KIDSART to Join Forces with Miami HEAT Superstar Dwyane Wade and Art Studio Miami to Raise Funds for Local Youth Programs

THIS FRIDAY...DECEMBER 3RD...7:30-9:30PM!

Miami HEAT superstar Dwyane Wade and his charity, Wade’s World Foundation, today announced a collaborative endeavor with Art Studio Miami, a local nonprofit aimed at empowering young people through artistic expression. The initiative, tied to Art Basel Miami 2010, will raise funds for the youth art program, based in Miami’s Little Haiti, as well as other community-based arts programs like KIDSART.

“The positive impact that art can have on a young person’s life should never be underestimated,” Wade said. “I am proud to support Art Studio Miami, and help inspire the talented youth in Little Haiti.”

On November 20 and 21, Wade’s World Foundation sponsored 12 members of the youth community of Little Haiti, ranging from the ages of eight to 18 and participating in creative and educational “TEAM” activities during Art Studio’s “WE ARE” integration program. With the guidance of artist-mentors, the children had the opportunity to create their own personal work.

The event will culminate in a “Hope in Action” cocktail reception from 7:30-9:30 PM on Friday, December 3 at the W Hotel South Beach, where the artwork created by the youth participants of the Art Studio Miami will be displayed, and artists’ works will be auctioned off to raise funds for their programs. In addition, the works of the Art Studio Miami teaching artists, including those of Haitian decent, will accompany the student-featured show.

“We are thrilled that KIDSART will be a partnership program at Art Studio and uniting forces with Dwyane Wade and Wade’s World Foundation,” said Alexandra Rangel-Brody, founder and Creative Director of Artoconecto, KIDSART’s parent organization. KIDSART, through Art Studio Miami, will be one of the local arts programs for kids that will benefit from the event. “Mr. Wade is passionate about his commitment to the kids of Miami, and we hope to forge a strong relationship with him and his foundation to help build a better future for all of the children in our community.”

Event is Free and Open to the Public!

'W' Hotel South Beach

2201 Collins Ave.

Miami Beach

This Friday! Gala and Awards Ceremony!

Artoconecto is partnering this Friday in a benefit for all the children of Miami. Please help to keep the arts alive in our children's lives!

ARTOCONECTO CREATING NEW WEBSITE

WE ARE CURRENTLY REVIEWING AND REVISING ALL THE MATERIALS THAT HAVE BEEN ACCUMULATED OVER THE YEARS.

THE NEW WEBSITE IS SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 2010.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR NEED TO CONTACT US, PLEASE EMAIL: ARTOCONECTO@GMAIL.COM

Artoconecto...plug in

ARTOCONECTO AT THE FALL FOR THE ARTS FESTIVAL, SEPTEMBER 12TH, FROM 12-6

COME AND VISIT US AT OUR FANTASTIC BOOTH, WHERE WE WILL RAFFLE ORGANIC PRODUCTS FOR KIDS FROM HANNAH AND HER SCISSORS
www.hannahandherscissors.com


AND DELICIOUS CUPCAKES--FRESH ALL DAY LONG, FROM SWEETCAKES
www.sweetcakesedibles.com

KIDSART 2010 IN THE MIAMI HERALD

KIDSART 2010: INTERTIDAL LIFEFORMS by Colin Foord

Colin and Theo from the Biscayne Nature Center show the kids the road to Bear Cut

KIDSART 2010: THE RAINMAKER. The Kids and Karen Rifas

The kids with Karen Rifas and staff members of De La Cruz Collection. Please click on the icon to the right to enter KIDSART blog.

KIDSART 2010: HIDDEN IN THE WATER FOREST. The Kids and Onajídé Shabaka

Photo by: Alexandra Rangel-Brody
'Hidden in the Water Forest' artist Onajide Shabaka and the kids at the foot of their white canvas. Please click on the KIDSART icon to the right to see more photos and fun details about the workshop.

KIDSART 2010: THE GATOR. The Kids and John DeFaro

Photo credit: Fernando Ramos

John DeFaro tells the camera the real story behind The Gator. Also, Rosie, Kurt and Luke assemble different parts of this magnificent Florida reptile.

KIDSART 2010: THE POOL. The Kids and Alexandra Rangel

Photo credit: John DeFaro
PLEASE CLICK ON THE ICON TO THE RIGHT--FOR KIDSART UPDATES AND FUN PICTURES.


CONFIRMED ARTIST WORKSHOPS:
Alexandra Rangel: Video art--EXECUTED
John DeFaro: Sculpture-EXECUTED
Onajídé Shabaka--EXECUTED
Karen Rifas--EXECUTED
Morphologic Studios: SATURDAY AUGUST 21ST AT THE BISCAYNE NATURE CENTER

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED KIDSART 2010

DUE TO THE TREMENDOUS RESPONSE, REGISTRATION FOR KIDSART PROGRAM, Elements in Time and Nature--THE FREE ART PROGRAM IN MIAMI, IS CLOSED. THANK YOU TO ALL THE PARENTS AND CHILDREN--IT WILL BE LOADS OF FUN. We have 20 children participating this year. WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE NAMES OF PARTICIPATING ARTISTS AND CHILDREN SOON.

ANNOUNCING KIDSART 2010

­­FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Alexandra Rangel-Brody

artoconecto@gmail.com

786.246.2052

www.artoconecto.org

Artoconecto’s KIDSART returns this

summer with artistic environmental project.

Miami, June 11, 2010. Artoconecto, the dynamic Miami arts non-profit and 2009 Community Grant Grantee from the Miami-Dade County Dept. of Cultural Affairs for KIDSART, is returning this summer to host a series of workshops, where children between the ages of 7 to 13 will engage in the search for ‘Elements in Time and Nature’. This exciting and innovative program will explore a variety of environmental issues, using the arts as both a conduit, and a medium, for a deeper understanding. Each week, the children will be given an exploratory environmental theme, guided by a panel of arts professionals, culminating in a public exhibition of their work.

"We are very concerned about the many environmental challenges that children are going to encounter in their lifetime, with this program, we want them to understand the fragility of nature and the delicate connection that exists between humans and nature,” said Alexandra Rangel-Brody, Executive Director of Artoconecto. "We are working with organic, discarded and natural materials, as we aim to demonstrate to children that many of the common objects used by them daily were once made with biodegradable matter. All their experiences will be recorded on video and will be presented as video art.”

Artoconecto is actively looking to partner with local artists who have a related environmental theme that can be implemented and would like to share their time one Saturday morning. Any artist that wishes to participate can contact Artoconecto. The workshops will be followed by lunch provided by World Resource Cafe, which will allow the children to interact informally with the artists and each other.

KIDSART was created to expose as many schoolchildren as possible to the arts community of Miami, through Saturday morning studio visits and workshops presided over by working artists. The children will be exposed to the vibrant arts community of Miami, helping them to understand the important role that art can play in their daily lives. We will be working with artists across the spectrum, and the children will get to experience art in its most inspiring forms.

KIDSART will take place for four Saturday mornings from July 24th through August 14th, and culminate on September 11, 2010, when the participants will experience the Second Saturday Art Walk with a public exhibition of their creations. KIDSART will be open to children ages 7-13, who are at an age when it has been shown that the creative arts can have a great impact on their future learning skills and overall educational well-being.

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