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OFF THE COUCH!: A regional mini conference on community building, presented by Concrete Couch and the Community Built Association (http://www.ConcreteCouch.org; http://www.communitybuilt.org).
Contact: Steve Wood 719-685-4422 or steve@concretecouch.org.
Composed of 5 hands-on WORKSHOPS, 2 special MEETINGS and various social events, this conference is for anyone (teachers, artists, planners, designers, builders, etc.) who wants to incorporate the community in their practice.
WORKSHOP dates
Thursday, April 21
Friday, April 22
Monday, April 25
Tuesday, April 26
MEETINGS
Saturday, April 23
Sunday, April 24
All the workshops and the Sunday meeting are free events!
Printable MAP of workshop and meeting locations- click here
Printable DAILY Schedule - click here
INFO and REGISTERING for WORKSHOPS :
Registering for the free workshops is a courtesy to our teachers. If they know who is coming they can have materials, tools and food on hand to make it work.
Many of the projects have a main group, for example the Marimba project has a group of 12 fifth graders, and you will be joining this group as a guest. The project leader will give you a job and integrate you in the project. If things are busy, check in with the leader, then be patient, take some pictures, and they will get to you!
Please come prepared with appropriate gear (clothes, gloves, sun hat for outside projects) and water and snacks to keep yourself happy (snacks to share are always a plus!!).
1) Art Bench Workshop at Fort Carson: military and civilians work together to make a
concrete and ceramic tile bench for a playground on post. Run by Cody Gravestock (CC teacher and board member), Bob Dawes (Outward Bound Instructor and an army Ranger during the Vietnam War) and Steve Wood (CBA member; CC director; http://www.PublicArtAssociates.com).
Thurs, Fri, Mon, Tuesday. 10am to 1pm. Possible Sunday afternoon session.
Contact: CODY GRAVESTOCK: apachehammer@rocketmail.com; 719-338-4404
2) Environmental Restoration Workshop: Manitou teens and community work with the Rocky Mountain Field Institute on several Manitou trails. Run by Rocky Mountain Field Institute staff (http://www.rmfi.org) and Laurel Hesse (CC teacher).
Thurs, Fri, Mon. 3 to 5pm. Possible Sunday session (RMFI volunteer project in the Fields Park in Manitou).
Contact: LAUREL HESSE: laurel_hesse@emerson.edu; 719-651-1787
3) Mosaic Workshop: community works with mosaic experts on a direct project in downtown Colorado Springs. Run by Betty Rosen Ziff (CBA board member; http://www.MosaicAlchemy.com), and Nao Marshall (CC teacher).
Thur, Fri, Mon, Tues. 1 to 4 pm. Possible Sunday session.
Contact: NAOMI MARSHALL: marsh.naomi@gmail.com; 315-345-4574
4) Design Workshop: community works with design professionals to develop public art
models and schematic drawings for the PPLD. Hosted by Library and PPCC Downtown Studio Art Gallery. Run by Helen Helwig (CBA member; http://www.HelwigStudios.com), Niki Glen (CBA board member; http://www.GlenStudios.com), and Rodney Wood (http://www.RodneyWood.com).
Thur, Fri, Mon. 9am to noon. Possible Sunday session.
Contact: RODNEY WOOD: rodneywood51@msn.com; 719-334-0087
5) Marimba Workshop: Ute Pass Elementary students, parents, community members and musical playground professional make a marimba at the school. Run by Bond Anderson (CBA member; http://www.soundplay.com), and Katie Orr and Joel Newmiller (CC teachers).
Thurs, Fri, Mon, Tues. 3 to 5. Possible Sunday session.
Contact: KATIE ORR: k8e13808@hotmail.com; 719-439-6623
MEETING 1: “Community Building”
Saturday April 23, at the Business of Art Center’s Venue 515
To register, mail a $50 check to:
Couch Concrete Couch
211 Illinois Avenue
Manitou Springs, CO 80829.
Lunch is included with registration.
(NOTE: students from collaborating schools attend for FREE).
More info?: conference@concretecouch.org, or call Steve Wood at 719-338-6156
9 to 10am: social hour.
10:00: BIRGITTA DEPREE: Using movement and drama to get 'em going.
10:30: STEVE WOOD: Concrete Couch, CBA and creative community building.
11:00: SUSAN EDMONDSON: Building buzz, and finding perfect partners.
11:30: UMBERTO CRENCA: The Providence Renaissance and AS220: creative community building and civic revitalization.
12:15: Lunch: provided by Adams Mountain Cafe.
1:15: RODNEY WOOD: Helping artists (and engineers) become better teachers.
2:00: DOM NOZZI: making public spaces good for people.
2:30: ART GOODTIMES: Community building: navigating politics by telling your story.
3:00: shared thoughts, and evaluations.
4:00: clean up!
Birgitta DePree created and runs the Manitou Art Theatre with Jim Jackson. They fill the MAT with fun, challenging, engaging theater. Birgitta and Jim draw out amazing talent from professionals and amateurs of all ages, in a spectacular display of creative community building. And hilarity. Prepare to leave your seat and be on your feet!
(http://www.TheMAT.org).
Steve Wood started CC with puppeteer Patti Smithsonian,, and serves as the director. He taught with the Colorado Outward Bound School for 20 years, and has applied their model to building and strengthening connections in communities, via running public art, construction, gardening, and outdoor education projects. Steve will show some photos of projects, talk about our current projects, and we will brainstorm ideas for new projects.
Susan Edmondson is the director of the Bee Vradenburg Foundation. Before her directorship she was Arts Editor for the Gazette Telegraph. In both she serves as a guide and supporter for organizations and individuals, helping them develop and run creative programs, and make stellar art. Susan will share some tips on how we can energize our fans, make new friends, and bring in new collaborators, while making it fun and easy!
(http://www.BeeVradenburgFoundation.org).
Umberto Crenca started AS220 in 1986 as its first director and continues in that role. AS220 is a place for youth and community to become involved in art, music, performance, writing, photography... Bert has woven a community together through creative experiences, residencies and very original programs, and created a unique “group engine” of creative expression and economic development. He will talk about how they do it.
(http://www.as220.org).
Rodney Wood is an artist, jeweler, creativity coach, and an art-community organizer. His work has taken him all over the country, and he is surely loved in the Pikes Peak Region for his passionate, compassionate, and straight shooting advocacy of creating a creative humanity. He will engage us in some activities in which we might leave our seats.
(http://www.rodneywood.com).
Dom Nozzi was a town planner for Gainesville FL and Boulder CO. He is
a national “Complete Streets” instructor, and an author of several books on urban planning. He will speak on the timeless tradition of making people (instead of cars) happy in public spaces. He will show some intriguing slides and talk about things like “road diets”.
(http://www.walkablestreets.com).
Art Goodtimes is a poet, activist, storyteller, consensus builder, past Telluride Arts Council director, and four-term San Miguel County (CO) commissioner. He doesn’t look like a miner or a rancher, but he works with them and gets a ton of stuff done. Art was recently named poet Laureate of Colorado's Western Slope. He engages through storytelling, and making different viewpoints understandable. Look forward to some poems and stories!
(http://telluridenews.com/norwood_post/front/?cal=norwoodpost )
MEETING 2: "Talking Gourd Circle: telling YOUR story"
Sunday morning 10AM to noon
Tentative location: Seven Minute Springs Amphitheater in Manitou
Facilitated by Art Goodtimes and John Weiss (Colorado Springs Independent).
SOCIAL GATHERINGS
Black Cat Books, 720 Manitou Avenue, is the official conference after hour gathering spot. Stop by for conversation and happy hour priced drinks.
Sunday 2:30 pm: Join Concrete Couch board member and aquatic wildlife specialist Pete Gallagher at The Fields Park, for a guided creek walk back to town. The mile and a half tour will end at Kinfolks pub.
Sunday 6 pm: BBQ pot luck at Steve and Laurie Wood’s home 211 Illinois Ave.
Collaborators:
Pikes Peak Library District
Pikes Peak Community College
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Colorado College
Futureself
Partners for Healthy Choices
Smokebrush Foundation
Imagination Celebration
COPPeR
Mountainside and Ute Pass Elementary Schools
Rocky Mountain Field Institute
The Business of Art Center
Supporters:
Bee Vradenburg Foundation
The Pikes Peak Community Foundation
The Fund for the Arts
Joseph Henry Edmondson Foundation
Catto Charitable Fund
The Quail Roost Foundation
Schwab Charitable Fund
The Pikes Peak Arts Council (mini grant program)
The Manitou Springs Arts Council
Manitou Springs School District 14
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
The Colorado Springs Independent
Bristol Brewing
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