GraceSpace -- a safe place for girls to create

via Cherokee Street News:

Beginning March 17, GRACESPACE will meet weekly at C.A.M.P. to gather a small group of neighborhood teenage and pre-teen neighborhood girls together with two co-teachers (Lyndsey Scott and Cayree Dobsch) and visiting mentors to celebrate feminine leadership, self-worth, creative expression, and healthy bodies.  Exploring a toolkit that includes dance, acroyoga, journaling, self portraits, and women’s history,  GRACESPACE connects young women to resources that  promote self-nurture and kindle intuition.  The culminating project will be a performance during the People’s Joy Parade!
Wednesdays, 4:30-6:30pm, from March 17-June 2
For 11-15 year old Girls
$25 for 12 weeks/ No One Turned Away for Lack of Funds – Barter Negotiable

Class applications are due March 8, and are available at Foam, The Cherokee Rec Center, The Marquette Rec Center, and Carpenter Branch Library.
For more information, to volunteer , or to make a donation, call Lyndsey Scott: 217.898.3777

Houses for Haiti benefit this Friday @ CAMP

This Friday, kindergarten and first grade students of the St. Louis Language Immersion School, in an effort to help the victims of the earthquake in Haiti, will sell over 300 handpainted house magnets and pins they have created to benefit victims of the earthquake in Haiti. All profits will go to Partners In Health.

The CAMP (Community Arts and Media Project) ...  has art, exercise, gardening, and bike programs for kids in the community.

When: 5-10 pm, this Friday, Feb 19th.
Where: CAMP, 3220A Cherokee Street
Why: to benefit both earthquake victims and to encourage some kids who are trying to make a difference

More info:
http://stlcamp. org

DIY Prints at the Finder's Hive at CAMP

From Cherokee Street News:

Calling all crafters, kids, and kids-at-heart: Stop by the Community Arts and Media Project during the Cherokee Street Print League Open House to preview the soon-coming “Finder’s Hive”!

The “Finder’s Hive” is an all-new treasure trove that will host UPCYCLE – a crafters’ post-consumer goods redistribution interface – as well hopes to host “Make Space” art programs including a Kids Street Art collective, knitting circle, and drawing nights. Come find out more, and how you can fit!

10:00 am - 4:00 pm December 5 — @ CAMP, 3022 Cherokee Street
Stroll into phase one of the "junk shop co-op" to peruse the stockpiled goodies and participate in FREE interactive printmaking activities. Experiment with DIY, low-fi printmaking techniques topped off with collage to custom create your own holiday gift cards and wrapping paper — perfect for packaging up your Print League goodies for under the tree! Tie a ribbon ’round it.

If you’re interested in volunteering to lead art activities or finding out more about the Hive, contact Lyndsey @ 217.898.3777!

VISIT —– upXChange.com —- for more info on the nuts & bolts of the redistribution process.