PDCC GRANT PROJECT
Center for Creative Works received a grant from the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council (PDDC) to facilitate a series of projects between CCW artists and visiting artists and musicians in the Philadelphia community. The projects provided the opportunity for the artists to not only to create art together, but to get to know one another as colleagues.
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This project is supported by a grant from the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council; in part by grant number 4100084605, from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking projects with government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official ACL policy.
MUSIC WITH MOLLIE ROSE
Mollie Rose collaborates with Danielle Stokes, Tim Deaton and Joey Piergiovanni to bring life to their musical visions. Danielles words guided Mollie into creating a song that was musical influenced by Danielle's favorite artists and also fulfilled Danielles goal of bringing a positive message into the world. With Tim, Danielle helped him bring to life a theme song for a broader vision of a world filled with "Ruinmon", and audio book Tim is writing. Tim developed the core of his theme in an audio software soundtrap. With Joey Piergiovanni, Danielle interacted with his visual art to develop an original composition for his piece.
FEATURED TRACKS:
Peace, Love, Happiness -- Mollie Rose with Danielle Stokes
Ruinmon Theme -- Mollie Rose with Tim Deaton
Recent Memories -- Mollie Rose with Joey Piergiovanni
Clams, Flowers, Stars, & Cats-
Dancing, Soap Opera & Morning Chats WITH ADAM LOVTIZ AND ASHLEY WICK
Over the course of 4 weeks, CCW artists Vinetta P. Miller, Mary T. Bevlock , Allen Yu, and Lydia Thompson worked collaboratively (and virtually!) with visiting artists Adam Lovitz and Ashley Wick, and CCW teacher Pearl Corry. With the guidance of experimental drawing exercises which included representing the formation of the world’s natural wonders, animation demonstrations, conversations of General Hospital, funny cats, mysterious sea creatures, and watching YouTube videos of Ballroom dancing, each artist found the opportunity to bring motion to their drawings.
Check OUt The animations:
What I Like by Vinetta Miller
CHAT WITH ME: Genie Francis by Mary T. Bevlock
Fish Tongue by Allen Yu
Flowers by Allen Yu
The Clam by Allen Yu
String of Pearls Ballroom Dance by Vinetta Miller
CHAT WITH ME: Maurice Benard by Mary T. Bevlock
Flowers by Mary T. Bevlock
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MUSIC WITH Ya Chives
Dani and Joe of Yeah Chives! Collaborate with Owen Ahearn-Browning and Clyde Henry of CCW to create new worlds of sounds that bring stories to life and find a spirit of resounding freedom. Through their collaboration, Joe and Dani found new depths of their creativity while helping to create Owen and Clyde's musical visions.
FEATURED TRACKS:
Owen's Story About Different Movies and Previews -- Ya Chives with Owen Ahearn-Browning
Silly Abu -- Ya Chives with Owen Ahearn-Browning and Clyde Henry
Love You Say -- Ya Chives with Clyde Henry
Daytime: this is magic with Lindsay buchman
Daytime: This is Magic is a co-created risograph folio combining text and image works by Jacob Berger, Paige Donovan, Joyce Moseley, Lillian Moseley, and Lindsay Buchman. Culminating from conversations surrounding joy, storytelling, and the experience of art-making during a pandemic, the folio reflects the artists’ responses to personal and collective memory, moments of excitement, and the camaraderie of being together while physically apart.
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Images from the Print Portfolio:
MUSIC WITh Mervin Toussaint
Mervin Toussaint creates soundscapes of soulful saxophone to support his collaborators, Tyree Jennings, Carl Trunk and Olu Ojo of CCW. Mervin follows the creative vision of Tyree, Carl and Olu to find a wonderland for the soul.
FEATURED TRACKS
Light Pink -- Mervin Toussaint with Olu Ojo
What Did The Alien Say To The Dinosaur? -- Mervin Toussaint with Carl Trunk
Get Off The Road -- Mervin Toussaint with Tyree Jennings
Everyday with Anna mcglynn
I wanted to make work with the artists that focused on everyday experiences. I like thinking about our shared daily rituals and the mundane aspects of our lives out of which patterns and meaning inevitably evolve. I wanted to capture some of these moments together with these other artists, and collect them in a book, so that each reader can find their own connections between our work and lived experiences.
Images from the collaboration:
