Strengthening the Bonds of Love
By A | December 29, 2008
Art is life. Art is change. Art can heal and empower. The arts are critical in the development of healthy human beings. These are the things I believe, and the beliefs I act upon in my business - and in the lives of my clients.
Hi Folks ~
Thank you for taking your time to meet me here in cyberspace and learn a little bit about one of the things I do and how together we can use art to help make a difference in our world…
Imagine having the last word in creating healthy, loving, authentic bonds with the people who matter in our lives. In 2003 I created a workshop to facilitate just that. I called it, Empty & Meaningless: the Box Project.
The video below was produced by and for MediaTV out of Toronto Canada and beautifully illustrates this driving force behind why I choose art, and working with artists, as the pathway to my personal and professional fulfillment–the application of the arts in every area of our lives elicits positive change.
To date, over 500 people have taken part in Empty & Meaningless: the Box Project [E&M]- an arts-based workshop about relationships and our point-of-view that creates the experience we have of our relationships.
This video shares the stories of two of those folks…a former prison inmate and a recovering addict.
It was the result of the effects of this program in people’s lives that inspired my current business, Working Artists LLC - a business Incubator/Accelerator in Portland, Oregon with a social entrepreneurial focus geared to giving artists the tools to sustain their self-employment in the arts, while giving back to our communities using their art.
If you like the story you see there, please visit my websites to learn more about my self, Empty & Meaningless: the Box Project and Working Artists LLC.
- My website: http://adriennefritze.com
- Working Artists LLC: http://workingartistsonline.com
- Empty & Meaningless: http://adriennefritze.com/empty
And you can participate in a workshop based on the E&M principles on Saturday, February 14th from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Working Artists Studios. The workshop is entitled: Strengthening the Bonds of Love [Click Here], and costs $65/person [includes workshop and all the materials needed to create your unique, creative, wooden treasure box].
If you want to know more about how Working Artists LLC can help you in your arts-based career, or if you are looking for creative and powerful ways to include the arts in your life or business, drop me an e-mail a@adriennefritze.com, or call 503.349.6075
To Art and the Freedom it Brings!
A.
Topics: Advocacy Work [Arts & Creative Pros], Box Project Installations, Community Outreach, Developing Applied Arts Programming | No Comments »
Snowed in And Finding Treasures in Old Files
By A | December 22, 2008
Well, the snow has deepened - and is like a winter 4 layer cake - ice on the roads, compacted snow layer on top of that, 3/4″ of ice on that, and another 3 to 5″ of newly laid snow on top of that. Just spent an hour in the park playing “go fetch” with my Australian Shepherd. The tennis ball became an ice and snow ball, and that didn’t stop her! Wonderful animal is my Daisy!
We just got back in and for some reason I was moved to do a search on my hard drive for videos. I cleared out a few I’m just not interested in having anymore, and then found this little gem from 2004 - just a few months before I and my then partners established Working Artists. It’s a wonderful story about my most precious workshop, “Empty & Meaningless: the Box Project”.
Let me know what you think!
With love,
A,
Topics: Bio & Experience[s], Box Project Installations, Developing Applied Arts Programming, Empty & Meaningless: the Box Project, Just Thoughts | No Comments »
My Last Week of Events at Working Artists
By A | December 2, 2008
This is the final week of events and classes at Working Artists. Thursday night is the “Off the Wall” exhibit, featuring original artworks and literature $100 and less; Saturday is my Marketing/Sales Strategy & Planning class for artists and creatives @ the Working Artists Studios; and then Sunday is the final day of the Carton Service building Open Studios event.
I’m also putting the final touches on my revised business plan for Working Artists LLC in preparation for its presentation to my “advisory” group. I’m seeking a business partner and investment to take WA to its next level so it can begin to fulfill on its potential in a bigger way.
The week is packed.
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Doodles
And then on December 15th I’m on vacation until January 14th.
Although some of the work of WA will be happening in the background, there will be no meetings, presentations, classes, events, exhibits for me to produce or attend. Just time to hang with my family, my brother who will visit from Louisiana, trips to Seattle an the coast - time in the studio - time for friends and if I’m lucky, maybe even a little romance…
Okay - off to keep the day rolling - have tons-o-work to do!!!
A.
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