Category Archives: Saturday Clubs
Street Art Club Welcomes Special Guests
The street art club of the creative expressions program has hosted special guest artists, “Dope” and Alejandro the past two Saturday sessions in our practice space at the back of the Escuelita. In preparation of an upcoming large scale mural, … Continue reading
Becoming Sustainable Artists
The street art club has begun a collaborative effort with the moms of Creamos, a handmade jewelry company affiliated with Camino Seguro. The moms have begun expanding their business to also include retail object such as hand-sewn tee shirts and … Continue reading
Street Art Club Gets Collaborative
The saturday street art club, led by art teacher Sami Dardas, ended the year with a collaborative project. Always wanting to make their own pieces, the students were pushed to work together and learn how to mesh multiple types of … Continue reading
Art Against Violence
This year the dance club was invited to present at San Carlos University during their, ¨Art Against Violence¨festival. Shannon Moyle, the dance club teacher, along with 12 kids presented two dances in front of hundreds of college students. As we … Continue reading
Introduction to Photography Workshop
This June, a three class Saturday workshop was hosted by a Guatemalan volunteer in order to introduce and/or refresh returning students knowledge of photography. Class 1- Introduction to this years theme. Learn how to use and configure the camera. Class … Continue reading
Vision and Voices Workshop
Carlyn Wright-Eakes returned for four saturdays during the month of April to lead a self-reflection workshop using many different art based techniques, including grafitti. This workshop is part of a longer series that Carlyn has been leading in Chile, Nicaragua, … Continue reading
Hip Hop x Guate
Several graffiti students participated in a workshop led by the UN Human Rights Council about how to use hip hop culture and the four elements (breakdance, rap, graffiti, dj) to promote human rights in Guatemala. Take a look at the … Continue reading
FERIA DE VALORES 2011
On July 23, 2011 the Creative Expression program launched our first ever community arts fair in the park Nuevo Amanecer. Safe Passage music students preformed their own orginial songs with the guidance of our talented music team volunteers. The community … Continue reading
Photography Exhibit, 2010 pt 8
Photography by Monica Gonzalez Posadas, 2010
Photography Exhibit, 2010 pt 7
Photography by Adriana Abigail Morales, 2010
