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SUMMARY:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration
DESCRIPTION:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration\nJanuary 22-May 21\, 2022\nChristine Wong Yap\, Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration. Digital design. Courtesy of the artist. \nImage description: A digital artwork with a background of light blue at the top\, fading to light pink at the bottom\, and with calligraphy-style text in blue\, purple and pink that reads: “Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration”. \nAbout the exhibition\nCreative Attention: Art and Community Restoration will feature the work of 18 artists from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. The exhibition will showcase alternatives to our chaotic world of stress and anxiety\, through practices of mending\, healing\, restoration\, belonging\, sustainability\, and resiliency. \nSome of the work that will be included in the exhibition looks inward—addressing past personal struggles with illness\, addiction\, and loss. Other artists turn their attention outward to connect with those who are suffering and to find solidarity in our shared adversity. Universally\, what begins in the studio alters the life of the artist\, who in turn brings that change to the world. \nArtists in the exhibition will include: Johnna Arnold\, Lynn Beldner\, Wes Bruce\, Caledonia Curry (SWOON)\, Paz de la Calzada\, Angela Hennessy\, Alexander Hernandez\, Jeremiah Jenkins\, Corita Kent\, Tucker Nichols\, Marcel Pardo Ariza\, Maria Paz\, Jessi Rado\, Leah Rosenberg\, Lisa Solomon\, Esther Traugot\, Christine Wong Yap and Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle. \nThe exhibition will feature several site-specific installations\, including: a wall painting by Paz de la Calzada featuring plants collected in nearby City of Palo Alto Community Gardens; a site-specific collection of Flowers for Sick People\, a multimedia art and health project by Tucker Nichols; an immersive installation by Wes Bruce exploring the meditative and healing properties of water; and Expanding Space Project\, a project that combines meditation\, photography\, and social practice by Johnna Arnold. \nThe Creative Attention exhibition is part of a larger initiative that includes artist residencies\, community art therapy workshops\, and wellness programs. Christine Wong Yap will engage local teens and seniors in a residency project focused on places of belonging in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto\, resulting in a site-specific Belonging Map that will be installed in the galleries beginning in March. Marcel Pardo Ariza will work in residence with the Avenidas Senior Center’s Rainbow Collective\, hosting a series of workshops celebrating intergenerational LGBTQ+ personal stories. Art therapist Anh Tran will work in collaboration with community partners Dreamcatchers\, Stevenson House\, and Palo Alto Housing on a series of free art therapy workshops. Free wellness programs will also be presented during the run of the exhibition. \nSpecial events\nIn conjunction with the exhibition\, the Art Center will provide in-person and online programs: \nFriday Night at the Art Center opening reception—Friday\, January 28\, 2022\, 6-8 p.m.\, FREE\nJoin us at the Art Center for a special celebration of Creative Attention. This event will feature exhibition walkthroughs\, a chance to hear from exhibiting artists\, hands-on art activities\, and a specialty cocktail and cash bar provided by the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation. \nCreative Attention Virtual Artist Residency Conversation with Christine Wong Yap and Marcel Pardo Ariza—Friday\, March 4\, 2022\, Zoom\nJoin our Creative Attention artist residents for a virtual presentation about their work and their residencies in conjunction with the project. \nCommunity Day Celebration—Sunday\, April 10\, 2022\, noon-4 p.m.\, FREE\nThis Community Day Celebration will feature hands-on art activities\, a sound bathing activity with Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle\, and a special drag queen performance led by Grace Towers. Bring your worn clothing and repair it in a special workshop with The Mending Collective\, a collective of artists who wish to create a space for people to come together to learn and practice visual mending techniques. \nAcknowledgments\n\nThanks to the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services\, the Creative Attention exhibition will continue accessibility components initiated by The Art of Disability Culture exhibition\, including audio descriptions and Braille labels. Social narratives will also be provided and available online for visitors with autism. \n\nCreative Attention was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This project is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities\, visit www.arts.gov.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/creative-attention-art-and-community-restoration/2022-03-01/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
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SUMMARY:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration
DESCRIPTION:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration\nJanuary 22-May 21\, 2022\nChristine Wong Yap\, Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration. Digital design. Courtesy of the artist. \nImage description: A digital artwork with a background of light blue at the top\, fading to light pink at the bottom\, and with calligraphy-style text in blue\, purple and pink that reads: “Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration”. \nAbout the exhibition\nCreative Attention: Art and Community Restoration will feature the work of 18 artists from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. The exhibition will showcase alternatives to our chaotic world of stress and anxiety\, through practices of mending\, healing\, restoration\, belonging\, sustainability\, and resiliency. \nSome of the work that will be included in the exhibition looks inward—addressing past personal struggles with illness\, addiction\, and loss. Other artists turn their attention outward to connect with those who are suffering and to find solidarity in our shared adversity. Universally\, what begins in the studio alters the life of the artist\, who in turn brings that change to the world. \nArtists in the exhibition will include: Johnna Arnold\, Lynn Beldner\, Wes Bruce\, Caledonia Curry (SWOON)\, Paz de la Calzada\, Angela Hennessy\, Alexander Hernandez\, Jeremiah Jenkins\, Corita Kent\, Tucker Nichols\, Marcel Pardo Ariza\, Maria Paz\, Jessi Rado\, Leah Rosenberg\, Lisa Solomon\, Esther Traugot\, Christine Wong Yap and Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle. \nThe exhibition will feature several site-specific installations\, including: a wall painting by Paz de la Calzada featuring plants collected in nearby City of Palo Alto Community Gardens; a site-specific collection of Flowers for Sick People\, a multimedia art and health project by Tucker Nichols; an immersive installation by Wes Bruce exploring the meditative and healing properties of water; and Expanding Space Project\, a project that combines meditation\, photography\, and social practice by Johnna Arnold. \nThe Creative Attention exhibition is part of a larger initiative that includes artist residencies\, community art therapy workshops\, and wellness programs. Christine Wong Yap will engage local teens and seniors in a residency project focused on places of belonging in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto\, resulting in a site-specific Belonging Map that will be installed in the galleries beginning in March. Marcel Pardo Ariza will work in residence with the Avenidas Senior Center’s Rainbow Collective\, hosting a series of workshops celebrating intergenerational LGBTQ+ personal stories. Art therapist Anh Tran will work in collaboration with community partners Dreamcatchers\, Stevenson House\, and Palo Alto Housing on a series of free art therapy workshops. Free wellness programs will also be presented during the run of the exhibition. \nSpecial events\nIn conjunction with the exhibition\, the Art Center will provide in-person and online programs: \nFriday Night at the Art Center opening reception—Friday\, January 28\, 2022\, 6-8 p.m.\, FREE\nJoin us at the Art Center for a special celebration of Creative Attention. This event will feature exhibition walkthroughs\, a chance to hear from exhibiting artists\, hands-on art activities\, and a specialty cocktail and cash bar provided by the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation. \nCreative Attention Virtual Artist Residency Conversation with Christine Wong Yap and Marcel Pardo Ariza—Friday\, March 4\, 2022\, Zoom\nJoin our Creative Attention artist residents for a virtual presentation about their work and their residencies in conjunction with the project. \nCommunity Day Celebration—Sunday\, April 10\, 2022\, noon-4 p.m.\, FREE\nThis Community Day Celebration will feature hands-on art activities\, a sound bathing activity with Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle\, and a special drag queen performance led by Grace Towers. Bring your worn clothing and repair it in a special workshop with The Mending Collective\, a collective of artists who wish to create a space for people to come together to learn and practice visual mending techniques. \nAcknowledgments\n\nThanks to the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services\, the Creative Attention exhibition will continue accessibility components initiated by The Art of Disability Culture exhibition\, including audio descriptions and Braille labels. Social narratives will also be provided and available online for visitors with autism. \n\nCreative Attention was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This project is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities\, visit www.arts.gov.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/creative-attention-art-and-community-restoration/2022-03-02/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
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SUMMARY:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration
DESCRIPTION:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration\nJanuary 22-May 21\, 2022\nChristine Wong Yap\, Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration. Digital design. Courtesy of the artist. \nImage description: A digital artwork with a background of light blue at the top\, fading to light pink at the bottom\, and with calligraphy-style text in blue\, purple and pink that reads: “Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration”. \nAbout the exhibition\nCreative Attention: Art and Community Restoration will feature the work of 18 artists from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. The exhibition will showcase alternatives to our chaotic world of stress and anxiety\, through practices of mending\, healing\, restoration\, belonging\, sustainability\, and resiliency. \nSome of the work that will be included in the exhibition looks inward—addressing past personal struggles with illness\, addiction\, and loss. Other artists turn their attention outward to connect with those who are suffering and to find solidarity in our shared adversity. Universally\, what begins in the studio alters the life of the artist\, who in turn brings that change to the world. \nArtists in the exhibition will include: Johnna Arnold\, Lynn Beldner\, Wes Bruce\, Caledonia Curry (SWOON)\, Paz de la Calzada\, Angela Hennessy\, Alexander Hernandez\, Jeremiah Jenkins\, Corita Kent\, Tucker Nichols\, Marcel Pardo Ariza\, Maria Paz\, Jessi Rado\, Leah Rosenberg\, Lisa Solomon\, Esther Traugot\, Christine Wong Yap and Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle. \nThe exhibition will feature several site-specific installations\, including: a wall painting by Paz de la Calzada featuring plants collected in nearby City of Palo Alto Community Gardens; a site-specific collection of Flowers for Sick People\, a multimedia art and health project by Tucker Nichols; an immersive installation by Wes Bruce exploring the meditative and healing properties of water; and Expanding Space Project\, a project that combines meditation\, photography\, and social practice by Johnna Arnold. \nThe Creative Attention exhibition is part of a larger initiative that includes artist residencies\, community art therapy workshops\, and wellness programs. Christine Wong Yap will engage local teens and seniors in a residency project focused on places of belonging in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto\, resulting in a site-specific Belonging Map that will be installed in the galleries beginning in March. Marcel Pardo Ariza will work in residence with the Avenidas Senior Center’s Rainbow Collective\, hosting a series of workshops celebrating intergenerational LGBTQ+ personal stories. Art therapist Anh Tran will work in collaboration with community partners Dreamcatchers\, Stevenson House\, and Palo Alto Housing on a series of free art therapy workshops. Free wellness programs will also be presented during the run of the exhibition. \nSpecial events\nIn conjunction with the exhibition\, the Art Center will provide in-person and online programs: \nFriday Night at the Art Center opening reception—Friday\, January 28\, 2022\, 6-8 p.m.\, FREE\nJoin us at the Art Center for a special celebration of Creative Attention. This event will feature exhibition walkthroughs\, a chance to hear from exhibiting artists\, hands-on art activities\, and a specialty cocktail and cash bar provided by the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation. \nCreative Attention Virtual Artist Residency Conversation with Christine Wong Yap and Marcel Pardo Ariza—Friday\, March 4\, 2022\, Zoom\nJoin our Creative Attention artist residents for a virtual presentation about their work and their residencies in conjunction with the project. \nCommunity Day Celebration—Sunday\, April 10\, 2022\, noon-4 p.m.\, FREE\nThis Community Day Celebration will feature hands-on art activities\, a sound bathing activity with Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle\, and a special drag queen performance led by Grace Towers. Bring your worn clothing and repair it in a special workshop with The Mending Collective\, a collective of artists who wish to create a space for people to come together to learn and practice visual mending techniques. \nAcknowledgments\n\nThanks to the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services\, the Creative Attention exhibition will continue accessibility components initiated by The Art of Disability Culture exhibition\, including audio descriptions and Braille labels. Social narratives will also be provided and available online for visitors with autism. \n\nCreative Attention was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This project is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities\, visit www.arts.gov.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/creative-attention-art-and-community-restoration/2022-03-03/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
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SUMMARY:Virtual Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Join the Palo Alto Art Center for weekly virtual meditations with stress management consultant Julie Forbes\, Ph.D. on Thursdays at noon\, January 27-June 30. This series is presented in conjunction with Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration. \nOur series will kick off on January 27 with Breathing for Well-being. Sessions will continue with Mindfulness Meditation the first Thursday of each month; Mindful Body Scan Meditation the second Thursday of each month; Loving Kindness Meditation the third Thursday of each month; Guided Visualization Meditation fourth Thursday of each month; and Mindful Progressive Muscle Relaxation the fifth Thursday of the month. \nRegister here \nJulie Forbes\, Ph.D. is an educator\, consultant and facilitator offering stress reduction and mindfulness to corporate and community organizations\, groups\, and individuals.  She is currently teaching mindfulness-based stress reduction programs at variety of locations including Palo Alto Medical Foundation\, Kaiser Permanente\, and Avenidas.  Julie has worked in the computer industry since 1982 and received a doctorate in psychology in 1999. \nLink to Julie Forbes’ Guided Practices: www.julieforbes.com/guidedpractices.htm \n  \nClass Description \nJanuary 27th (Kickoff): Breathing for well-being \nLearn several diaphragmatic breathing practices that will bring your body and mind out of stress reactivity and back toward balance.  This hour will discuss automatic stress reactivity\, recognizing symptoms that manifest when you are stressed\, and how you can use the breath to counter the stress response. \n  \n1st week of each month: Mindfulness Meditation\nEngage in Mindfulness meditation to bring and maintain your awareness in the present moment.  Practicing mindfulness will help you use your senses to calm an agitated mind and gain insight into your reactivity. This hour includes guided Mindfulness meditation\, plus discussion or Q&A. \n  \n2nd week of each month: Mindful Body Scan Meditation \nEngage in a Mindful Body Scan meditation using your body as the primary object to bring and maintain your awareness in the present moment. Paying attention to your direct experience will help you cultivate greater stillness in your body and mind. This hour includes guided Mindful Body Scan meditation\, plus discussion or Q&A. \n  \n3rd week of each month: Loving Kindness Meditation \nEngage in a Loving Kindness meditation to bring intentions of kindness and goodwill to yourself and extend those intentions to others.  This hour includes guided Loving Kindness meditation\, plus discussion or Q&A. \n  \n4th week of each month: Guided Visualization Meditation \nEngage in a Guided Visualization meditation to use the power of your own mind to promote relaxation.  This hour includes Guided Visualization meditation\, plus discussion or Q&A. \n  \n5th week of the month: Mindful Progressive Muscle Relaxation \nEngage in a Mindful Progressive Muscle Relaxation practice to recognize and actively release tension in your body\, bringing your body and mind into a state of greater ease.  This hour includes guided Mindful Progressive Muscle Relaxation practice\, plus discussion or Q&A.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/virtual-meditation/2022-03-03/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Public Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220304T100000
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SUMMARY:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration
DESCRIPTION:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration\nJanuary 22-May 21\, 2022\nChristine Wong Yap\, Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration. Digital design. Courtesy of the artist. \nImage description: A digital artwork with a background of light blue at the top\, fading to light pink at the bottom\, and with calligraphy-style text in blue\, purple and pink that reads: “Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration”. \nAbout the exhibition\nCreative Attention: Art and Community Restoration will feature the work of 18 artists from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. The exhibition will showcase alternatives to our chaotic world of stress and anxiety\, through practices of mending\, healing\, restoration\, belonging\, sustainability\, and resiliency. \nSome of the work that will be included in the exhibition looks inward—addressing past personal struggles with illness\, addiction\, and loss. Other artists turn their attention outward to connect with those who are suffering and to find solidarity in our shared adversity. Universally\, what begins in the studio alters the life of the artist\, who in turn brings that change to the world. \nArtists in the exhibition will include: Johnna Arnold\, Lynn Beldner\, Wes Bruce\, Caledonia Curry (SWOON)\, Paz de la Calzada\, Angela Hennessy\, Alexander Hernandez\, Jeremiah Jenkins\, Corita Kent\, Tucker Nichols\, Marcel Pardo Ariza\, Maria Paz\, Jessi Rado\, Leah Rosenberg\, Lisa Solomon\, Esther Traugot\, Christine Wong Yap and Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle. \nThe exhibition will feature several site-specific installations\, including: a wall painting by Paz de la Calzada featuring plants collected in nearby City of Palo Alto Community Gardens; a site-specific collection of Flowers for Sick People\, a multimedia art and health project by Tucker Nichols; an immersive installation by Wes Bruce exploring the meditative and healing properties of water; and Expanding Space Project\, a project that combines meditation\, photography\, and social practice by Johnna Arnold. \nThe Creative Attention exhibition is part of a larger initiative that includes artist residencies\, community art therapy workshops\, and wellness programs. Christine Wong Yap will engage local teens and seniors in a residency project focused on places of belonging in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto\, resulting in a site-specific Belonging Map that will be installed in the galleries beginning in March. Marcel Pardo Ariza will work in residence with the Avenidas Senior Center’s Rainbow Collective\, hosting a series of workshops celebrating intergenerational LGBTQ+ personal stories. Art therapist Anh Tran will work in collaboration with community partners Dreamcatchers\, Stevenson House\, and Palo Alto Housing on a series of free art therapy workshops. Free wellness programs will also be presented during the run of the exhibition. \nSpecial events\nIn conjunction with the exhibition\, the Art Center will provide in-person and online programs: \nFriday Night at the Art Center opening reception—Friday\, January 28\, 2022\, 6-8 p.m.\, FREE\nJoin us at the Art Center for a special celebration of Creative Attention. This event will feature exhibition walkthroughs\, a chance to hear from exhibiting artists\, hands-on art activities\, and a specialty cocktail and cash bar provided by the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation. \nCreative Attention Virtual Artist Residency Conversation with Christine Wong Yap and Marcel Pardo Ariza—Friday\, March 4\, 2022\, Zoom\nJoin our Creative Attention artist residents for a virtual presentation about their work and their residencies in conjunction with the project. \nCommunity Day Celebration—Sunday\, April 10\, 2022\, noon-4 p.m.\, FREE\nThis Community Day Celebration will feature hands-on art activities\, a sound bathing activity with Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle\, and a special drag queen performance led by Grace Towers. Bring your worn clothing and repair it in a special workshop with The Mending Collective\, a collective of artists who wish to create a space for people to come together to learn and practice visual mending techniques. \nAcknowledgments\n\nThanks to the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services\, the Creative Attention exhibition will continue accessibility components initiated by The Art of Disability Culture exhibition\, including audio descriptions and Braille labels. Social narratives will also be provided and available online for visitors with autism. \n\nCreative Attention was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This project is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities\, visit www.arts.gov.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/creative-attention-art-and-community-restoration/2022-03-04/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220304T170000
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SUMMARY:Creative Attention Artist Residency Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Creative Attention Artist Residency Conversation with Christine Wong Yap and Marcel Pardo Ariza\n\nCreative Attention Artist Residency Conversation with Christine Wong Yap and Marcel Pardo Ariza\nJoin our Creative Attention artist residents for a virtual presentation about their work and their residencies in conjunction with Creative Attention.\nMarcel Pardo Ariza (b. 1991\, Bogotá\, Colombia) is a trans visual artist and curator that explores the relationship of representation\, kinship and queerness through constructed photographs\, color sets and installations. Their practices celebrate the so-called erroneous\, navigate intergenerational connection\, and question arbitrary paradigms while pushing against the boundaries of photography. Their work has recently been exhibited at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art; Richmond Art Museum; San Francisco Arts Commission Galleries; Yerba Buena Center for the Arts; Palm Springs Art Museum; and the Institute of Contemporary Art San José. Ariza is a former member of the Curatorial Council at Southern Exposure\, a co-founder of Art Handlxrs\, and a studio member at Minnesota Street Project.\nChristine Wong Yap (she/they) is a visual artist and social practitioner working in community engagement\, drawing\, printmaking\, publishing\, and public art. She partners with organizations to conduct participatory research projects to explore dimensions of psychological wellbeing such as belonging\, resilience\, interdependence\, and collaboration. She has participated in over a dozen residencies and studio programs. She is based in the San Francisco Bay Area\, after a decade of living in New York City.\nPictured above left to right\nArtist photo of Christine Wong Yap by Andria Lo\, Courtesy of Avant Arte. Artist photo of Marcel Pardo Ariza at left by Alex Nicholson.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/creative-attention-artist-residency-conversation/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Public Events
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SUMMARY:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration
DESCRIPTION:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration\nJanuary 22-May 21\, 2022\nChristine Wong Yap\, Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration. Digital design. Courtesy of the artist. \nImage description: A digital artwork with a background of light blue at the top\, fading to light pink at the bottom\, and with calligraphy-style text in blue\, purple and pink that reads: “Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration”. \nAbout the exhibition\nCreative Attention: Art and Community Restoration will feature the work of 18 artists from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. The exhibition will showcase alternatives to our chaotic world of stress and anxiety\, through practices of mending\, healing\, restoration\, belonging\, sustainability\, and resiliency. \nSome of the work that will be included in the exhibition looks inward—addressing past personal struggles with illness\, addiction\, and loss. Other artists turn their attention outward to connect with those who are suffering and to find solidarity in our shared adversity. Universally\, what begins in the studio alters the life of the artist\, who in turn brings that change to the world. \nArtists in the exhibition will include: Johnna Arnold\, Lynn Beldner\, Wes Bruce\, Caledonia Curry (SWOON)\, Paz de la Calzada\, Angela Hennessy\, Alexander Hernandez\, Jeremiah Jenkins\, Corita Kent\, Tucker Nichols\, Marcel Pardo Ariza\, Maria Paz\, Jessi Rado\, Leah Rosenberg\, Lisa Solomon\, Esther Traugot\, Christine Wong Yap and Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle. \nThe exhibition will feature several site-specific installations\, including: a wall painting by Paz de la Calzada featuring plants collected in nearby City of Palo Alto Community Gardens; a site-specific collection of Flowers for Sick People\, a multimedia art and health project by Tucker Nichols; an immersive installation by Wes Bruce exploring the meditative and healing properties of water; and Expanding Space Project\, a project that combines meditation\, photography\, and social practice by Johnna Arnold. \nThe Creative Attention exhibition is part of a larger initiative that includes artist residencies\, community art therapy workshops\, and wellness programs. Christine Wong Yap will engage local teens and seniors in a residency project focused on places of belonging in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto\, resulting in a site-specific Belonging Map that will be installed in the galleries beginning in March. Marcel Pardo Ariza will work in residence with the Avenidas Senior Center’s Rainbow Collective\, hosting a series of workshops celebrating intergenerational LGBTQ+ personal stories. Art therapist Anh Tran will work in collaboration with community partners Dreamcatchers\, Stevenson House\, and Palo Alto Housing on a series of free art therapy workshops. Free wellness programs will also be presented during the run of the exhibition. \nSpecial events\nIn conjunction with the exhibition\, the Art Center will provide in-person and online programs: \nFriday Night at the Art Center opening reception—Friday\, January 28\, 2022\, 6-8 p.m.\, FREE\nJoin us at the Art Center for a special celebration of Creative Attention. This event will feature exhibition walkthroughs\, a chance to hear from exhibiting artists\, hands-on art activities\, and a specialty cocktail and cash bar provided by the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation. \nCreative Attention Virtual Artist Residency Conversation with Christine Wong Yap and Marcel Pardo Ariza—Friday\, March 4\, 2022\, Zoom\nJoin our Creative Attention artist residents for a virtual presentation about their work and their residencies in conjunction with the project. \nCommunity Day Celebration—Sunday\, April 10\, 2022\, noon-4 p.m.\, FREE\nThis Community Day Celebration will feature hands-on art activities\, a sound bathing activity with Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle\, and a special drag queen performance led by Grace Towers. Bring your worn clothing and repair it in a special workshop with The Mending Collective\, a collective of artists who wish to create a space for people to come together to learn and practice visual mending techniques. \nAcknowledgments\n\nThanks to the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services\, the Creative Attention exhibition will continue accessibility components initiated by The Art of Disability Culture exhibition\, including audio descriptions and Braille labels. Social narratives will also be provided and available online for visitors with autism. \n\nCreative Attention was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This project is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities\, visit www.arts.gov.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/creative-attention-art-and-community-restoration/2022-03-05/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220308T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220308T170000
DTSTAMP:20260601T031002
CREATED:20220110T203532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T001125Z
UID:10000407-1646733600-1646758800@paacf.org
SUMMARY:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration
DESCRIPTION:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration\nJanuary 22-May 21\, 2022\nChristine Wong Yap\, Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration. Digital design. Courtesy of the artist. \nImage description: A digital artwork with a background of light blue at the top\, fading to light pink at the bottom\, and with calligraphy-style text in blue\, purple and pink that reads: “Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration”. \nAbout the exhibition\nCreative Attention: Art and Community Restoration will feature the work of 18 artists from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. The exhibition will showcase alternatives to our chaotic world of stress and anxiety\, through practices of mending\, healing\, restoration\, belonging\, sustainability\, and resiliency. \nSome of the work that will be included in the exhibition looks inward—addressing past personal struggles with illness\, addiction\, and loss. Other artists turn their attention outward to connect with those who are suffering and to find solidarity in our shared adversity. Universally\, what begins in the studio alters the life of the artist\, who in turn brings that change to the world. \nArtists in the exhibition will include: Johnna Arnold\, Lynn Beldner\, Wes Bruce\, Caledonia Curry (SWOON)\, Paz de la Calzada\, Angela Hennessy\, Alexander Hernandez\, Jeremiah Jenkins\, Corita Kent\, Tucker Nichols\, Marcel Pardo Ariza\, Maria Paz\, Jessi Rado\, Leah Rosenberg\, Lisa Solomon\, Esther Traugot\, Christine Wong Yap and Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle. \nThe exhibition will feature several site-specific installations\, including: a wall painting by Paz de la Calzada featuring plants collected in nearby City of Palo Alto Community Gardens; a site-specific collection of Flowers for Sick People\, a multimedia art and health project by Tucker Nichols; an immersive installation by Wes Bruce exploring the meditative and healing properties of water; and Expanding Space Project\, a project that combines meditation\, photography\, and social practice by Johnna Arnold. \nThe Creative Attention exhibition is part of a larger initiative that includes artist residencies\, community art therapy workshops\, and wellness programs. Christine Wong Yap will engage local teens and seniors in a residency project focused on places of belonging in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto\, resulting in a site-specific Belonging Map that will be installed in the galleries beginning in March. Marcel Pardo Ariza will work in residence with the Avenidas Senior Center’s Rainbow Collective\, hosting a series of workshops celebrating intergenerational LGBTQ+ personal stories. Art therapist Anh Tran will work in collaboration with community partners Dreamcatchers\, Stevenson House\, and Palo Alto Housing on a series of free art therapy workshops. Free wellness programs will also be presented during the run of the exhibition. \nSpecial events\nIn conjunction with the exhibition\, the Art Center will provide in-person and online programs: \nFriday Night at the Art Center opening reception—Friday\, January 28\, 2022\, 6-8 p.m.\, FREE\nJoin us at the Art Center for a special celebration of Creative Attention. This event will feature exhibition walkthroughs\, a chance to hear from exhibiting artists\, hands-on art activities\, and a specialty cocktail and cash bar provided by the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation. \nCreative Attention Virtual Artist Residency Conversation with Christine Wong Yap and Marcel Pardo Ariza—Friday\, March 4\, 2022\, Zoom\nJoin our Creative Attention artist residents for a virtual presentation about their work and their residencies in conjunction with the project. \nCommunity Day Celebration—Sunday\, April 10\, 2022\, noon-4 p.m.\, FREE\nThis Community Day Celebration will feature hands-on art activities\, a sound bathing activity with Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle\, and a special drag queen performance led by Grace Towers. Bring your worn clothing and repair it in a special workshop with The Mending Collective\, a collective of artists who wish to create a space for people to come together to learn and practice visual mending techniques. \nAcknowledgments\n\nThanks to the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services\, the Creative Attention exhibition will continue accessibility components initiated by The Art of Disability Culture exhibition\, including audio descriptions and Braille labels. Social narratives will also be provided and available online for visitors with autism. \n\nCreative Attention was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This project is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities\, visit www.arts.gov.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/creative-attention-art-and-community-restoration/2022-03-08/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220309T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220309T170000
DTSTAMP:20260601T031002
CREATED:20220110T203532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T001125Z
UID:10000408-1646820000-1646845200@paacf.org
SUMMARY:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration
DESCRIPTION:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration\nJanuary 22-May 21\, 2022\nChristine Wong Yap\, Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration. Digital design. Courtesy of the artist. \nImage description: A digital artwork with a background of light blue at the top\, fading to light pink at the bottom\, and with calligraphy-style text in blue\, purple and pink that reads: “Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration”. \nAbout the exhibition\nCreative Attention: Art and Community Restoration will feature the work of 18 artists from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. The exhibition will showcase alternatives to our chaotic world of stress and anxiety\, through practices of mending\, healing\, restoration\, belonging\, sustainability\, and resiliency. \nSome of the work that will be included in the exhibition looks inward—addressing past personal struggles with illness\, addiction\, and loss. Other artists turn their attention outward to connect with those who are suffering and to find solidarity in our shared adversity. Universally\, what begins in the studio alters the life of the artist\, who in turn brings that change to the world. \nArtists in the exhibition will include: Johnna Arnold\, Lynn Beldner\, Wes Bruce\, Caledonia Curry (SWOON)\, Paz de la Calzada\, Angela Hennessy\, Alexander Hernandez\, Jeremiah Jenkins\, Corita Kent\, Tucker Nichols\, Marcel Pardo Ariza\, Maria Paz\, Jessi Rado\, Leah Rosenberg\, Lisa Solomon\, Esther Traugot\, Christine Wong Yap and Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle. \nThe exhibition will feature several site-specific installations\, including: a wall painting by Paz de la Calzada featuring plants collected in nearby City of Palo Alto Community Gardens; a site-specific collection of Flowers for Sick People\, a multimedia art and health project by Tucker Nichols; an immersive installation by Wes Bruce exploring the meditative and healing properties of water; and Expanding Space Project\, a project that combines meditation\, photography\, and social practice by Johnna Arnold. \nThe Creative Attention exhibition is part of a larger initiative that includes artist residencies\, community art therapy workshops\, and wellness programs. Christine Wong Yap will engage local teens and seniors in a residency project focused on places of belonging in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto\, resulting in a site-specific Belonging Map that will be installed in the galleries beginning in March. Marcel Pardo Ariza will work in residence with the Avenidas Senior Center’s Rainbow Collective\, hosting a series of workshops celebrating intergenerational LGBTQ+ personal stories. Art therapist Anh Tran will work in collaboration with community partners Dreamcatchers\, Stevenson House\, and Palo Alto Housing on a series of free art therapy workshops. Free wellness programs will also be presented during the run of the exhibition. \nSpecial events\nIn conjunction with the exhibition\, the Art Center will provide in-person and online programs: \nFriday Night at the Art Center opening reception—Friday\, January 28\, 2022\, 6-8 p.m.\, FREE\nJoin us at the Art Center for a special celebration of Creative Attention. This event will feature exhibition walkthroughs\, a chance to hear from exhibiting artists\, hands-on art activities\, and a specialty cocktail and cash bar provided by the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation. \nCreative Attention Virtual Artist Residency Conversation with Christine Wong Yap and Marcel Pardo Ariza—Friday\, March 4\, 2022\, Zoom\nJoin our Creative Attention artist residents for a virtual presentation about their work and their residencies in conjunction with the project. \nCommunity Day Celebration—Sunday\, April 10\, 2022\, noon-4 p.m.\, FREE\nThis Community Day Celebration will feature hands-on art activities\, a sound bathing activity with Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle\, and a special drag queen performance led by Grace Towers. Bring your worn clothing and repair it in a special workshop with The Mending Collective\, a collective of artists who wish to create a space for people to come together to learn and practice visual mending techniques. \nAcknowledgments\n\nThanks to the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services\, the Creative Attention exhibition will continue accessibility components initiated by The Art of Disability Culture exhibition\, including audio descriptions and Braille labels. Social narratives will also be provided and available online for visitors with autism. \n\nCreative Attention was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This project is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities\, visit www.arts.gov.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/creative-attention-art-and-community-restoration/2022-03-09/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220310T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220310T170000
DTSTAMP:20260601T031002
CREATED:20220110T203532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T001125Z
UID:10000409-1646906400-1646931600@paacf.org
SUMMARY:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration
DESCRIPTION:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration\nJanuary 22-May 21\, 2022\nChristine Wong Yap\, Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration. Digital design. Courtesy of the artist. \nImage description: A digital artwork with a background of light blue at the top\, fading to light pink at the bottom\, and with calligraphy-style text in blue\, purple and pink that reads: “Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration”. \nAbout the exhibition\nCreative Attention: Art and Community Restoration will feature the work of 18 artists from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. The exhibition will showcase alternatives to our chaotic world of stress and anxiety\, through practices of mending\, healing\, restoration\, belonging\, sustainability\, and resiliency. \nSome of the work that will be included in the exhibition looks inward—addressing past personal struggles with illness\, addiction\, and loss. Other artists turn their attention outward to connect with those who are suffering and to find solidarity in our shared adversity. Universally\, what begins in the studio alters the life of the artist\, who in turn brings that change to the world. \nArtists in the exhibition will include: Johnna Arnold\, Lynn Beldner\, Wes Bruce\, Caledonia Curry (SWOON)\, Paz de la Calzada\, Angela Hennessy\, Alexander Hernandez\, Jeremiah Jenkins\, Corita Kent\, Tucker Nichols\, Marcel Pardo Ariza\, Maria Paz\, Jessi Rado\, Leah Rosenberg\, Lisa Solomon\, Esther Traugot\, Christine Wong Yap and Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle. \nThe exhibition will feature several site-specific installations\, including: a wall painting by Paz de la Calzada featuring plants collected in nearby City of Palo Alto Community Gardens; a site-specific collection of Flowers for Sick People\, a multimedia art and health project by Tucker Nichols; an immersive installation by Wes Bruce exploring the meditative and healing properties of water; and Expanding Space Project\, a project that combines meditation\, photography\, and social practice by Johnna Arnold. \nThe Creative Attention exhibition is part of a larger initiative that includes artist residencies\, community art therapy workshops\, and wellness programs. Christine Wong Yap will engage local teens and seniors in a residency project focused on places of belonging in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto\, resulting in a site-specific Belonging Map that will be installed in the galleries beginning in March. Marcel Pardo Ariza will work in residence with the Avenidas Senior Center’s Rainbow Collective\, hosting a series of workshops celebrating intergenerational LGBTQ+ personal stories. Art therapist Anh Tran will work in collaboration with community partners Dreamcatchers\, Stevenson House\, and Palo Alto Housing on a series of free art therapy workshops. Free wellness programs will also be presented during the run of the exhibition. \nSpecial events\nIn conjunction with the exhibition\, the Art Center will provide in-person and online programs: \nFriday Night at the Art Center opening reception—Friday\, January 28\, 2022\, 6-8 p.m.\, FREE\nJoin us at the Art Center for a special celebration of Creative Attention. This event will feature exhibition walkthroughs\, a chance to hear from exhibiting artists\, hands-on art activities\, and a specialty cocktail and cash bar provided by the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation. \nCreative Attention Virtual Artist Residency Conversation with Christine Wong Yap and Marcel Pardo Ariza—Friday\, March 4\, 2022\, Zoom\nJoin our Creative Attention artist residents for a virtual presentation about their work and their residencies in conjunction with the project. \nCommunity Day Celebration—Sunday\, April 10\, 2022\, noon-4 p.m.\, FREE\nThis Community Day Celebration will feature hands-on art activities\, a sound bathing activity with Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle\, and a special drag queen performance led by Grace Towers. Bring your worn clothing and repair it in a special workshop with The Mending Collective\, a collective of artists who wish to create a space for people to come together to learn and practice visual mending techniques. \nAcknowledgments\n\nThanks to the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services\, the Creative Attention exhibition will continue accessibility components initiated by The Art of Disability Culture exhibition\, including audio descriptions and Braille labels. Social narratives will also be provided and available online for visitors with autism. \n\nCreative Attention was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This project is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities\, visit www.arts.gov.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/creative-attention-art-and-community-restoration/2022-03-10/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220310T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220310T130000
DTSTAMP:20260601T031002
CREATED:20220112T174403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220203T191156Z
UID:10000468-1646913600-1646917200@paacf.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Join the Palo Alto Art Center for weekly virtual meditations with stress management consultant Julie Forbes\, Ph.D. on Thursdays at noon\, January 27-June 30. This series is presented in conjunction with Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration. \nOur series will kick off on January 27 with Breathing for Well-being. Sessions will continue with Mindfulness Meditation the first Thursday of each month; Mindful Body Scan Meditation the second Thursday of each month; Loving Kindness Meditation the third Thursday of each month; Guided Visualization Meditation fourth Thursday of each month; and Mindful Progressive Muscle Relaxation the fifth Thursday of the month. \nRegister here \nJulie Forbes\, Ph.D. is an educator\, consultant and facilitator offering stress reduction and mindfulness to corporate and community organizations\, groups\, and individuals.  She is currently teaching mindfulness-based stress reduction programs at variety of locations including Palo Alto Medical Foundation\, Kaiser Permanente\, and Avenidas.  Julie has worked in the computer industry since 1982 and received a doctorate in psychology in 1999. \nLink to Julie Forbes’ Guided Practices: www.julieforbes.com/guidedpractices.htm \n  \nClass Description \nJanuary 27th (Kickoff): Breathing for well-being \nLearn several diaphragmatic breathing practices that will bring your body and mind out of stress reactivity and back toward balance.  This hour will discuss automatic stress reactivity\, recognizing symptoms that manifest when you are stressed\, and how you can use the breath to counter the stress response. \n  \n1st week of each month: Mindfulness Meditation\nEngage in Mindfulness meditation to bring and maintain your awareness in the present moment.  Practicing mindfulness will help you use your senses to calm an agitated mind and gain insight into your reactivity. This hour includes guided Mindfulness meditation\, plus discussion or Q&A. \n  \n2nd week of each month: Mindful Body Scan Meditation \nEngage in a Mindful Body Scan meditation using your body as the primary object to bring and maintain your awareness in the present moment. Paying attention to your direct experience will help you cultivate greater stillness in your body and mind. This hour includes guided Mindful Body Scan meditation\, plus discussion or Q&A. \n  \n3rd week of each month: Loving Kindness Meditation \nEngage in a Loving Kindness meditation to bring intentions of kindness and goodwill to yourself and extend those intentions to others.  This hour includes guided Loving Kindness meditation\, plus discussion or Q&A. \n  \n4th week of each month: Guided Visualization Meditation \nEngage in a Guided Visualization meditation to use the power of your own mind to promote relaxation.  This hour includes Guided Visualization meditation\, plus discussion or Q&A. \n  \n5th week of the month: Mindful Progressive Muscle Relaxation \nEngage in a Mindful Progressive Muscle Relaxation practice to recognize and actively release tension in your body\, bringing your body and mind into a state of greater ease.  This hour includes guided Mindful Progressive Muscle Relaxation practice\, plus discussion or Q&A.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/virtual-meditation/2022-03-10/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Public Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220311T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220311T170000
DTSTAMP:20260601T031002
CREATED:20220110T203532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T001125Z
UID:10000410-1646992800-1647018000@paacf.org
SUMMARY:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration
DESCRIPTION:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration\nJanuary 22-May 21\, 2022\nChristine Wong Yap\, Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration. Digital design. Courtesy of the artist. \nImage description: A digital artwork with a background of light blue at the top\, fading to light pink at the bottom\, and with calligraphy-style text in blue\, purple and pink that reads: “Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration”. \nAbout the exhibition\nCreative Attention: Art and Community Restoration will feature the work of 18 artists from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. The exhibition will showcase alternatives to our chaotic world of stress and anxiety\, through practices of mending\, healing\, restoration\, belonging\, sustainability\, and resiliency. \nSome of the work that will be included in the exhibition looks inward—addressing past personal struggles with illness\, addiction\, and loss. Other artists turn their attention outward to connect with those who are suffering and to find solidarity in our shared adversity. Universally\, what begins in the studio alters the life of the artist\, who in turn brings that change to the world. \nArtists in the exhibition will include: Johnna Arnold\, Lynn Beldner\, Wes Bruce\, Caledonia Curry (SWOON)\, Paz de la Calzada\, Angela Hennessy\, Alexander Hernandez\, Jeremiah Jenkins\, Corita Kent\, Tucker Nichols\, Marcel Pardo Ariza\, Maria Paz\, Jessi Rado\, Leah Rosenberg\, Lisa Solomon\, Esther Traugot\, Christine Wong Yap and Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle. \nThe exhibition will feature several site-specific installations\, including: a wall painting by Paz de la Calzada featuring plants collected in nearby City of Palo Alto Community Gardens; a site-specific collection of Flowers for Sick People\, a multimedia art and health project by Tucker Nichols; an immersive installation by Wes Bruce exploring the meditative and healing properties of water; and Expanding Space Project\, a project that combines meditation\, photography\, and social practice by Johnna Arnold. \nThe Creative Attention exhibition is part of a larger initiative that includes artist residencies\, community art therapy workshops\, and wellness programs. Christine Wong Yap will engage local teens and seniors in a residency project focused on places of belonging in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto\, resulting in a site-specific Belonging Map that will be installed in the galleries beginning in March. Marcel Pardo Ariza will work in residence with the Avenidas Senior Center’s Rainbow Collective\, hosting a series of workshops celebrating intergenerational LGBTQ+ personal stories. Art therapist Anh Tran will work in collaboration with community partners Dreamcatchers\, Stevenson House\, and Palo Alto Housing on a series of free art therapy workshops. Free wellness programs will also be presented during the run of the exhibition. \nSpecial events\nIn conjunction with the exhibition\, the Art Center will provide in-person and online programs: \nFriday Night at the Art Center opening reception—Friday\, January 28\, 2022\, 6-8 p.m.\, FREE\nJoin us at the Art Center for a special celebration of Creative Attention. This event will feature exhibition walkthroughs\, a chance to hear from exhibiting artists\, hands-on art activities\, and a specialty cocktail and cash bar provided by the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation. \nCreative Attention Virtual Artist Residency Conversation with Christine Wong Yap and Marcel Pardo Ariza—Friday\, March 4\, 2022\, Zoom\nJoin our Creative Attention artist residents for a virtual presentation about their work and their residencies in conjunction with the project. \nCommunity Day Celebration—Sunday\, April 10\, 2022\, noon-4 p.m.\, FREE\nThis Community Day Celebration will feature hands-on art activities\, a sound bathing activity with Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle\, and a special drag queen performance led by Grace Towers. Bring your worn clothing and repair it in a special workshop with The Mending Collective\, a collective of artists who wish to create a space for people to come together to learn and practice visual mending techniques. \nAcknowledgments\n\nThanks to the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services\, the Creative Attention exhibition will continue accessibility components initiated by The Art of Disability Culture exhibition\, including audio descriptions and Braille labels. Social narratives will also be provided and available online for visitors with autism. \n\nCreative Attention was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This project is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities\, visit www.arts.gov.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/creative-attention-art-and-community-restoration/2022-03-11/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220312T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220312T170000
DTSTAMP:20260601T031002
CREATED:20220110T203532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T001125Z
UID:10000411-1647079200-1647104400@paacf.org
SUMMARY:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration
DESCRIPTION:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration\nJanuary 22-May 21\, 2022\nChristine Wong Yap\, Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration. Digital design. Courtesy of the artist. \nImage description: A digital artwork with a background of light blue at the top\, fading to light pink at the bottom\, and with calligraphy-style text in blue\, purple and pink that reads: “Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration”. \nAbout the exhibition\nCreative Attention: Art and Community Restoration will feature the work of 18 artists from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. The exhibition will showcase alternatives to our chaotic world of stress and anxiety\, through practices of mending\, healing\, restoration\, belonging\, sustainability\, and resiliency. \nSome of the work that will be included in the exhibition looks inward—addressing past personal struggles with illness\, addiction\, and loss. Other artists turn their attention outward to connect with those who are suffering and to find solidarity in our shared adversity. Universally\, what begins in the studio alters the life of the artist\, who in turn brings that change to the world. \nArtists in the exhibition will include: Johnna Arnold\, Lynn Beldner\, Wes Bruce\, Caledonia Curry (SWOON)\, Paz de la Calzada\, Angela Hennessy\, Alexander Hernandez\, Jeremiah Jenkins\, Corita Kent\, Tucker Nichols\, Marcel Pardo Ariza\, Maria Paz\, Jessi Rado\, Leah Rosenberg\, Lisa Solomon\, Esther Traugot\, Christine Wong Yap and Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle. \nThe exhibition will feature several site-specific installations\, including: a wall painting by Paz de la Calzada featuring plants collected in nearby City of Palo Alto Community Gardens; a site-specific collection of Flowers for Sick People\, a multimedia art and health project by Tucker Nichols; an immersive installation by Wes Bruce exploring the meditative and healing properties of water; and Expanding Space Project\, a project that combines meditation\, photography\, and social practice by Johnna Arnold. \nThe Creative Attention exhibition is part of a larger initiative that includes artist residencies\, community art therapy workshops\, and wellness programs. Christine Wong Yap will engage local teens and seniors in a residency project focused on places of belonging in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto\, resulting in a site-specific Belonging Map that will be installed in the galleries beginning in March. Marcel Pardo Ariza will work in residence with the Avenidas Senior Center’s Rainbow Collective\, hosting a series of workshops celebrating intergenerational LGBTQ+ personal stories. Art therapist Anh Tran will work in collaboration with community partners Dreamcatchers\, Stevenson House\, and Palo Alto Housing on a series of free art therapy workshops. Free wellness programs will also be presented during the run of the exhibition. \nSpecial events\nIn conjunction with the exhibition\, the Art Center will provide in-person and online programs: \nFriday Night at the Art Center opening reception—Friday\, January 28\, 2022\, 6-8 p.m.\, FREE\nJoin us at the Art Center for a special celebration of Creative Attention. This event will feature exhibition walkthroughs\, a chance to hear from exhibiting artists\, hands-on art activities\, and a specialty cocktail and cash bar provided by the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation. \nCreative Attention Virtual Artist Residency Conversation with Christine Wong Yap and Marcel Pardo Ariza—Friday\, March 4\, 2022\, Zoom\nJoin our Creative Attention artist residents for a virtual presentation about their work and their residencies in conjunction with the project. \nCommunity Day Celebration—Sunday\, April 10\, 2022\, noon-4 p.m.\, FREE\nThis Community Day Celebration will feature hands-on art activities\, a sound bathing activity with Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle\, and a special drag queen performance led by Grace Towers. Bring your worn clothing and repair it in a special workshop with The Mending Collective\, a collective of artists who wish to create a space for people to come together to learn and practice visual mending techniques. \nAcknowledgments\n\nThanks to the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services\, the Creative Attention exhibition will continue accessibility components initiated by The Art of Disability Culture exhibition\, including audio descriptions and Braille labels. Social narratives will also be provided and available online for visitors with autism. \n\nCreative Attention was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This project is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities\, visit www.arts.gov.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/creative-attention-art-and-community-restoration/2022-03-12/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220315T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220315T170000
DTSTAMP:20260601T031002
CREATED:20220110T203532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T001125Z
UID:10000412-1647338400-1647363600@paacf.org
SUMMARY:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration
DESCRIPTION:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration\nJanuary 22-May 21\, 2022\nChristine Wong Yap\, Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration. Digital design. Courtesy of the artist. \nImage description: A digital artwork with a background of light blue at the top\, fading to light pink at the bottom\, and with calligraphy-style text in blue\, purple and pink that reads: “Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration”. \nAbout the exhibition\nCreative Attention: Art and Community Restoration will feature the work of 18 artists from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. The exhibition will showcase alternatives to our chaotic world of stress and anxiety\, through practices of mending\, healing\, restoration\, belonging\, sustainability\, and resiliency. \nSome of the work that will be included in the exhibition looks inward—addressing past personal struggles with illness\, addiction\, and loss. Other artists turn their attention outward to connect with those who are suffering and to find solidarity in our shared adversity. Universally\, what begins in the studio alters the life of the artist\, who in turn brings that change to the world. \nArtists in the exhibition will include: Johnna Arnold\, Lynn Beldner\, Wes Bruce\, Caledonia Curry (SWOON)\, Paz de la Calzada\, Angela Hennessy\, Alexander Hernandez\, Jeremiah Jenkins\, Corita Kent\, Tucker Nichols\, Marcel Pardo Ariza\, Maria Paz\, Jessi Rado\, Leah Rosenberg\, Lisa Solomon\, Esther Traugot\, Christine Wong Yap and Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle. \nThe exhibition will feature several site-specific installations\, including: a wall painting by Paz de la Calzada featuring plants collected in nearby City of Palo Alto Community Gardens; a site-specific collection of Flowers for Sick People\, a multimedia art and health project by Tucker Nichols; an immersive installation by Wes Bruce exploring the meditative and healing properties of water; and Expanding Space Project\, a project that combines meditation\, photography\, and social practice by Johnna Arnold. \nThe Creative Attention exhibition is part of a larger initiative that includes artist residencies\, community art therapy workshops\, and wellness programs. Christine Wong Yap will engage local teens and seniors in a residency project focused on places of belonging in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto\, resulting in a site-specific Belonging Map that will be installed in the galleries beginning in March. Marcel Pardo Ariza will work in residence with the Avenidas Senior Center’s Rainbow Collective\, hosting a series of workshops celebrating intergenerational LGBTQ+ personal stories. Art therapist Anh Tran will work in collaboration with community partners Dreamcatchers\, Stevenson House\, and Palo Alto Housing on a series of free art therapy workshops. Free wellness programs will also be presented during the run of the exhibition. \nSpecial events\nIn conjunction with the exhibition\, the Art Center will provide in-person and online programs: \nFriday Night at the Art Center opening reception—Friday\, January 28\, 2022\, 6-8 p.m.\, FREE\nJoin us at the Art Center for a special celebration of Creative Attention. This event will feature exhibition walkthroughs\, a chance to hear from exhibiting artists\, hands-on art activities\, and a specialty cocktail and cash bar provided by the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation. \nCreative Attention Virtual Artist Residency Conversation with Christine Wong Yap and Marcel Pardo Ariza—Friday\, March 4\, 2022\, Zoom\nJoin our Creative Attention artist residents for a virtual presentation about their work and their residencies in conjunction with the project. \nCommunity Day Celebration—Sunday\, April 10\, 2022\, noon-4 p.m.\, FREE\nThis Community Day Celebration will feature hands-on art activities\, a sound bathing activity with Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle\, and a special drag queen performance led by Grace Towers. Bring your worn clothing and repair it in a special workshop with The Mending Collective\, a collective of artists who wish to create a space for people to come together to learn and practice visual mending techniques. \nAcknowledgments\n\nThanks to the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services\, the Creative Attention exhibition will continue accessibility components initiated by The Art of Disability Culture exhibition\, including audio descriptions and Braille labels. Social narratives will also be provided and available online for visitors with autism. \n\nCreative Attention was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This project is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities\, visit www.arts.gov.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/creative-attention-art-and-community-restoration/2022-03-15/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220316T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220316T170000
DTSTAMP:20260601T031002
CREATED:20220110T203532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T001125Z
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SUMMARY:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration
DESCRIPTION:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration\nJanuary 22-May 21\, 2022\nChristine Wong Yap\, Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration. Digital design. Courtesy of the artist. \nImage description: A digital artwork with a background of light blue at the top\, fading to light pink at the bottom\, and with calligraphy-style text in blue\, purple and pink that reads: “Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration”. \nAbout the exhibition\nCreative Attention: Art and Community Restoration will feature the work of 18 artists from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. The exhibition will showcase alternatives to our chaotic world of stress and anxiety\, through practices of mending\, healing\, restoration\, belonging\, sustainability\, and resiliency. \nSome of the work that will be included in the exhibition looks inward—addressing past personal struggles with illness\, addiction\, and loss. Other artists turn their attention outward to connect with those who are suffering and to find solidarity in our shared adversity. Universally\, what begins in the studio alters the life of the artist\, who in turn brings that change to the world. \nArtists in the exhibition will include: Johnna Arnold\, Lynn Beldner\, Wes Bruce\, Caledonia Curry (SWOON)\, Paz de la Calzada\, Angela Hennessy\, Alexander Hernandez\, Jeremiah Jenkins\, Corita Kent\, Tucker Nichols\, Marcel Pardo Ariza\, Maria Paz\, Jessi Rado\, Leah Rosenberg\, Lisa Solomon\, Esther Traugot\, Christine Wong Yap and Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle. \nThe exhibition will feature several site-specific installations\, including: a wall painting by Paz de la Calzada featuring plants collected in nearby City of Palo Alto Community Gardens; a site-specific collection of Flowers for Sick People\, a multimedia art and health project by Tucker Nichols; an immersive installation by Wes Bruce exploring the meditative and healing properties of water; and Expanding Space Project\, a project that combines meditation\, photography\, and social practice by Johnna Arnold. \nThe Creative Attention exhibition is part of a larger initiative that includes artist residencies\, community art therapy workshops\, and wellness programs. Christine Wong Yap will engage local teens and seniors in a residency project focused on places of belonging in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto\, resulting in a site-specific Belonging Map that will be installed in the galleries beginning in March. Marcel Pardo Ariza will work in residence with the Avenidas Senior Center’s Rainbow Collective\, hosting a series of workshops celebrating intergenerational LGBTQ+ personal stories. Art therapist Anh Tran will work in collaboration with community partners Dreamcatchers\, Stevenson House\, and Palo Alto Housing on a series of free art therapy workshops. Free wellness programs will also be presented during the run of the exhibition. \nSpecial events\nIn conjunction with the exhibition\, the Art Center will provide in-person and online programs: \nFriday Night at the Art Center opening reception—Friday\, January 28\, 2022\, 6-8 p.m.\, FREE\nJoin us at the Art Center for a special celebration of Creative Attention. This event will feature exhibition walkthroughs\, a chance to hear from exhibiting artists\, hands-on art activities\, and a specialty cocktail and cash bar provided by the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation. \nCreative Attention Virtual Artist Residency Conversation with Christine Wong Yap and Marcel Pardo Ariza—Friday\, March 4\, 2022\, Zoom\nJoin our Creative Attention artist residents for a virtual presentation about their work and their residencies in conjunction with the project. \nCommunity Day Celebration—Sunday\, April 10\, 2022\, noon-4 p.m.\, FREE\nThis Community Day Celebration will feature hands-on art activities\, a sound bathing activity with Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle\, and a special drag queen performance led by Grace Towers. Bring your worn clothing and repair it in a special workshop with The Mending Collective\, a collective of artists who wish to create a space for people to come together to learn and practice visual mending techniques. \nAcknowledgments\n\nThanks to the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services\, the Creative Attention exhibition will continue accessibility components initiated by The Art of Disability Culture exhibition\, including audio descriptions and Braille labels. Social narratives will also be provided and available online for visitors with autism. \n\nCreative Attention was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This project is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities\, visit www.arts.gov.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/creative-attention-art-and-community-restoration/2022-03-16/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220317T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220317T170000
DTSTAMP:20260601T031002
CREATED:20220110T203532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T001125Z
UID:10000414-1647511200-1647536400@paacf.org
SUMMARY:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration
DESCRIPTION:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration\nJanuary 22-May 21\, 2022\nChristine Wong Yap\, Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration. Digital design. Courtesy of the artist. \nImage description: A digital artwork with a background of light blue at the top\, fading to light pink at the bottom\, and with calligraphy-style text in blue\, purple and pink that reads: “Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration”. \nAbout the exhibition\nCreative Attention: Art and Community Restoration will feature the work of 18 artists from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. The exhibition will showcase alternatives to our chaotic world of stress and anxiety\, through practices of mending\, healing\, restoration\, belonging\, sustainability\, and resiliency. \nSome of the work that will be included in the exhibition looks inward—addressing past personal struggles with illness\, addiction\, and loss. Other artists turn their attention outward to connect with those who are suffering and to find solidarity in our shared adversity. Universally\, what begins in the studio alters the life of the artist\, who in turn brings that change to the world. \nArtists in the exhibition will include: Johnna Arnold\, Lynn Beldner\, Wes Bruce\, Caledonia Curry (SWOON)\, Paz de la Calzada\, Angela Hennessy\, Alexander Hernandez\, Jeremiah Jenkins\, Corita Kent\, Tucker Nichols\, Marcel Pardo Ariza\, Maria Paz\, Jessi Rado\, Leah Rosenberg\, Lisa Solomon\, Esther Traugot\, Christine Wong Yap and Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle. \nThe exhibition will feature several site-specific installations\, including: a wall painting by Paz de la Calzada featuring plants collected in nearby City of Palo Alto Community Gardens; a site-specific collection of Flowers for Sick People\, a multimedia art and health project by Tucker Nichols; an immersive installation by Wes Bruce exploring the meditative and healing properties of water; and Expanding Space Project\, a project that combines meditation\, photography\, and social practice by Johnna Arnold. \nThe Creative Attention exhibition is part of a larger initiative that includes artist residencies\, community art therapy workshops\, and wellness programs. Christine Wong Yap will engage local teens and seniors in a residency project focused on places of belonging in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto\, resulting in a site-specific Belonging Map that will be installed in the galleries beginning in March. Marcel Pardo Ariza will work in residence with the Avenidas Senior Center’s Rainbow Collective\, hosting a series of workshops celebrating intergenerational LGBTQ+ personal stories. Art therapist Anh Tran will work in collaboration with community partners Dreamcatchers\, Stevenson House\, and Palo Alto Housing on a series of free art therapy workshops. Free wellness programs will also be presented during the run of the exhibition. \nSpecial events\nIn conjunction with the exhibition\, the Art Center will provide in-person and online programs: \nFriday Night at the Art Center opening reception—Friday\, January 28\, 2022\, 6-8 p.m.\, FREE\nJoin us at the Art Center for a special celebration of Creative Attention. This event will feature exhibition walkthroughs\, a chance to hear from exhibiting artists\, hands-on art activities\, and a specialty cocktail and cash bar provided by the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation. \nCreative Attention Virtual Artist Residency Conversation with Christine Wong Yap and Marcel Pardo Ariza—Friday\, March 4\, 2022\, Zoom\nJoin our Creative Attention artist residents for a virtual presentation about their work and their residencies in conjunction with the project. \nCommunity Day Celebration—Sunday\, April 10\, 2022\, noon-4 p.m.\, FREE\nThis Community Day Celebration will feature hands-on art activities\, a sound bathing activity with Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle\, and a special drag queen performance led by Grace Towers. Bring your worn clothing and repair it in a special workshop with The Mending Collective\, a collective of artists who wish to create a space for people to come together to learn and practice visual mending techniques. \nAcknowledgments\n\nThanks to the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services\, the Creative Attention exhibition will continue accessibility components initiated by The Art of Disability Culture exhibition\, including audio descriptions and Braille labels. Social narratives will also be provided and available online for visitors with autism. \n\nCreative Attention was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This project is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities\, visit www.arts.gov.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/creative-attention-art-and-community-restoration/2022-03-17/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220317T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220317T130000
DTSTAMP:20260601T031002
CREATED:20220112T174403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220203T191156Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Join the Palo Alto Art Center for weekly virtual meditations with stress management consultant Julie Forbes\, Ph.D. on Thursdays at noon\, January 27-June 30. This series is presented in conjunction with Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration. \nOur series will kick off on January 27 with Breathing for Well-being. Sessions will continue with Mindfulness Meditation the first Thursday of each month; Mindful Body Scan Meditation the second Thursday of each month; Loving Kindness Meditation the third Thursday of each month; Guided Visualization Meditation fourth Thursday of each month; and Mindful Progressive Muscle Relaxation the fifth Thursday of the month. \nRegister here \nJulie Forbes\, Ph.D. is an educator\, consultant and facilitator offering stress reduction and mindfulness to corporate and community organizations\, groups\, and individuals.  She is currently teaching mindfulness-based stress reduction programs at variety of locations including Palo Alto Medical Foundation\, Kaiser Permanente\, and Avenidas.  Julie has worked in the computer industry since 1982 and received a doctorate in psychology in 1999. \nLink to Julie Forbes’ Guided Practices: www.julieforbes.com/guidedpractices.htm \n  \nClass Description \nJanuary 27th (Kickoff): Breathing for well-being \nLearn several diaphragmatic breathing practices that will bring your body and mind out of stress reactivity and back toward balance.  This hour will discuss automatic stress reactivity\, recognizing symptoms that manifest when you are stressed\, and how you can use the breath to counter the stress response. \n  \n1st week of each month: Mindfulness Meditation\nEngage in Mindfulness meditation to bring and maintain your awareness in the present moment.  Practicing mindfulness will help you use your senses to calm an agitated mind and gain insight into your reactivity. This hour includes guided Mindfulness meditation\, plus discussion or Q&A. \n  \n2nd week of each month: Mindful Body Scan Meditation \nEngage in a Mindful Body Scan meditation using your body as the primary object to bring and maintain your awareness in the present moment. Paying attention to your direct experience will help you cultivate greater stillness in your body and mind. This hour includes guided Mindful Body Scan meditation\, plus discussion or Q&A. \n  \n3rd week of each month: Loving Kindness Meditation \nEngage in a Loving Kindness meditation to bring intentions of kindness and goodwill to yourself and extend those intentions to others.  This hour includes guided Loving Kindness meditation\, plus discussion or Q&A. \n  \n4th week of each month: Guided Visualization Meditation \nEngage in a Guided Visualization meditation to use the power of your own mind to promote relaxation.  This hour includes Guided Visualization meditation\, plus discussion or Q&A. \n  \n5th week of the month: Mindful Progressive Muscle Relaxation \nEngage in a Mindful Progressive Muscle Relaxation practice to recognize and actively release tension in your body\, bringing your body and mind into a state of greater ease.  This hour includes guided Mindful Progressive Muscle Relaxation practice\, plus discussion or Q&A.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/virtual-meditation/2022-03-17/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Public Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220318T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220318T170000
DTSTAMP:20260601T031002
CREATED:20220110T203532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T001125Z
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SUMMARY:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration
DESCRIPTION:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration\nJanuary 22-May 21\, 2022\nChristine Wong Yap\, Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration. Digital design. Courtesy of the artist. \nImage description: A digital artwork with a background of light blue at the top\, fading to light pink at the bottom\, and with calligraphy-style text in blue\, purple and pink that reads: “Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration”. \nAbout the exhibition\nCreative Attention: Art and Community Restoration will feature the work of 18 artists from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. The exhibition will showcase alternatives to our chaotic world of stress and anxiety\, through practices of mending\, healing\, restoration\, belonging\, sustainability\, and resiliency. \nSome of the work that will be included in the exhibition looks inward—addressing past personal struggles with illness\, addiction\, and loss. Other artists turn their attention outward to connect with those who are suffering and to find solidarity in our shared adversity. Universally\, what begins in the studio alters the life of the artist\, who in turn brings that change to the world. \nArtists in the exhibition will include: Johnna Arnold\, Lynn Beldner\, Wes Bruce\, Caledonia Curry (SWOON)\, Paz de la Calzada\, Angela Hennessy\, Alexander Hernandez\, Jeremiah Jenkins\, Corita Kent\, Tucker Nichols\, Marcel Pardo Ariza\, Maria Paz\, Jessi Rado\, Leah Rosenberg\, Lisa Solomon\, Esther Traugot\, Christine Wong Yap and Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle. \nThe exhibition will feature several site-specific installations\, including: a wall painting by Paz de la Calzada featuring plants collected in nearby City of Palo Alto Community Gardens; a site-specific collection of Flowers for Sick People\, a multimedia art and health project by Tucker Nichols; an immersive installation by Wes Bruce exploring the meditative and healing properties of water; and Expanding Space Project\, a project that combines meditation\, photography\, and social practice by Johnna Arnold. \nThe Creative Attention exhibition is part of a larger initiative that includes artist residencies\, community art therapy workshops\, and wellness programs. Christine Wong Yap will engage local teens and seniors in a residency project focused on places of belonging in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto\, resulting in a site-specific Belonging Map that will be installed in the galleries beginning in March. Marcel Pardo Ariza will work in residence with the Avenidas Senior Center’s Rainbow Collective\, hosting a series of workshops celebrating intergenerational LGBTQ+ personal stories. Art therapist Anh Tran will work in collaboration with community partners Dreamcatchers\, Stevenson House\, and Palo Alto Housing on a series of free art therapy workshops. Free wellness programs will also be presented during the run of the exhibition. \nSpecial events\nIn conjunction with the exhibition\, the Art Center will provide in-person and online programs: \nFriday Night at the Art Center opening reception—Friday\, January 28\, 2022\, 6-8 p.m.\, FREE\nJoin us at the Art Center for a special celebration of Creative Attention. This event will feature exhibition walkthroughs\, a chance to hear from exhibiting artists\, hands-on art activities\, and a specialty cocktail and cash bar provided by the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation. \nCreative Attention Virtual Artist Residency Conversation with Christine Wong Yap and Marcel Pardo Ariza—Friday\, March 4\, 2022\, Zoom\nJoin our Creative Attention artist residents for a virtual presentation about their work and their residencies in conjunction with the project. \nCommunity Day Celebration—Sunday\, April 10\, 2022\, noon-4 p.m.\, FREE\nThis Community Day Celebration will feature hands-on art activities\, a sound bathing activity with Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle\, and a special drag queen performance led by Grace Towers. Bring your worn clothing and repair it in a special workshop with The Mending Collective\, a collective of artists who wish to create a space for people to come together to learn and practice visual mending techniques. \nAcknowledgments\n\nThanks to the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services\, the Creative Attention exhibition will continue accessibility components initiated by The Art of Disability Culture exhibition\, including audio descriptions and Braille labels. Social narratives will also be provided and available online for visitors with autism. \n\nCreative Attention was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This project is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities\, visit www.arts.gov.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/creative-attention-art-and-community-restoration/2022-03-18/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220319T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220319T170000
DTSTAMP:20260601T031002
CREATED:20220110T203532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T001125Z
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SUMMARY:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration
DESCRIPTION:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration\nJanuary 22-May 21\, 2022\nChristine Wong Yap\, Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration. Digital design. Courtesy of the artist. \nImage description: A digital artwork with a background of light blue at the top\, fading to light pink at the bottom\, and with calligraphy-style text in blue\, purple and pink that reads: “Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration”. \nAbout the exhibition\nCreative Attention: Art and Community Restoration will feature the work of 18 artists from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. The exhibition will showcase alternatives to our chaotic world of stress and anxiety\, through practices of mending\, healing\, restoration\, belonging\, sustainability\, and resiliency. \nSome of the work that will be included in the exhibition looks inward—addressing past personal struggles with illness\, addiction\, and loss. Other artists turn their attention outward to connect with those who are suffering and to find solidarity in our shared adversity. Universally\, what begins in the studio alters the life of the artist\, who in turn brings that change to the world. \nArtists in the exhibition will include: Johnna Arnold\, Lynn Beldner\, Wes Bruce\, Caledonia Curry (SWOON)\, Paz de la Calzada\, Angela Hennessy\, Alexander Hernandez\, Jeremiah Jenkins\, Corita Kent\, Tucker Nichols\, Marcel Pardo Ariza\, Maria Paz\, Jessi Rado\, Leah Rosenberg\, Lisa Solomon\, Esther Traugot\, Christine Wong Yap and Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle. \nThe exhibition will feature several site-specific installations\, including: a wall painting by Paz de la Calzada featuring plants collected in nearby City of Palo Alto Community Gardens; a site-specific collection of Flowers for Sick People\, a multimedia art and health project by Tucker Nichols; an immersive installation by Wes Bruce exploring the meditative and healing properties of water; and Expanding Space Project\, a project that combines meditation\, photography\, and social practice by Johnna Arnold. \nThe Creative Attention exhibition is part of a larger initiative that includes artist residencies\, community art therapy workshops\, and wellness programs. Christine Wong Yap will engage local teens and seniors in a residency project focused on places of belonging in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto\, resulting in a site-specific Belonging Map that will be installed in the galleries beginning in March. Marcel Pardo Ariza will work in residence with the Avenidas Senior Center’s Rainbow Collective\, hosting a series of workshops celebrating intergenerational LGBTQ+ personal stories. Art therapist Anh Tran will work in collaboration with community partners Dreamcatchers\, Stevenson House\, and Palo Alto Housing on a series of free art therapy workshops. Free wellness programs will also be presented during the run of the exhibition. \nSpecial events\nIn conjunction with the exhibition\, the Art Center will provide in-person and online programs: \nFriday Night at the Art Center opening reception—Friday\, January 28\, 2022\, 6-8 p.m.\, FREE\nJoin us at the Art Center for a special celebration of Creative Attention. This event will feature exhibition walkthroughs\, a chance to hear from exhibiting artists\, hands-on art activities\, and a specialty cocktail and cash bar provided by the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation. \nCreative Attention Virtual Artist Residency Conversation with Christine Wong Yap and Marcel Pardo Ariza—Friday\, March 4\, 2022\, Zoom\nJoin our Creative Attention artist residents for a virtual presentation about their work and their residencies in conjunction with the project. \nCommunity Day Celebration—Sunday\, April 10\, 2022\, noon-4 p.m.\, FREE\nThis Community Day Celebration will feature hands-on art activities\, a sound bathing activity with Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle\, and a special drag queen performance led by Grace Towers. Bring your worn clothing and repair it in a special workshop with The Mending Collective\, a collective of artists who wish to create a space for people to come together to learn and practice visual mending techniques. \nAcknowledgments\n\nThanks to the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services\, the Creative Attention exhibition will continue accessibility components initiated by The Art of Disability Culture exhibition\, including audio descriptions and Braille labels. Social narratives will also be provided and available online for visitors with autism. \n\nCreative Attention was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This project is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities\, visit www.arts.gov.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/creative-attention-art-and-community-restoration/2022-03-19/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220322T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220322T170000
DTSTAMP:20260601T031002
CREATED:20220110T203532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T001125Z
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SUMMARY:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration
DESCRIPTION:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration\nJanuary 22-May 21\, 2022\nChristine Wong Yap\, Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration. Digital design. Courtesy of the artist. \nImage description: A digital artwork with a background of light blue at the top\, fading to light pink at the bottom\, and with calligraphy-style text in blue\, purple and pink that reads: “Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration”. \nAbout the exhibition\nCreative Attention: Art and Community Restoration will feature the work of 18 artists from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. The exhibition will showcase alternatives to our chaotic world of stress and anxiety\, through practices of mending\, healing\, restoration\, belonging\, sustainability\, and resiliency. \nSome of the work that will be included in the exhibition looks inward—addressing past personal struggles with illness\, addiction\, and loss. Other artists turn their attention outward to connect with those who are suffering and to find solidarity in our shared adversity. Universally\, what begins in the studio alters the life of the artist\, who in turn brings that change to the world. \nArtists in the exhibition will include: Johnna Arnold\, Lynn Beldner\, Wes Bruce\, Caledonia Curry (SWOON)\, Paz de la Calzada\, Angela Hennessy\, Alexander Hernandez\, Jeremiah Jenkins\, Corita Kent\, Tucker Nichols\, Marcel Pardo Ariza\, Maria Paz\, Jessi Rado\, Leah Rosenberg\, Lisa Solomon\, Esther Traugot\, Christine Wong Yap and Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle. \nThe exhibition will feature several site-specific installations\, including: a wall painting by Paz de la Calzada featuring plants collected in nearby City of Palo Alto Community Gardens; a site-specific collection of Flowers for Sick People\, a multimedia art and health project by Tucker Nichols; an immersive installation by Wes Bruce exploring the meditative and healing properties of water; and Expanding Space Project\, a project that combines meditation\, photography\, and social practice by Johnna Arnold. \nThe Creative Attention exhibition is part of a larger initiative that includes artist residencies\, community art therapy workshops\, and wellness programs. Christine Wong Yap will engage local teens and seniors in a residency project focused on places of belonging in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto\, resulting in a site-specific Belonging Map that will be installed in the galleries beginning in March. Marcel Pardo Ariza will work in residence with the Avenidas Senior Center’s Rainbow Collective\, hosting a series of workshops celebrating intergenerational LGBTQ+ personal stories. Art therapist Anh Tran will work in collaboration with community partners Dreamcatchers\, Stevenson House\, and Palo Alto Housing on a series of free art therapy workshops. Free wellness programs will also be presented during the run of the exhibition. \nSpecial events\nIn conjunction with the exhibition\, the Art Center will provide in-person and online programs: \nFriday Night at the Art Center opening reception—Friday\, January 28\, 2022\, 6-8 p.m.\, FREE\nJoin us at the Art Center for a special celebration of Creative Attention. This event will feature exhibition walkthroughs\, a chance to hear from exhibiting artists\, hands-on art activities\, and a specialty cocktail and cash bar provided by the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation. \nCreative Attention Virtual Artist Residency Conversation with Christine Wong Yap and Marcel Pardo Ariza—Friday\, March 4\, 2022\, Zoom\nJoin our Creative Attention artist residents for a virtual presentation about their work and their residencies in conjunction with the project. \nCommunity Day Celebration—Sunday\, April 10\, 2022\, noon-4 p.m.\, FREE\nThis Community Day Celebration will feature hands-on art activities\, a sound bathing activity with Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle\, and a special drag queen performance led by Grace Towers. Bring your worn clothing and repair it in a special workshop with The Mending Collective\, a collective of artists who wish to create a space for people to come together to learn and practice visual mending techniques. \nAcknowledgments\n\nThanks to the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services\, the Creative Attention exhibition will continue accessibility components initiated by The Art of Disability Culture exhibition\, including audio descriptions and Braille labels. Social narratives will also be provided and available online for visitors with autism. \n\nCreative Attention was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This project is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities\, visit www.arts.gov.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/creative-attention-art-and-community-restoration/2022-03-22/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220323T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220323T170000
DTSTAMP:20260601T031002
CREATED:20220110T203532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T001125Z
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SUMMARY:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration
DESCRIPTION:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration\nJanuary 22-May 21\, 2022\nChristine Wong Yap\, Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration. Digital design. Courtesy of the artist. \nImage description: A digital artwork with a background of light blue at the top\, fading to light pink at the bottom\, and with calligraphy-style text in blue\, purple and pink that reads: “Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration”. \nAbout the exhibition\nCreative Attention: Art and Community Restoration will feature the work of 18 artists from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. The exhibition will showcase alternatives to our chaotic world of stress and anxiety\, through practices of mending\, healing\, restoration\, belonging\, sustainability\, and resiliency. \nSome of the work that will be included in the exhibition looks inward—addressing past personal struggles with illness\, addiction\, and loss. Other artists turn their attention outward to connect with those who are suffering and to find solidarity in our shared adversity. Universally\, what begins in the studio alters the life of the artist\, who in turn brings that change to the world. \nArtists in the exhibition will include: Johnna Arnold\, Lynn Beldner\, Wes Bruce\, Caledonia Curry (SWOON)\, Paz de la Calzada\, Angela Hennessy\, Alexander Hernandez\, Jeremiah Jenkins\, Corita Kent\, Tucker Nichols\, Marcel Pardo Ariza\, Maria Paz\, Jessi Rado\, Leah Rosenberg\, Lisa Solomon\, Esther Traugot\, Christine Wong Yap and Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle. \nThe exhibition will feature several site-specific installations\, including: a wall painting by Paz de la Calzada featuring plants collected in nearby City of Palo Alto Community Gardens; a site-specific collection of Flowers for Sick People\, a multimedia art and health project by Tucker Nichols; an immersive installation by Wes Bruce exploring the meditative and healing properties of water; and Expanding Space Project\, a project that combines meditation\, photography\, and social practice by Johnna Arnold. \nThe Creative Attention exhibition is part of a larger initiative that includes artist residencies\, community art therapy workshops\, and wellness programs. Christine Wong Yap will engage local teens and seniors in a residency project focused on places of belonging in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto\, resulting in a site-specific Belonging Map that will be installed in the galleries beginning in March. Marcel Pardo Ariza will work in residence with the Avenidas Senior Center’s Rainbow Collective\, hosting a series of workshops celebrating intergenerational LGBTQ+ personal stories. Art therapist Anh Tran will work in collaboration with community partners Dreamcatchers\, Stevenson House\, and Palo Alto Housing on a series of free art therapy workshops. Free wellness programs will also be presented during the run of the exhibition. \nSpecial events\nIn conjunction with the exhibition\, the Art Center will provide in-person and online programs: \nFriday Night at the Art Center opening reception—Friday\, January 28\, 2022\, 6-8 p.m.\, FREE\nJoin us at the Art Center for a special celebration of Creative Attention. This event will feature exhibition walkthroughs\, a chance to hear from exhibiting artists\, hands-on art activities\, and a specialty cocktail and cash bar provided by the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation. \nCreative Attention Virtual Artist Residency Conversation with Christine Wong Yap and Marcel Pardo Ariza—Friday\, March 4\, 2022\, Zoom\nJoin our Creative Attention artist residents for a virtual presentation about their work and their residencies in conjunction with the project. \nCommunity Day Celebration—Sunday\, April 10\, 2022\, noon-4 p.m.\, FREE\nThis Community Day Celebration will feature hands-on art activities\, a sound bathing activity with Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle\, and a special drag queen performance led by Grace Towers. Bring your worn clothing and repair it in a special workshop with The Mending Collective\, a collective of artists who wish to create a space for people to come together to learn and practice visual mending techniques. \nAcknowledgments\n\nThanks to the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services\, the Creative Attention exhibition will continue accessibility components initiated by The Art of Disability Culture exhibition\, including audio descriptions and Braille labels. Social narratives will also be provided and available online for visitors with autism. \n\nCreative Attention was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This project is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities\, visit www.arts.gov.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/creative-attention-art-and-community-restoration/2022-03-23/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220324T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220324T170000
DTSTAMP:20260601T031002
CREATED:20220110T203532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T001125Z
UID:10000419-1648116000-1648141200@paacf.org
SUMMARY:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration
DESCRIPTION:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration\nJanuary 22-May 21\, 2022\nChristine Wong Yap\, Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration. Digital design. Courtesy of the artist. \nImage description: A digital artwork with a background of light blue at the top\, fading to light pink at the bottom\, and with calligraphy-style text in blue\, purple and pink that reads: “Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration”. \nAbout the exhibition\nCreative Attention: Art and Community Restoration will feature the work of 18 artists from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. The exhibition will showcase alternatives to our chaotic world of stress and anxiety\, through practices of mending\, healing\, restoration\, belonging\, sustainability\, and resiliency. \nSome of the work that will be included in the exhibition looks inward—addressing past personal struggles with illness\, addiction\, and loss. Other artists turn their attention outward to connect with those who are suffering and to find solidarity in our shared adversity. Universally\, what begins in the studio alters the life of the artist\, who in turn brings that change to the world. \nArtists in the exhibition will include: Johnna Arnold\, Lynn Beldner\, Wes Bruce\, Caledonia Curry (SWOON)\, Paz de la Calzada\, Angela Hennessy\, Alexander Hernandez\, Jeremiah Jenkins\, Corita Kent\, Tucker Nichols\, Marcel Pardo Ariza\, Maria Paz\, Jessi Rado\, Leah Rosenberg\, Lisa Solomon\, Esther Traugot\, Christine Wong Yap and Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle. \nThe exhibition will feature several site-specific installations\, including: a wall painting by Paz de la Calzada featuring plants collected in nearby City of Palo Alto Community Gardens; a site-specific collection of Flowers for Sick People\, a multimedia art and health project by Tucker Nichols; an immersive installation by Wes Bruce exploring the meditative and healing properties of water; and Expanding Space Project\, a project that combines meditation\, photography\, and social practice by Johnna Arnold. \nThe Creative Attention exhibition is part of a larger initiative that includes artist residencies\, community art therapy workshops\, and wellness programs. Christine Wong Yap will engage local teens and seniors in a residency project focused on places of belonging in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto\, resulting in a site-specific Belonging Map that will be installed in the galleries beginning in March. Marcel Pardo Ariza will work in residence with the Avenidas Senior Center’s Rainbow Collective\, hosting a series of workshops celebrating intergenerational LGBTQ+ personal stories. Art therapist Anh Tran will work in collaboration with community partners Dreamcatchers\, Stevenson House\, and Palo Alto Housing on a series of free art therapy workshops. Free wellness programs will also be presented during the run of the exhibition. \nSpecial events\nIn conjunction with the exhibition\, the Art Center will provide in-person and online programs: \nFriday Night at the Art Center opening reception—Friday\, January 28\, 2022\, 6-8 p.m.\, FREE\nJoin us at the Art Center for a special celebration of Creative Attention. This event will feature exhibition walkthroughs\, a chance to hear from exhibiting artists\, hands-on art activities\, and a specialty cocktail and cash bar provided by the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation. \nCreative Attention Virtual Artist Residency Conversation with Christine Wong Yap and Marcel Pardo Ariza—Friday\, March 4\, 2022\, Zoom\nJoin our Creative Attention artist residents for a virtual presentation about their work and their residencies in conjunction with the project. \nCommunity Day Celebration—Sunday\, April 10\, 2022\, noon-4 p.m.\, FREE\nThis Community Day Celebration will feature hands-on art activities\, a sound bathing activity with Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle\, and a special drag queen performance led by Grace Towers. Bring your worn clothing and repair it in a special workshop with The Mending Collective\, a collective of artists who wish to create a space for people to come together to learn and practice visual mending techniques. \nAcknowledgments\n\nThanks to the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services\, the Creative Attention exhibition will continue accessibility components initiated by The Art of Disability Culture exhibition\, including audio descriptions and Braille labels. Social narratives will also be provided and available online for visitors with autism. \n\nCreative Attention was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This project is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities\, visit www.arts.gov.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/creative-attention-art-and-community-restoration/2022-03-24/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220324T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220324T130000
DTSTAMP:20260601T031002
CREATED:20220112T174403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220203T191156Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Join the Palo Alto Art Center for weekly virtual meditations with stress management consultant Julie Forbes\, Ph.D. on Thursdays at noon\, January 27-June 30. This series is presented in conjunction with Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration. \nOur series will kick off on January 27 with Breathing for Well-being. Sessions will continue with Mindfulness Meditation the first Thursday of each month; Mindful Body Scan Meditation the second Thursday of each month; Loving Kindness Meditation the third Thursday of each month; Guided Visualization Meditation fourth Thursday of each month; and Mindful Progressive Muscle Relaxation the fifth Thursday of the month. \nRegister here \nJulie Forbes\, Ph.D. is an educator\, consultant and facilitator offering stress reduction and mindfulness to corporate and community organizations\, groups\, and individuals.  She is currently teaching mindfulness-based stress reduction programs at variety of locations including Palo Alto Medical Foundation\, Kaiser Permanente\, and Avenidas.  Julie has worked in the computer industry since 1982 and received a doctorate in psychology in 1999. \nLink to Julie Forbes’ Guided Practices: www.julieforbes.com/guidedpractices.htm \n  \nClass Description \nJanuary 27th (Kickoff): Breathing for well-being \nLearn several diaphragmatic breathing practices that will bring your body and mind out of stress reactivity and back toward balance.  This hour will discuss automatic stress reactivity\, recognizing symptoms that manifest when you are stressed\, and how you can use the breath to counter the stress response. \n  \n1st week of each month: Mindfulness Meditation\nEngage in Mindfulness meditation to bring and maintain your awareness in the present moment.  Practicing mindfulness will help you use your senses to calm an agitated mind and gain insight into your reactivity. This hour includes guided Mindfulness meditation\, plus discussion or Q&A. \n  \n2nd week of each month: Mindful Body Scan Meditation \nEngage in a Mindful Body Scan meditation using your body as the primary object to bring and maintain your awareness in the present moment. Paying attention to your direct experience will help you cultivate greater stillness in your body and mind. This hour includes guided Mindful Body Scan meditation\, plus discussion or Q&A. \n  \n3rd week of each month: Loving Kindness Meditation \nEngage in a Loving Kindness meditation to bring intentions of kindness and goodwill to yourself and extend those intentions to others.  This hour includes guided Loving Kindness meditation\, plus discussion or Q&A. \n  \n4th week of each month: Guided Visualization Meditation \nEngage in a Guided Visualization meditation to use the power of your own mind to promote relaxation.  This hour includes Guided Visualization meditation\, plus discussion or Q&A. \n  \n5th week of the month: Mindful Progressive Muscle Relaxation \nEngage in a Mindful Progressive Muscle Relaxation practice to recognize and actively release tension in your body\, bringing your body and mind into a state of greater ease.  This hour includes guided Mindful Progressive Muscle Relaxation practice\, plus discussion or Q&A.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/virtual-meditation/2022-03-24/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Public Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220325T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220325T170000
DTSTAMP:20260601T031002
CREATED:20220110T203532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T001125Z
UID:10000420-1648202400-1648227600@paacf.org
SUMMARY:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration
DESCRIPTION:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration\nJanuary 22-May 21\, 2022\nChristine Wong Yap\, Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration. Digital design. Courtesy of the artist. \nImage description: A digital artwork with a background of light blue at the top\, fading to light pink at the bottom\, and with calligraphy-style text in blue\, purple and pink that reads: “Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration”. \nAbout the exhibition\nCreative Attention: Art and Community Restoration will feature the work of 18 artists from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. The exhibition will showcase alternatives to our chaotic world of stress and anxiety\, through practices of mending\, healing\, restoration\, belonging\, sustainability\, and resiliency. \nSome of the work that will be included in the exhibition looks inward—addressing past personal struggles with illness\, addiction\, and loss. Other artists turn their attention outward to connect with those who are suffering and to find solidarity in our shared adversity. Universally\, what begins in the studio alters the life of the artist\, who in turn brings that change to the world. \nArtists in the exhibition will include: Johnna Arnold\, Lynn Beldner\, Wes Bruce\, Caledonia Curry (SWOON)\, Paz de la Calzada\, Angela Hennessy\, Alexander Hernandez\, Jeremiah Jenkins\, Corita Kent\, Tucker Nichols\, Marcel Pardo Ariza\, Maria Paz\, Jessi Rado\, Leah Rosenberg\, Lisa Solomon\, Esther Traugot\, Christine Wong Yap and Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle. \nThe exhibition will feature several site-specific installations\, including: a wall painting by Paz de la Calzada featuring plants collected in nearby City of Palo Alto Community Gardens; a site-specific collection of Flowers for Sick People\, a multimedia art and health project by Tucker Nichols; an immersive installation by Wes Bruce exploring the meditative and healing properties of water; and Expanding Space Project\, a project that combines meditation\, photography\, and social practice by Johnna Arnold. \nThe Creative Attention exhibition is part of a larger initiative that includes artist residencies\, community art therapy workshops\, and wellness programs. Christine Wong Yap will engage local teens and seniors in a residency project focused on places of belonging in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto\, resulting in a site-specific Belonging Map that will be installed in the galleries beginning in March. Marcel Pardo Ariza will work in residence with the Avenidas Senior Center’s Rainbow Collective\, hosting a series of workshops celebrating intergenerational LGBTQ+ personal stories. Art therapist Anh Tran will work in collaboration with community partners Dreamcatchers\, Stevenson House\, and Palo Alto Housing on a series of free art therapy workshops. Free wellness programs will also be presented during the run of the exhibition. \nSpecial events\nIn conjunction with the exhibition\, the Art Center will provide in-person and online programs: \nFriday Night at the Art Center opening reception—Friday\, January 28\, 2022\, 6-8 p.m.\, FREE\nJoin us at the Art Center for a special celebration of Creative Attention. This event will feature exhibition walkthroughs\, a chance to hear from exhibiting artists\, hands-on art activities\, and a specialty cocktail and cash bar provided by the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation. \nCreative Attention Virtual Artist Residency Conversation with Christine Wong Yap and Marcel Pardo Ariza—Friday\, March 4\, 2022\, Zoom\nJoin our Creative Attention artist residents for a virtual presentation about their work and their residencies in conjunction with the project. \nCommunity Day Celebration—Sunday\, April 10\, 2022\, noon-4 p.m.\, FREE\nThis Community Day Celebration will feature hands-on art activities\, a sound bathing activity with Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle\, and a special drag queen performance led by Grace Towers. Bring your worn clothing and repair it in a special workshop with The Mending Collective\, a collective of artists who wish to create a space for people to come together to learn and practice visual mending techniques. \nAcknowledgments\n\nThanks to the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services\, the Creative Attention exhibition will continue accessibility components initiated by The Art of Disability Culture exhibition\, including audio descriptions and Braille labels. Social narratives will also be provided and available online for visitors with autism. \n\nCreative Attention was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This project is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities\, visit www.arts.gov.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/creative-attention-art-and-community-restoration/2022-03-25/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220326T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220326T170000
DTSTAMP:20260601T031002
CREATED:20220110T203532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T001125Z
UID:10000421-1648288800-1648314000@paacf.org
SUMMARY:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration
DESCRIPTION:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration\nJanuary 22-May 21\, 2022\nChristine Wong Yap\, Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration. Digital design. Courtesy of the artist. \nImage description: A digital artwork with a background of light blue at the top\, fading to light pink at the bottom\, and with calligraphy-style text in blue\, purple and pink that reads: “Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration”. \nAbout the exhibition\nCreative Attention: Art and Community Restoration will feature the work of 18 artists from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. The exhibition will showcase alternatives to our chaotic world of stress and anxiety\, through practices of mending\, healing\, restoration\, belonging\, sustainability\, and resiliency. \nSome of the work that will be included in the exhibition looks inward—addressing past personal struggles with illness\, addiction\, and loss. Other artists turn their attention outward to connect with those who are suffering and to find solidarity in our shared adversity. Universally\, what begins in the studio alters the life of the artist\, who in turn brings that change to the world. \nArtists in the exhibition will include: Johnna Arnold\, Lynn Beldner\, Wes Bruce\, Caledonia Curry (SWOON)\, Paz de la Calzada\, Angela Hennessy\, Alexander Hernandez\, Jeremiah Jenkins\, Corita Kent\, Tucker Nichols\, Marcel Pardo Ariza\, Maria Paz\, Jessi Rado\, Leah Rosenberg\, Lisa Solomon\, Esther Traugot\, Christine Wong Yap and Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle. \nThe exhibition will feature several site-specific installations\, including: a wall painting by Paz de la Calzada featuring plants collected in nearby City of Palo Alto Community Gardens; a site-specific collection of Flowers for Sick People\, a multimedia art and health project by Tucker Nichols; an immersive installation by Wes Bruce exploring the meditative and healing properties of water; and Expanding Space Project\, a project that combines meditation\, photography\, and social practice by Johnna Arnold. \nThe Creative Attention exhibition is part of a larger initiative that includes artist residencies\, community art therapy workshops\, and wellness programs. Christine Wong Yap will engage local teens and seniors in a residency project focused on places of belonging in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto\, resulting in a site-specific Belonging Map that will be installed in the galleries beginning in March. Marcel Pardo Ariza will work in residence with the Avenidas Senior Center’s Rainbow Collective\, hosting a series of workshops celebrating intergenerational LGBTQ+ personal stories. Art therapist Anh Tran will work in collaboration with community partners Dreamcatchers\, Stevenson House\, and Palo Alto Housing on a series of free art therapy workshops. Free wellness programs will also be presented during the run of the exhibition. \nSpecial events\nIn conjunction with the exhibition\, the Art Center will provide in-person and online programs: \nFriday Night at the Art Center opening reception—Friday\, January 28\, 2022\, 6-8 p.m.\, FREE\nJoin us at the Art Center for a special celebration of Creative Attention. This event will feature exhibition walkthroughs\, a chance to hear from exhibiting artists\, hands-on art activities\, and a specialty cocktail and cash bar provided by the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation. \nCreative Attention Virtual Artist Residency Conversation with Christine Wong Yap and Marcel Pardo Ariza—Friday\, March 4\, 2022\, Zoom\nJoin our Creative Attention artist residents for a virtual presentation about their work and their residencies in conjunction with the project. \nCommunity Day Celebration—Sunday\, April 10\, 2022\, noon-4 p.m.\, FREE\nThis Community Day Celebration will feature hands-on art activities\, a sound bathing activity with Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle\, and a special drag queen performance led by Grace Towers. Bring your worn clothing and repair it in a special workshop with The Mending Collective\, a collective of artists who wish to create a space for people to come together to learn and practice visual mending techniques. \nAcknowledgments\n\nThanks to the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services\, the Creative Attention exhibition will continue accessibility components initiated by The Art of Disability Culture exhibition\, including audio descriptions and Braille labels. Social narratives will also be provided and available online for visitors with autism. \n\nCreative Attention was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This project is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities\, visit www.arts.gov.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/creative-attention-art-and-community-restoration/2022-03-26/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220329T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220329T170000
DTSTAMP:20260601T031002
CREATED:20220110T203532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T001125Z
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SUMMARY:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration
DESCRIPTION:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration\nJanuary 22-May 21\, 2022\nChristine Wong Yap\, Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration. Digital design. Courtesy of the artist. \nImage description: A digital artwork with a background of light blue at the top\, fading to light pink at the bottom\, and with calligraphy-style text in blue\, purple and pink that reads: “Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration”. \nAbout the exhibition\nCreative Attention: Art and Community Restoration will feature the work of 18 artists from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. The exhibition will showcase alternatives to our chaotic world of stress and anxiety\, through practices of mending\, healing\, restoration\, belonging\, sustainability\, and resiliency. \nSome of the work that will be included in the exhibition looks inward—addressing past personal struggles with illness\, addiction\, and loss. Other artists turn their attention outward to connect with those who are suffering and to find solidarity in our shared adversity. Universally\, what begins in the studio alters the life of the artist\, who in turn brings that change to the world. \nArtists in the exhibition will include: Johnna Arnold\, Lynn Beldner\, Wes Bruce\, Caledonia Curry (SWOON)\, Paz de la Calzada\, Angela Hennessy\, Alexander Hernandez\, Jeremiah Jenkins\, Corita Kent\, Tucker Nichols\, Marcel Pardo Ariza\, Maria Paz\, Jessi Rado\, Leah Rosenberg\, Lisa Solomon\, Esther Traugot\, Christine Wong Yap and Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle. \nThe exhibition will feature several site-specific installations\, including: a wall painting by Paz de la Calzada featuring plants collected in nearby City of Palo Alto Community Gardens; a site-specific collection of Flowers for Sick People\, a multimedia art and health project by Tucker Nichols; an immersive installation by Wes Bruce exploring the meditative and healing properties of water; and Expanding Space Project\, a project that combines meditation\, photography\, and social practice by Johnna Arnold. \nThe Creative Attention exhibition is part of a larger initiative that includes artist residencies\, community art therapy workshops\, and wellness programs. Christine Wong Yap will engage local teens and seniors in a residency project focused on places of belonging in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto\, resulting in a site-specific Belonging Map that will be installed in the galleries beginning in March. Marcel Pardo Ariza will work in residence with the Avenidas Senior Center’s Rainbow Collective\, hosting a series of workshops celebrating intergenerational LGBTQ+ personal stories. Art therapist Anh Tran will work in collaboration with community partners Dreamcatchers\, Stevenson House\, and Palo Alto Housing on a series of free art therapy workshops. Free wellness programs will also be presented during the run of the exhibition. \nSpecial events\nIn conjunction with the exhibition\, the Art Center will provide in-person and online programs: \nFriday Night at the Art Center opening reception—Friday\, January 28\, 2022\, 6-8 p.m.\, FREE\nJoin us at the Art Center for a special celebration of Creative Attention. This event will feature exhibition walkthroughs\, a chance to hear from exhibiting artists\, hands-on art activities\, and a specialty cocktail and cash bar provided by the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation. \nCreative Attention Virtual Artist Residency Conversation with Christine Wong Yap and Marcel Pardo Ariza—Friday\, March 4\, 2022\, Zoom\nJoin our Creative Attention artist residents for a virtual presentation about their work and their residencies in conjunction with the project. \nCommunity Day Celebration—Sunday\, April 10\, 2022\, noon-4 p.m.\, FREE\nThis Community Day Celebration will feature hands-on art activities\, a sound bathing activity with Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle\, and a special drag queen performance led by Grace Towers. Bring your worn clothing and repair it in a special workshop with The Mending Collective\, a collective of artists who wish to create a space for people to come together to learn and practice visual mending techniques. \nAcknowledgments\n\nThanks to the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services\, the Creative Attention exhibition will continue accessibility components initiated by The Art of Disability Culture exhibition\, including audio descriptions and Braille labels. Social narratives will also be provided and available online for visitors with autism. \n\nCreative Attention was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This project is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities\, visit www.arts.gov.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/creative-attention-art-and-community-restoration/2022-03-29/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220330T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220330T170000
DTSTAMP:20260601T031002
CREATED:20220110T203532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T001125Z
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SUMMARY:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration
DESCRIPTION:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration\nJanuary 22-May 21\, 2022\nChristine Wong Yap\, Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration. Digital design. Courtesy of the artist. \nImage description: A digital artwork with a background of light blue at the top\, fading to light pink at the bottom\, and with calligraphy-style text in blue\, purple and pink that reads: “Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration”. \nAbout the exhibition\nCreative Attention: Art and Community Restoration will feature the work of 18 artists from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. The exhibition will showcase alternatives to our chaotic world of stress and anxiety\, through practices of mending\, healing\, restoration\, belonging\, sustainability\, and resiliency. \nSome of the work that will be included in the exhibition looks inward—addressing past personal struggles with illness\, addiction\, and loss. Other artists turn their attention outward to connect with those who are suffering and to find solidarity in our shared adversity. Universally\, what begins in the studio alters the life of the artist\, who in turn brings that change to the world. \nArtists in the exhibition will include: Johnna Arnold\, Lynn Beldner\, Wes Bruce\, Caledonia Curry (SWOON)\, Paz de la Calzada\, Angela Hennessy\, Alexander Hernandez\, Jeremiah Jenkins\, Corita Kent\, Tucker Nichols\, Marcel Pardo Ariza\, Maria Paz\, Jessi Rado\, Leah Rosenberg\, Lisa Solomon\, Esther Traugot\, Christine Wong Yap and Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle. \nThe exhibition will feature several site-specific installations\, including: a wall painting by Paz de la Calzada featuring plants collected in nearby City of Palo Alto Community Gardens; a site-specific collection of Flowers for Sick People\, a multimedia art and health project by Tucker Nichols; an immersive installation by Wes Bruce exploring the meditative and healing properties of water; and Expanding Space Project\, a project that combines meditation\, photography\, and social practice by Johnna Arnold. \nThe Creative Attention exhibition is part of a larger initiative that includes artist residencies\, community art therapy workshops\, and wellness programs. Christine Wong Yap will engage local teens and seniors in a residency project focused on places of belonging in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto\, resulting in a site-specific Belonging Map that will be installed in the galleries beginning in March. Marcel Pardo Ariza will work in residence with the Avenidas Senior Center’s Rainbow Collective\, hosting a series of workshops celebrating intergenerational LGBTQ+ personal stories. Art therapist Anh Tran will work in collaboration with community partners Dreamcatchers\, Stevenson House\, and Palo Alto Housing on a series of free art therapy workshops. Free wellness programs will also be presented during the run of the exhibition. \nSpecial events\nIn conjunction with the exhibition\, the Art Center will provide in-person and online programs: \nFriday Night at the Art Center opening reception—Friday\, January 28\, 2022\, 6-8 p.m.\, FREE\nJoin us at the Art Center for a special celebration of Creative Attention. This event will feature exhibition walkthroughs\, a chance to hear from exhibiting artists\, hands-on art activities\, and a specialty cocktail and cash bar provided by the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation. \nCreative Attention Virtual Artist Residency Conversation with Christine Wong Yap and Marcel Pardo Ariza—Friday\, March 4\, 2022\, Zoom\nJoin our Creative Attention artist residents for a virtual presentation about their work and their residencies in conjunction with the project. \nCommunity Day Celebration—Sunday\, April 10\, 2022\, noon-4 p.m.\, FREE\nThis Community Day Celebration will feature hands-on art activities\, a sound bathing activity with Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle\, and a special drag queen performance led by Grace Towers. Bring your worn clothing and repair it in a special workshop with The Mending Collective\, a collective of artists who wish to create a space for people to come together to learn and practice visual mending techniques. \nAcknowledgments\n\nThanks to the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services\, the Creative Attention exhibition will continue accessibility components initiated by The Art of Disability Culture exhibition\, including audio descriptions and Braille labels. Social narratives will also be provided and available online for visitors with autism. \n\nCreative Attention was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This project is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities\, visit www.arts.gov.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/creative-attention-art-and-community-restoration/2022-03-30/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220331T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220331T170000
DTSTAMP:20260601T031002
CREATED:20220110T203532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T001125Z
UID:10000424-1648720800-1648746000@paacf.org
SUMMARY:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration
DESCRIPTION:Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration\nJanuary 22-May 21\, 2022\nChristine Wong Yap\, Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration. Digital design. Courtesy of the artist. \nImage description: A digital artwork with a background of light blue at the top\, fading to light pink at the bottom\, and with calligraphy-style text in blue\, purple and pink that reads: “Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration”. \nAbout the exhibition\nCreative Attention: Art and Community Restoration will feature the work of 18 artists from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. The exhibition will showcase alternatives to our chaotic world of stress and anxiety\, through practices of mending\, healing\, restoration\, belonging\, sustainability\, and resiliency. \nSome of the work that will be included in the exhibition looks inward—addressing past personal struggles with illness\, addiction\, and loss. Other artists turn their attention outward to connect with those who are suffering and to find solidarity in our shared adversity. Universally\, what begins in the studio alters the life of the artist\, who in turn brings that change to the world. \nArtists in the exhibition will include: Johnna Arnold\, Lynn Beldner\, Wes Bruce\, Caledonia Curry (SWOON)\, Paz de la Calzada\, Angela Hennessy\, Alexander Hernandez\, Jeremiah Jenkins\, Corita Kent\, Tucker Nichols\, Marcel Pardo Ariza\, Maria Paz\, Jessi Rado\, Leah Rosenberg\, Lisa Solomon\, Esther Traugot\, Christine Wong Yap and Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle. \nThe exhibition will feature several site-specific installations\, including: a wall painting by Paz de la Calzada featuring plants collected in nearby City of Palo Alto Community Gardens; a site-specific collection of Flowers for Sick People\, a multimedia art and health project by Tucker Nichols; an immersive installation by Wes Bruce exploring the meditative and healing properties of water; and Expanding Space Project\, a project that combines meditation\, photography\, and social practice by Johnna Arnold. \nThe Creative Attention exhibition is part of a larger initiative that includes artist residencies\, community art therapy workshops\, and wellness programs. Christine Wong Yap will engage local teens and seniors in a residency project focused on places of belonging in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto\, resulting in a site-specific Belonging Map that will be installed in the galleries beginning in March. Marcel Pardo Ariza will work in residence with the Avenidas Senior Center’s Rainbow Collective\, hosting a series of workshops celebrating intergenerational LGBTQ+ personal stories. Art therapist Anh Tran will work in collaboration with community partners Dreamcatchers\, Stevenson House\, and Palo Alto Housing on a series of free art therapy workshops. Free wellness programs will also be presented during the run of the exhibition. \nSpecial events\nIn conjunction with the exhibition\, the Art Center will provide in-person and online programs: \nFriday Night at the Art Center opening reception—Friday\, January 28\, 2022\, 6-8 p.m.\, FREE\nJoin us at the Art Center for a special celebration of Creative Attention. This event will feature exhibition walkthroughs\, a chance to hear from exhibiting artists\, hands-on art activities\, and a specialty cocktail and cash bar provided by the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation. \nCreative Attention Virtual Artist Residency Conversation with Christine Wong Yap and Marcel Pardo Ariza—Friday\, March 4\, 2022\, Zoom\nJoin our Creative Attention artist residents for a virtual presentation about their work and their residencies in conjunction with the project. \nCommunity Day Celebration—Sunday\, April 10\, 2022\, noon-4 p.m.\, FREE\nThis Community Day Celebration will feature hands-on art activities\, a sound bathing activity with Kenyatta A.C. Hinkle\, and a special drag queen performance led by Grace Towers. Bring your worn clothing and repair it in a special workshop with The Mending Collective\, a collective of artists who wish to create a space for people to come together to learn and practice visual mending techniques. \nAcknowledgments\n\nThanks to the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services\, the Creative Attention exhibition will continue accessibility components initiated by The Art of Disability Culture exhibition\, including audio descriptions and Braille labels. Social narratives will also be provided and available online for visitors with autism. \n\nCreative Attention was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This project is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities\, visit www.arts.gov.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/creative-attention-art-and-community-restoration/2022-03-31/
LOCATION:Palo Alto Art Center\, 1313 Newell Rd\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94303\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220331T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220331T130000
DTSTAMP:20260601T031002
CREATED:20220112T174403Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220203T191156Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Join the Palo Alto Art Center for weekly virtual meditations with stress management consultant Julie Forbes\, Ph.D. on Thursdays at noon\, January 27-June 30. This series is presented in conjunction with Creative Attention: Art and Community Restoration. \nOur series will kick off on January 27 with Breathing for Well-being. Sessions will continue with Mindfulness Meditation the first Thursday of each month; Mindful Body Scan Meditation the second Thursday of each month; Loving Kindness Meditation the third Thursday of each month; Guided Visualization Meditation fourth Thursday of each month; and Mindful Progressive Muscle Relaxation the fifth Thursday of the month. \nRegister here \nJulie Forbes\, Ph.D. is an educator\, consultant and facilitator offering stress reduction and mindfulness to corporate and community organizations\, groups\, and individuals.  She is currently teaching mindfulness-based stress reduction programs at variety of locations including Palo Alto Medical Foundation\, Kaiser Permanente\, and Avenidas.  Julie has worked in the computer industry since 1982 and received a doctorate in psychology in 1999. \nLink to Julie Forbes’ Guided Practices: www.julieforbes.com/guidedpractices.htm \n  \nClass Description \nJanuary 27th (Kickoff): Breathing for well-being \nLearn several diaphragmatic breathing practices that will bring your body and mind out of stress reactivity and back toward balance.  This hour will discuss automatic stress reactivity\, recognizing symptoms that manifest when you are stressed\, and how you can use the breath to counter the stress response. \n  \n1st week of each month: Mindfulness Meditation\nEngage in Mindfulness meditation to bring and maintain your awareness in the present moment.  Practicing mindfulness will help you use your senses to calm an agitated mind and gain insight into your reactivity. This hour includes guided Mindfulness meditation\, plus discussion or Q&A. \n  \n2nd week of each month: Mindful Body Scan Meditation \nEngage in a Mindful Body Scan meditation using your body as the primary object to bring and maintain your awareness in the present moment. Paying attention to your direct experience will help you cultivate greater stillness in your body and mind. This hour includes guided Mindful Body Scan meditation\, plus discussion or Q&A. \n  \n3rd week of each month: Loving Kindness Meditation \nEngage in a Loving Kindness meditation to bring intentions of kindness and goodwill to yourself and extend those intentions to others.  This hour includes guided Loving Kindness meditation\, plus discussion or Q&A. \n  \n4th week of each month: Guided Visualization Meditation \nEngage in a Guided Visualization meditation to use the power of your own mind to promote relaxation.  This hour includes Guided Visualization meditation\, plus discussion or Q&A. \n  \n5th week of the month: Mindful Progressive Muscle Relaxation \nEngage in a Mindful Progressive Muscle Relaxation practice to recognize and actively release tension in your body\, bringing your body and mind into a state of greater ease.  This hour includes guided Mindful Progressive Muscle Relaxation practice\, plus discussion or Q&A.
URL:https://paacf.org/event/virtual-meditation/2022-03-31/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Public Events
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