Earth Day Parade News, Workshops begin, Volunteer opportunities, become a Community Partner!
penny krebiehl
WONDROUS VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES!Volunteering is a great way to be part of the GT Earth Day Parade community and to meet like-spirited people. Volunteers make it possible for Little Artshram and our friends and collaborators to offer community based art events like the Earth Day Parade, while acquiring hands-on puppet & mask building skills.
More than 43 individuals volunteered nearly 1350 hours to Little Artshram during last years parade-building and community event.
Our workshops begin this first week of April and continue through the 25th. Parade day is April 26th.
1. BIG truck to pick-up BIG seed-mask
One of our puppet/masks from last year needs to be transported from storage in TC to our new workshop location in TC. The seed mask is approx. 5.5 feet by 8.5 feet, constructed out of cardboard and papier maiche on a wood frame. For two (2) people and a truck
2. Cardboard Collector/Runner
This job is offered each day of our workshops: April 1, 2 and 3rd (Spring Break @ GT Circuit) and April 8, 15, & 22nd (at the GLCM) and involves tracking down, picking up and delivering single-thickness cardboard to our workshop location----and at the end of the workshops picking up un-used scraps and delivering them to a local recycling site. For one (1) person per workshop
3. Set-up Crew
Each day, of our workshops, one hour BEFORE the workshop has begun, we set-up the workshop site with various puppet-mask-making stations that workshop participants will cycle around through as they create their mask/costume. For three (3) people each workshop
3. Tools and Materials Assistant
Each day we have a job for a person to oversee, keep track of, and make sure all of our special Earth Day Parade tools and materials are in tip-top shape and working order. A general rule is that children/youth are NOT to have use of box-cutters/staplers/and other potentially difficult and dangerous tools to operate. The Tool and Material assistant will help cut cardboard and make sure we are all carefully keeping track of tools.
For two (2) people per workshop
4. Parade Workshop Assistant
The Assistant Artist is a job offered throughout the month of workshops working alongside of the Parade artists' on specific masks, puppets and costumes and helping to lead discussion/info-sharing/design brainstorming w. the workshop attendants. We are working to raise funds to pay a stipend to each workshop assistant. For 3 folks per workshop, and committed to being present for parade day, April 26th
5. Puppet and Mask-Maker
This job is offered to folks each day of the workshops, and is for artists who have skills in cardboard building and papier-maiche puppet and mask-making or those who are quick learners. The Puppet and Mask-Maker's will work one on one and in small groups w. children/youth/adults who are designing, constructing and creating their Earth Day Parade masks/costumes. We are working to raise funds to pay a stipend to each volunteer puppet/mask-maker. For 3 folks per workshop, and committed to being present for parade day, April 26th
6. Clean-up Crew
Each workshop requires a well-organized clean-up crew..It involves one hour after the workshop has ended, we stay at the workshop site to clean-up, pack-up and prepare for the next day's workshop. For three (3) people each workshop
OUR WORKSHOPS BEGIN TODAY!!!It's TODAY--APRIL 1st, 2014 and the Earth Day Parade building begins! Join us at the Grand Traverse Circuit....225 W. 14th St., Traverse City, Mi 49684 www.gtcircuit.org
SPRING BREAK SCHEDULE April 1-3: Choose from six (6) workshops: Tuesday through Thursday, with two sessions offered each day: 10-12 Noon and 1 to 3 PM.
SPACE IS LIMITED SO RESERVE YOUR PLACE in any of these special SPRING BREAK OR AFTER-SCHOOL TUESDAY WORKSHOPS, by calling 231-735-8370.
REMEMBER: It usually takes three (3) visits to the Earth Day Parade Workshops to complete your mask/costume.
Children under the age of nine (9) please bring an adult helper.
Please, REMEMBER:HEY! These workshops are not just for little people---if you have an interest in art, 2-d or 3-d, or puppet-mask-making or theater or music-making and drumming please join us! We can also use extra pairs of hands as volunteer assistants and with various Eday Parade workshop tasks. Info and descriptions on volunteer opportunities here: http://littleartshram.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?start_over&id=5021
HOW IS this Community Event funded?
The Earth Day Parade is funded entirely by donations and sponsorships. We do not charge a fee to folks attending workshops, asking only for a SUGGESTED DONATION of $20 per mask/costume/person. The Earth Day parade costs are minimal and include: materials and supplies we are unable to scavenge, for space rental, artists stipends for their design contributions, leadership and supervision of the workshops, and for permit fees and liability insurance that allows us to be in the streets on foot.
To become a Community Partner and give to the Earth Day Parade see the attachments below. You may also directly contact us. Little Artshram is a 501.c 3, tax deductible and non-profit organization.
We accept both cash donations and checks made out to:
Little Artshram, P.O. Box 844, Traverse City, MI 49865
in...@littleartshram.org
wwwlittleartshram.org
231-735-8370
To
view a wonderful short video w. footage from last year's parade w. the
theme: "SEEDS! Awesome Vessels of Power!" check out it out here: http://youtu.be/PRplHchYLq4