Art programs for children whose families fled violence in their home countries (Programas de arte para niños cuyas familias huyeron de la violencia en sus países de origen)

Hi, 
I am reaching out because I am in the process of planning our first-ever summer camp at the museum and wonder if this experience might be of interest to any of the refugee organizations you work with. Our goal is to invite a group of children who might especially benefit from this special museum experience. We understand refugee families have experienced extraordinary challenges and would, of course, want to work with a liaison to create an environment and experience that is supportive. The camp will be led by 2 experienced and caring art teachers. Please see the camp description below. 
Here are is a description of the camp:Explore drawing, painting, sculpture, kinetics, architecture, textiles, photography and interdisciplinary forms of artistic expression at the Indiana University Eskanazi Art Museum’s 2022 Summer Art Camp! This is a learner directed art making experience for elementary and intermediateaged children and will be facilitated by Eskanazi Art Teacher Award recipients Clark Fralick and Clyde Gaw. Fralick and Gaw are veteran K12 Indiana art teachers and faculty of the Teaching for Artistic Behavior Institute and Massachusetts College of Art and Design. July 18 – 22 from 9 am- noon. 
If this feels like a good fit for some of our new neighbors, great! If not, we’ll continue to look for ways to support and connect through other programming. 
Best,
Kelly 


Hola,
Me comunico con usted porque estoy en el proceso de planificar nuestro primer campamento de verano en el museo y me pregunto si esta experiencia podría ser de interés para alguna de las organizaciones de refugiados con las que trabaja.  Nuestro objetivo es invitar a un grupo de niños que podrían beneficiarse especialmente de esta experiencia especial en el museo.  Entendemos que las familias de refugiados han experimentado desafíos extraordinarios y, por supuesto, querrían trabajar con un enlace para crear un entorno y una experiencia de apoyo.  El campamento será dirigido por 2 profesores de arte experimentados y cariñosos.  Consulte la descripción del campamento a continuación.

 Aquí hay una descripción del campamento:
 ¡Explore el dibujo, la pintura, la escultura, la cinética, la arquitectura, los textiles, la fotografía y las formas interdisciplinarias de expresión artística en el Campamento de Arte de Verano 2022 del Museo de Arte Eskanazi de la Universidad de Indiana!  Esta es una experiencia de creación de arte dirigida por el alumno para niños de primaria e intermedia.
 niños mayores y será facilitado por los ganadores del premio Eskanazi Art Teacher Award, Clark Fralick y Clyde Gaw.  Fralick y Gaw son maestros de arte veteranos de K12 Indiana y profesores del Instituto de Enseñanza del Comportamiento Artístico y del Colegio de Arte y Diseño de Massachusetts.  18 al 22 de julio de 9 a 12 h.

 Si esto se siente como una buena opción para algunos de nuestros nuevos vecinos, ¡genial!  De lo contrario, continuaremos buscando formas de apoyar y conectarnos a través de otros programas.
 Mejor,
 Kelly

Kelly M. Jordan (she/her)Pre-K-12 Experiences Manager
Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of ArtIndiana UniversityOffice: (812) 855-0567Cell: 812-606-5016 jordan22@iu.edu

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