Youth Poets Are Powerful
Amanda Gorman mesmerized our nation —article by Camila Sotela
Amanda Gorman mesmerized our nation —article by Camila Sotela
A heart-to-heart conversation with Catherine O’Neill Thorn, inviting a response from our supporters.
The poem “Badass” written and performed by AfA youth poet Ray Arterburn
One way for youth to exercise their power by having more choices, which is why we created…
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You can still hear our youth poets perform every First Friday on Instagram @afaphoenix
More than 80 Phoenix Rising creative writing kits have been delivered to schools and other agencies thanks to a generous grant from TGYS!
Hello, Creative Genius! Have a poem you’ve written from one of our prompts? You can share it with us right here!
Set a timer for three minutes and write without thinking or editing until the time is up! Here’s a prompt to help you get started…
Join us every First Friday in the ArtsDistrict on Santa Fe for a youth performance at Denver Art Society at 734 Santa Fe Dr. at 7 pm.
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Much more than a public performance, youth gather at Art from Ashes at 4.30 for a FREE one-hour Phoenix Rising writing workshop, followed at 5.30 by a FREE one-hour performance workshop.
AfA facilitators and local artists/performers guide the youth through poetry writing prompts and spoken word presentations to prepare them for public performance.
The Phoenix Rising process is designed to allow participants to recognize their inherent creative power and how perception affects our identity and our reality. Art from Ashes uses the latest research in left-brain/right-brain functioning and the role of creativity in transformation to encourage participants to access the creative subconscious and the power available through artistic expression.
:: Wednesdays from 6 to 7.30 pm, April 29–June 3 with Catherine O’Neill Thorn
$175 payment due by April 22 :: check, cash or pay online with PayPal
(You don’t need a PayPal account; just select “Pay with a debit or credit card” on the PayPal page.)
Join Art from Ashes facilitators, other youth from the community, and guest poets for a FREE two-hour poetry and spoken word workshop every Tuesday at Art from Ashes on Inca between 8th and 9th.
Every Tuesday from 4.30 – 6.30; open to all youth ages 12-24.
We’ll provide the writing materials, art supplies, pizza and snacks! You provide the creative genius!
Email us if you’d like to let us know you’re coming, and if you want to be sure you get some food! 😀
(or just show up — we promise to feed you)
Post-screening, there will be a TalkBack (Panel discussion) in the “TalkBack Cafe” just across the street from the Boulder Theater on the Pearl Street Mall. The TalkBack is open to anyone who wishes to find out more about the film and our work with youth, and will feature Jimmy Santiago Baca, Art from Ashes Executive Director Catherine O’Neill Thorn, and Art from Ashes youth poet Prinjastin Sykes.
Get tattooed for a cause on Feb 7! All proceeds from the All Sacred Foundation fundraiser are donated to 4 amazing organizations: Art from Ashes, Art of War, Phoenix Multisport and Planned Pethood International.
Between the hours of 5 and 11 pm, there will be DJ’s; youth performances and writing/art prompts by Art from Ashes; prints and shirts for sale; and donation based massage! Drop in and hang out with us, have a good time, and learn about All Sacred Foundation and the organizations they support.
(check out the All Sacred Foundation Facebook page to book a specific tattoo artist or just drop in!
Join Art from Ashes facilitators, other youth from the community, and guest poets for a FREE poetry and spoken word workshop at Art from Ashes on Inca between 8th and 9th.
Every Wednesday from 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
While this wordshop is geared toward middle school age youth, all young people between the age of 12 and 24 are welcome.
We’ll provide the writing materials, art supplies, food and drinks! You provide the creative genius!
Email us using the form below if you’d like to let us know you’re coming or want more information…and if you want to be sure you get some food!
(or just show up — we promise to feed you)
Join us for a 60-minute ALL levels vinyasa yoga class led by Courtney Chandler, followed by a 30-minute poetry workshop, with writing prompts focusing on creative empowerment.
Requested donation is $20, which will go straight toward funding Art from Ashes youth programs!
This blissful vinyasa class/workshop focuses on creating harmony in the body, mind, and spirit, to explore and encourage inner creativity and self-expression. You will pair breath to movement as you flow mindfully for a 60-minute all-levels vinyasa. A 30-minute poetry workshop will be facilitated immediately following the yoga asana, allowing opportunity for a deeper exploration of self-expression to unfold. This class will have you moving, breathing, writing, and creating a personally meaningful artistic expression! Don’t miss it!