MAKING ART AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE.
Community Outreach means teaching without the limits of the walls that contain the Art Center. The mission of the Art Center’s Outreach Program is to make art experiences available to everyone. It responds to the needs of the community by bringing new learning to those seeking to discover the world of communication through art.
CELEBRATING OUR DIFFERENCES.
Community Outreach Programs
ESAC has partnered with Full Life Ahead Foundation to launch “CoLab Studios”, a collective that employs the visual arts to promote socialization, creativity, and service. CoLab students will participate in monthly workshops taught by guests artists, attend gallery talks, be invited to participate in group exhibits, and learn how to build their bodies of work. There will also be open studio opportunities where guest artists will work with CoLab students on collaborations!
REGISTRATION Coming Soon!
ESAC is packing up the studio to head out from the coast and into the heart of Baldwin County. Pat Pearce, Lindsey Lawrence, and partner organizations including Mobile Ballet, Mobile Opera, Eastern Shore Repertory Theatre, Eastern Shore Chamber Music and Mobile Symphony will implement a series of visual and performing art experiences in three rural areas of the region throughout the coming year. Working alongside city officials, local teachers, and community organizers, our goal is to create a new model for program delivery throughout the rural parts of the area and to build strong, lasting relationships with the citizens in these communities.
Each month Outreach Director, Lindsey Lawrence, visits the University of South Alabama Women’s and Children’s Hospital leads a workshop with the children in residence. They create a piece to keep in their hospital room as well as helping create a collaborative piece that will eventually be on display at the hospital.
Led by Carolyn Greene, this project allows for ESAC instructors to share their disciplines with exceptional adults that have aged out of school based programming. Shared studio time allows for socializing and a chance to come out into the community. Held weekly on Thursdays from 1 pm to 3 pm, this exciting class is open to all individuals, ages 18 and up, with special needs.
For more information and to reserve a spot, contact Carolyn Greene at carolyndgreene04@gmail.com
Interested in Volunteering or becoming an Intern?Â
Internships are available on a limited basis and are open to high school and college students pursuing an art career. Students will learn all aspects of the Community Outreach Program, as well as develop lesson plans and eventually implement them. Previous interns have gone on to pursue careers in art therapy, teaching, and producing art professionally. Please email info@esartcenter.org for more information.