible, and no later than Monday, April 5th so we can start signing up kids!
Thank you!
Artist Questionnaire
Section I
Name:
Phone (cell phone preferred in case we need to reach you on the day of the workshop):
Email:
Dates you are available to volunteer (please list all available dates; we will assume you only want to work on one Saturday unless you tell us otherwise).
______May 1
______May 8
______May 15
______May 22
Each session will run from 9 – 1 (9 - 10 for setup; 10 - 12 for workshop; 12 - 1 for cleanup).
Workshops for the youngest children will be shorter.
______I can only volunteer on one Saturday.
Please pick one of the dates I’ve checked.
______I can volunteer on ______ Saturdays.
We aim to have two adults for every workshop of 10-15 students (except for music/dance workshops, which may be larger).
______ I would like to lead a workshop.
(Please see Section II).
______ I would prefer to assist a workshop leader in _____________________________
(specify workshop area(s) – i.e., dance, visual arts, etc.)
______I would like to volunteer in another capacity (help with food, transporting supplies, sign-in, etc.)
______I can’t volunteer but I have the following supplies to donate:
Section II
WORKSHOP LEADERS – PLEASE FILL OUT THIS SECTION:
(If you have more than one workshop/activity to propose, please copy these questions and answer them for each workshop.)
Name of workshop/activity:
Brief description of workshop
FOR THE MOMENT WE ARE PLANNING TO HAVE EACH WORKSHOP BEGIN AND END IN A SINGLE SESSION OF 2 HOURS.
IF YOU NEED MULTIPLE SESSIONS, OR ADDITIONAL TIME ON THE SAME DAY, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
This workshop is appropriate for ages _____ to _____.
Is this workshop targeted to children who have experienced loss/trauma?
__________
(We expect to have a mix of therapeutic and non-therapeutic workshops.)
I speak (check all that apply):
_____ English ______French ______Kreyol
IF YOU NEED SUPPLIES FOR YOUR WORKSHOP THAT YOU CANNOT PROVIDE YOURSELF, PLEASE LIST EVERYTHING YOU WILL NEED
Is there anything else you’d like us to know?
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