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Overview of Our Community Projects
“For the unfolding of the universe your creativity is as essential as the
creativity inherent in the original fireball.” ~ Brian Swimme
Front Porch Gallery: A Story Art Reading was our first community based Youth/Elder story art event, which was held at Casa de Manana, Elder Community in La Jolla, in May 2003. This Reading was an introductory event to seed the concept of a Youth/Elder Project. For this event, attended by residents and their families, we brought together eight StoryArts authors and their grandchildren, to read selections of their published works, accompanied by an elegant afternoon tea. This reading was sponsored and funded by Front Porch Gallery.
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Legacies:
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As Memoir Makers we are searching for the intimate moments in our lives, which we have long ago forgotten, to speak to us again, enliven us again, teach us again. We walk this path "alone together," listening deeply, needing to hear each other's stories in order to remember and tell our own. Our life's stories bring us home to ourselves, making meaning out of our journey's bone chilling trials and heart filled accomplishments. Our stories, now openly shared and fully received, build a bridge to a rich, enduring community. |
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This project was underwritten by the Seth Sprauge Educational & Charitable Foundation
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HIDDEN TREASURES:
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"Art works improve the lives of America's citizens in many ways. Communities across our nation are leveraging the arts to make their communities more livable with enhanced quality of life, increased creative activity, a distinct sense of place, and vibrant local economies that together capitalize on their existing assets." National Endowment for the Arts, 2013 |
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