In June, I had the joy of sharing a week of art workshops with adults, youth & children with Restoration Ministries in São Paulo, Brazil followed by a week of Arts Camp with Oak Hills Church at The Studio in Folsom, CA.
Thanks to Patron’s support, our world is literally blooming with more creativity!
In Brazil, New Joy Arts hosted: 4 separate arts projects with over 60 kids (ages 3-12), 1 reflective drawing workshop for over 30 youth (ages 13-18) & 3 reflective drawing workshops for about 20 women (mostly mothers of the kids). All of the weeks workshops were focused on creating to discover & share what we treasure in life.
The materials used were purchased with donated funds & brought in suitcases from CA to give away to the participants in the favelas on the outskirts of São Paulo. Any supplies or unused materials were given to Restoration Ministries for the staff to use in their weekly programs in the favelas.
It was a full week of sharing & serving a wonderful organization dedicated to meeting their communities needs!
In California, New Joy Arts hosted 48 elementary students (entering grades K-5) for a week of storytelling through art making. Together we looked at illustrators who both create the art & the narrative of their books. It was a delight to invite the students to share their imaginative worlds with one another & see the sparks of ideas build fires of inspiration for creativity!
It is wonderful see how creativity connects us no matter where we are from or what our experiences in life have been. When people are invited to gather at the table to imagine & create, their unique voices & stories begin fill the space. What a gift it is for those stories to be heard, shared & valued at the table.
Through offering workshops like these, New Joy Arts has the honor of helping individuals & their communities discover the importance of using their creativity in living lives of deep connection & flourishing.
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