Where are they now? Expressive Arts Institute Pamela Underwood
At the studio we are not approaching art to make a living but making art to live life fully with resilience. Pamela Underwood, MA is known for her artistic talents, her wonderful work with women in her Bodywriting Workshop and above all, for her determination. Her home and studio, located in the rugged mountains outside of Poway is artistic, beautiful and
Heart and Solstice
Our cultural calendar is replete with holidays and celebrations, there are days in remembrance of great people, great events, our ancestors, our religious beliefs. Though these holidays are recognized culturally, they refer to events in the service of human tradition and culture. Only four events in the calendar year are rooted to something truly phenomenological, beyond culture,
THIS isn’t over
For fans and attendees of the first three iterations of this: the improvised series, it was clear to everyone that the series is just hitting it's stride. If you haven't been: In the case of this, the audience acts as a vessel for the performance and more: as some kind of shaping influence for what will emerge. But no one
Spring Matures into Artful Activity
As spring slowly rolls into summer, the momentum of the bursting bud is subject to stagnation in the sudden, and this year early, heat. How do you keep things going around your studio as the long days approach? Many things bring me inspiration in the studio for sustaining my own work, as well the work of groups, individuals, or
Recovering The Artist 3: A Show about Art, Not Illness Opens May 2nd
May is Mental Health Month, and along with a time for celebration of the hard and successful work of recovery that continues daily, it is a time for art. A nine year tradition continues with the third Martha Pace Swift Recovering The Artist Show. This years show features work by many artists from the recovery community,
this: Live Performance Series at the Institute Examines the Paradigm of Audience as Co-creator
It's not always easy to describe an offering like Liam Clancy's this. Think of every performance you have been to lately, and of your role as an audience member. The show goes on. No matter how amazing the experience, there's a single channel for feedback. You applaud. It's the audible equivalent of a Facebook thumbs-up, and equally
Meeting ART: 15 Years of Expressive Arts Intro Courses Build a Continuing Legacy of Helping
For 15 years, the intro course has been a doorway to a new world of discovery at the Expressive Arts Institute: A world of creativity and beauty, and imagination, a place where art ceases to be a commodity for the few and becomes the helper of the many, and the birthright of all humans. Those men and
Lovers in the Free Fall: A Poetry Performance by Elizabeth McKim & Friends
Boston area poet Elizabeth McKim, is a woman at the very heart of poetry. Her gift for infectious language is rooted in the oral tradition, plain language woven into breathtaking imagery. Elizabeth’s poetry flows from the breath, the text transforming through repetition and meter, words spoken or sung. When McKim performs, with or without musical backing,
Random Valentines Mail Art, Graduate Presentations, March Introduction to Expressive Arts
Experience the Romance of Mail Art this First Friday with Random Valentine's Public mail art projects have a long history at the Expressive Arts Institute, with this year being the tenth anniversary of our first Random Valentines Show. Way back in 2006, when the North Park's original art crawl, Ray @ Night was in it's heyday, Donna