http://commoncathedral.org/common-art/
Welcome to common art - a program of common cathedral which provides space, materials and caring support staff to support unhoused and low income individuals as they develop their artistic abilities. People who live in shelters, rooming houses, on unclaimed couches and benches, and on Boston's streets, gather every Wednesday at Emmanuel Church on Newbury Street to draw, paint, sculpt, make crafts, and to share with other artists in like circumstances.
For most members, common art is a singular chance to express their artistic gifts. For some, art is a professional path, interrupted and suspended by calamity and homelessness. For otheres, its an opportunity to express unheard opinions, ideas and truths. For others, its pure joy, an oasis of form and color in otherwise dry times. For all, its a simple and welcome relief from daily difficulty.
For many common art members, art is a way of life. For others, its a new discovery. But for all, art is passion, expressing and affirming life itself, a defiant or gentle "yes" in the face of stigma amid the constant struggle of poverty and homelessness.
common art was begun in 1999 by a group of un-housed men and women with the assistance of ministers from St. John the Evangelist Church on Bowdoin Street. From its inception, the mission guiding common art has been to serve individuals within Boston's poor and homeless communities by providing resources and opportunities for creating and participating in the arts. This is a wonderful opportunity within the Boston community. As one person expressed, "common art is famous! Everybody knows about it on the street!"
In its present form, common art works both to promote access to the arts for its members and to help facilitate the expression of members' artistic gifts. In this way, common artacknowledges the dignity of all human beings and honors the divine creativity within each person. Through proactive advocacy, common art provides companionship and inclusive community, a place to come together and to share with other artists. common art embraces all artistic expression as healing and healthful, affirming of life itself. As Shaun McNiff of Lesley College expressed in his book Art as Medicine, "Whenever illness is associated with loss of soul, the arts emerge spontaneously as remedies, as soul medicine." common art is guided by this profound understanding.
common art is open to all.common art meets once a week, on Wednesday from 10am to 2pm at Emmanuel Church
When: April 10th, 2016 from 10:00am- 2:00pm
Where: Karma-Newton, 57 Union Street Newton Center
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