Un/Known 2015

Rising

ARTISTIC NOISE Presents: UN/KNOWN

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Shout Outs Artistic Noise could not reach as many young people as we do without the support of many people. We would first like to express our deep gratitude to Adelphi University, The Children’s Aid Society’s Next Generation Center and LINC Program, The Edwin Gould Academy, The Garrison Art Center, The Museum of Modern Art, The New York City Department of Probation, The Office of Children’s and Family Services Brentwood and Highland Residential Centers, Spectrum Detention Center and Wheelock College.

These partnerships enable us to create lasting programs in many different communities and facilities throughout New York and Boston. Thank you to all of the staff members at the sites that we serve. We would especially like to thank Ana Bermudez, Audrey Wilson, Delores Hunter, PO Ruiz, Glenn Moises, Harriet Goodman, Kim Punter, Myra Radden, Eddie Battle,Valerie Fitts, Briana Scott, Unique Morris, Melissa Moreno, Mr. Newton, Mr. Hammell, Calder Zwicky, Shellyne Rodriguez and Barbara Smith.

Special Thanks to Gregory Gates and Moikgantsi Kgama for allowing Artistic Noise to use RAW Space for our Exhibit. Special Thanks to everyone at The Edwin Gould Academy for allowing Artistic Noise to use your beautiful space this Fall.

A huge thank you to Jessica Bynoe and everyone at Varety for their continued support in so many things.

We would also like to thank all of the talented interns who have helped us during this very busy year of growth, especially Maya Littlejohn and Jessica Daniels. We also are deeply grateful to our Art Therapy Externs, Karen Codd and Kristin Winter. And a huge shout out to Michael Watson for designing Artistic Noise’s storefront sign.

Thank you to Artistic Noise’s Board of Directors: Kate Jellinghaus, President of the Board Rebecca Vose, Treasurer and Clerk Yasmine Awais, Board Member Daren Chentow, Board Member Noah Federici, Board Member Barry Gaither, Board Member Tess Korobkin, Board Member Cullen Malley, Board Member Minotte Romulus, Board Member Francine Sherman, Board Member Ann Tobey, Board Member Last but not least, a huge thank you to all of the young artists who have participated in our programs over the years. This exhibit and catalog are for each and every one of you.

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Our Supporters The Board of Directors, staff and youth artists gratefully acknowledge the generous support of the individuals, foundations, organizations and government agencies, that have made contributions to Artistic Noise.

Artistic Noise Supporters 2014-2015: Institutional Funders: The Janey Fund The Massachusetts Cultural Council The New York City Department of Probation The Office of Children and Family Services Brentwood Residential Center and Highland Residential Center The Research Foundation Variety, the Children’s Charity of New York Individual Funders: Gold Level Public Art Advocates ($2,500 and up) Cleve L. Killingsworth and Daren Chentow Anonymous Gold Level Youth Advocates ($1500-$2500) Karen Black Francine Sherman Silver Level Program Advocates ($500-$1000) Mitsuka Akaha Barry and Robin Adelman Kathryn Jellinghaus Tess Korobkin Cullen Malley Ann Tobey Anonymous Bronze Level Public Art Advocates ($250-$500) Yasmine Awais Martha Certilman Noah Federici Richard and Bernice Hoffman Gregg and Joan Lerner Rebecca Vose

Un/Known The process of making art can easily be compared to everday life.

Everyday we are surrounded by things unknown like daily experiences of school, court, family and friends.

Things that leave us questioning everything known.

Art has that same effect on the artist.

It’ll leave you questioning the heavens, earth, and death boggling your mind with questions such as, what will this turn into? What do I want to say?

But everything unknown will soon be known.

Welcome to the Un/Known.

2015 Exhibition Curators: Angel, Briana, Marcus, Roshawn and Tashawn Exhibit Manager: Ebony

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Art, Entrepreneurship and Curatorial Program Harlem, NY Art & Entrepreneurship students began this project by constructing personal timelines and considering how they arrived where they are at today, in both a literal and metaphorical way. They then chose prompts concerning memorable life moments and placed these events onto the timeline. After studying the arc of their stories, students chose a significant memory to compose as part of themselves by using a gel transfer method to collage symbolic images onto their charcoal self-portraits.

Teaching Artist: Laura Schneider

The Memories That Make Us

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Marcus Smoothing Sinsssss They say that guilt burns the soul. If so, then what is sin? Does it feel cold? No, sin is where the real fire ignites. Greed, wrath, envy, sloth, gluttony, pride and lust. Sins that create humankind and that defy your past yet it will burnt you to ashes just like this child.

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Angel The Shape of Memories This is a photograph picture of me. I pose this way because I was thinking about my friend that passed away. My art piece is made out of charcoal and an image transfer. This message is about my friend who died. I feel good about this artwork because everybody has memories and this memory I have I won’t forget. I want people to never forget their memories because that’s what makes us who we are.

Briana Untitled The artwork shows a photograph of me. You should notice I am covering my eyes for a mysterious look. It’s created by getting a picture taken and drawing it. I drew it using charcoal. The message is remembering your best days and memories are best by covering your eyes and thiningk of what makes you happy the most.The balloons symbolize my birthdays.The butterfly represents me about to graduate.

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Roshawn Images of my Past My artwork is an image of my past. That it is 4th of July for the meanings of the fireworks I shot and others did in the sky. Also that was my best holiday when I was a kid. This artwork express my message of childhood and the best part out of my childhood was a holiday name 4th of July.

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Art Therapy Program at the New York City Department of Probation - Brooklyn, NY The intention of this workshop was to learn the basic principles of photography by building a pinhole camera with a matchbox. Pinhole photography has a dream-like image quality that we used to photograph objects of our workspace in a creative and different way.

All the cameras were built and used in groups. Each of these groups experimented arranging objects in the space and taking photos in the surroundings of the building the idea was to create an evocative image using the concept of home.

We are constantly bombarded by images produced by the advertising industry. These images tell stories of what our desires and expectations should be. The youth are of particular interest to this industry since it can shape them as consumers from a young age. My intention as a teaching artist is always to question the role of the image in our society and to give participants the tools to make their own representations of the world.

Teaching Artists: Raul Ayala and Jennifer Kind-Rubin

Pinhole Photography Project

Briana What happens when the sun sets These photographs were taken using a homemade camera, constructed with film and a matchbox. They are mysterious representations of familiar spaces, shadows, objects, and buildings in different light.

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Uriel Deep Blues This photograph was taken using a handmade cardboard camera.

It is foggy, solid, dark, dim and blue. I want people to look at my picture and get lost in the image feeling both calm and free.

Uriel Gaze This photograph was taken using a handmade camera, making you see glares and new colors that expand through the darkness.

I want viewers to feel a warmth when they gaze at the picture, as if they were traveling into the photograph, beyond the image and into space.

Myla Life of Me Behind my mask I am full of life. What you see on the outside is just half of me. On the inside I am full of colors for every mood that I am in. They are the colors I show.

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Kevin El Centro De la Ciudad 1 & 11 I like that this photo has a secret; no one knows how we did it.

If everyone knows nobody would care. I like that this picture portrays downtown Brooklyn where the big buildings are. I would love to keep making these kinds of pictures portraying cars going out of tunnels.

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Art, Entrepreneurship and Curatorial Program Harlem, NY Youth explored the theme “Interactions with Figures of Authority.” We spent some time talking about the different paths a young person might take that would eventually lead them to Artistic Noise. During these talks a number of individual and collective experiences came to surface. We also spoke weeks later about our feelings around the Eric Garner and Mike Brown non-indictments. Though youth were upset and frustrated, they were not surprised with the decision. We touched a bit on police brutality, but talked more about how police/ policing is just one part of the problem. Other figures of authority were discussed as well: security guards, correctional officers, judges, lawyers, case workers, and others including the president. These people control the various institutions that youth have visited and spent time in and they each have unique interactions that they shared.

We explored these interactions by first researching and visiting exhibitions and spaces. We then created art that was reflective of their feelings, emotions, conclusions, and thoughts on the theme. Using the RESPOND exhibition at Smack Mellon as inspiration, youth were encouraged to step out of their creative comfort zones to by working with new media.

After doing research, some students discussed how they wanted to represent figures of authority that have impacted their lives. Instead of reiterating the negative influences of society they took another angle by\ portraying individuals that have inspired them in some way. The shift resulted in a body of work that has uplifted us through the process.

Teaching Artist: Sophia Dawson

Figures of Authority

Ebony You Have To Start Working On That...

So many people abuse their power and call themselves a figure of authority. Real people in REAL positions of power help lift you up, they get you where they are mentally and physically.

There is enough room at the top for everyone.

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Angel Pink Houses My art piece is about Akai Gurley, the man who was shot in his own staircase. I picked this because police authority does too much. Akai Gurley was killed for no reason. So far Akai Gurley, Eric Garner, Michael Brown and others have been killed by cops and they were all innocent.

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Brianna The Mysterious Tie Man The inspirational image that I chose is a drawing of my high school principal. He’s always dressed up in formal clothes, so I chose a hand pulling at the tie. This is significant for me because he’s a cool principal. When other people see this they should think of a person that always dresses professionally.

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Spectrum Detention - Dorchester, MA Art and Entrepreneurship Program - Boston, MA “One War At A Time” is a piece inspired by recent events that speaks to the issues of racism and injustice that still plague parts of our justice system. The piece was created by girls in Artistic Noise’s studio art classes at Spectrum Detention Center and in the Art and Entrepreneurship Program. Over a series of months the participants conceptualized, designed, and created a large painting that represents the issues at hand and their desire for resolution. Each component of the piece represents a component of their understanding and feelings towards the situation.

The piece is broken up into three sections set. On the left is a police car and young man with his hands up with a sign stating “Don’t Shoot”. This section directly speaks to the our population’s fear of being accused, mistreated, and possibly even being killed without just cause. The lack of detailed faces serves to allow others to relate and identify with our characters.

On the right there is a representation of a jury of twelve condemning the accused. The grim reaper takes the place of a judge and below him exists a prison cell holding people who have been condemed. This represents all the lives that have been taken or locked up unfairly.

At the bottom of the piece is the most important message. The hands reach up in protest, wanting to be heard and understood. On their arms are written messages for what the community is really seeking; things such as hope, peace, freedom and vitality.

The title, “One War At A Time”, represents the constant struggle of our population who even in in this day and age has to fight for equality and fairness. It relates to prejudice and how we treat one another and shows the world we want a change.

Teaching Artist: Minotte Romulus

One War at a Time

Allison, Daniqua, Desire, Dynestie, Fatima, Gloriana Jaida, Jasmine, Juana, Kayla, Kyara, Latoya, Nasly Natalie, Nashaunti, Nicole, Marthadarling, Shanice Shana, Schquana, Skyiasha, Tahlia, Tina

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Art Therapy Program at The New York City Department of Probation - Brooklyn KJOP In this project, the artists have investigated the construction and fabrication of everyday objects, challenged our relationship to commodities and explored form and concept in thoughtful yet playful ways. The project began with a field trip to a notably expansive thrift shop in downtown Brooklyn, where the artists were given a budget to purchase raw material for their projects. They were asked to think critically about how objects are put together and how they might be taken apart. What textures, materials, colors, and objects they are attracted to, what that attraction may signify, and what new meanings each one could evoke in a new context.

Back in the workshop, we deconstructed our treasures – unscrewing, cutting, tearing and of course throwing about the room and hammering to our hearts’ satisfaction. The artists then combined the deconstructed pieces into new sculptural forms using wires, glues, and fasteners. Their resulting sculptures are poetic and playful reflections on everyday forms. They are each invested with a unique vision and the artist’s emotional and intellectual relationship to the process of making and unmaking.

Teaching Artists: Shadi Harouni & Jennifer Kind-Rubin

Un/Making

Jacqueline Record of the Records, We Play It All This artwork shows my love for music and how music can fall but still have enough meaning of lyrics to ignite the flame for most feeling. I hope they will take the love for music and throw it further. “One thing about music is that when it hits you feel no pain”. Hearts can be broken, so can records.

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Shaquille Pirate Ship This project was made by combining pieces of wood and plastic. It depicts a West Indian ship. The message being depicted is that of the ship bringing in new people and things. I hope that people who view this sculpture will learn a little. Today I’ve made a project, this project is called the West Indians. A long time ago Indians used to make their ships to sail out to different coasts..

Kellstar The Magnificent Truck Creative, new, inventive. Understandable process.

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Crystal Untitled This piece is made out of mats that I stuck together with a metal wire. It shows unity and pain- the 3D parts represent pain. The form has the feeling of pain but contains unity. That pain is beauty.

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OCFS Brentwood Residential Center - Dix Hills, NY In this project artists first considered how we can define and investigate individual and collective identities. After this inquiry, each student comprised, an “I am” poem exposing the most prominent aspects of their identity. Working in teams, artists employed contour drawing techniques to layer images of their own body on top of their written poetry. Their artworks express both the personalized and communal role of identity, communicated through imagery and text, in the mediums of oil pastel and gouache.

Teaching Artist: Lauren Levine This project was created in partnership with Cindy Maguire and Arts Action Group.

Body Maps

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Art Therapy Program at The New York City Department of Probation – Brooklyn KJOP In this project, the youth artists created works of art using stencils and abstract art. They began by choosing poses that they felt represented them, and then took self- portrait photographs. Using a projector, they traced the photo onto cardboard, which they then cut out to create a stencil. After participating in a presentation on abstract expressionism, the artists painted their own abstract work on canvas. They then spray painted their stencils onto their backgrounds. The resulting pieces combined the loose free expression of the background with the controlled, crisp lines of the stencil portraits, thereby exploring different aspects of each artist’s personality.

Teaching Artists: Joel Bergner and Jennifer Kind-Rubin

Selfie Stencil Project

Jacqueline For Is What You Really See? My work is showing me on the inside and outside. All the pain I feel and all the pain that I go through and the other one is just me. Full of pride, not afraid to make a mess, willing to fight for my pride at all costs, and NEVER afraid of oppression.

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Eduart The Forest of my Mind Throughout life we destroy and rebuild ourselves We get smarter and we learn to escape our cells We get hurt until we learn to respect ourselves We break down and we burn and we reject ourselves But then we rise from the ashes like a Phoenix But we don’t get no more emotions, no more feelings Like we forget how to live as if we’re dreaming We shut down and were numb and then we start from the beginning…

It’s all a cycle

Shaquille Untitled (Stencil) 26

Robert Untitled (Stencil)

Fedeline Untitle (Stencil) 27

Art Therapy Program at the New York City Department of Probation - Harlem NeON Highland Residential Center - Highland, NY In the hours following the decision to not indict the officers in the Mike Brown and Eric Garner cases, educators of New York found themselves in an interesting predicament. Whether to continue with “business as usual” when stepping into the classroom or to do something different. Police brutality is not a new issue.

However, whenever an officer is found not-guilty, or in these cases, where the officers are not even indicted, young people take a personal hit. The hand- casting sculpture project gave youth an opportunity to express their feelings and also to somehow heal through the process of its creation. Students learned how to make a statement utilizing only their hands. The final pieces are a series of sculptures reflective of each participant and their contribution to activism.

Teaching Artists: Lauren Adelman, Karen Codd, Sophia Dawson and Kristin Winter

Hand Gestures

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Art, Entrepreneurship and Curatorial Program Harlem, NY Art & Entrepreneurship students came up with this project idea together after discussing the concept of “spirit animals.” Students became interested in animal-human hybrids, investigating the appearance of these mythological figures across cultures, such as mermaids, satyrs, minotaurs, and garudas. They designed their own hybrid creatures, carefully choosing parts of animals to represent aspects of their identities.

Teaching Artist: Laura Schneider

Hybrid Animals

Roshawn Untitled This is a picture of a figure with a bull/Taurus head and a human body with the rattlesnake tail as legs and feet and an axe in his hand and an ancient Greek cloth wrapped and tied around his waist down to his knees. He also has a gold ancient nipple piercing and gold symbols on both of his horns and around his eyebrows. I imagined myself as an ancient creature. A symbol of my birth is the Taurus, and I chose the snake because a snake is aware all of the time.

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Ebony How Much Can You Bear?

Even as a superhuman it’s all too much Even my hybrid self can’t handle the extremes There is no way to cope with the anguish Everywhere you turn there’s so much disaster

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Angel Untitled This picture represents all of me. I put crow wings because I’m smart. The beaver shows that I am a quiet person and I put the hyena spots because I am a funny guy. I mainly chose the lion because of my sign--I’m a Leo.

Marcus Beautifully Tricky Better this than high school girls, beautifully tricky. I’m not sexist but this portrays most girls in high school. Well mine, that is, except none are beautiful.

The women are beautiful as some girls are, but yet tricky like a spider. She uses her looks as a web to lure them in.

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About AboutUs Us Founded in Boston in 2001 and established in New York in 2008, Artistic Noise is an arts and entrepreneurship program for juvenile justice involved youth and youth living in the communities we serve. In Artistic Noise participants process and document their lives by creating artwork exploring themes such as identity, hope, incarceration and dreams. Participants also exhibit and market their artwork learning transferable job skills from entrepreneurial projects and exhibit planning. Artistic Noise works with youth in residential facilities, on probation and in community programs, working to provide continuity for youth experiencing challenges and transition in their lives. www.artisticnoise.org 2185 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. New NY 10027

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Program Descriptions Artistic Noise is comprised of four core components: Studio Art Workshops in Residential Settings; Art Therapy Workshops; Art, Entrepreneurship and Curatorial Programs in Community Settings; and Youth Leadership Development.

STUDIO ART WORKSHOPS IN RESIDENTIAL SETTINGS Metro Youth Services Center/ Spectrum Detainment Center – Dorchester, MA Brentwood Residential Center- Brentwood, NY Highland Residential Center - Highland, NY Studio Art Workshops, which are provided in juvenile detention facilities and other residential settings, provide youth with a safe and structured environment to creatively express and process complex feelings and share their stories. These weekly workshops bring innovative art activities into lock-up. Projects are designed to involve a variety of traditional and digital media and to span several weeks or months. Themes are chosen to maximize the youth’s interest and involvement over time.

These programs regularly involve student volunteers from Adelphi University, Boston College Law School, Columbia University, Massachusetts College of Art, Montserrat College of Art, New York University, SUNY Purchase and Wheelock College, as a way to educate the greater public about issues of juvenile rights, social activism and art education. Selected participants from these workshops are able to apply for employment through our Community Arts, Entrepreneurship and Curatorial Program.

ART THERAPY WORKSHOPS New York City Department of Probation – Brooklyn KJOP New York City Department of Probation – Brooklyn Family Court New York City Department of Probation Harlem ECHOES Program New York City Department of Probation – Harlem NeON New York City Department of Probation Queens ECHOES Program In partnership with The New York City Department of Probation and The Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College Artistic Noise provides Art Therapy for youth involved in probation.

Art therapy groups and individual sessions are provided along with assessment, family therapy and outreach services. While all therapy programming is provided by a licensed creative arts therapist who is board certified in art therapy, groups are co-facilitated by an Artistic Noise Teaching Artist.

This program combines Artistic Noise’s Restorative Justice model with a therapeutic component.

Selected participants from these workshops are able to apply for employment through our Community Arts, Entrepreneurship and Curatorial Program.

ARTS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CURATORIAL PROGRAM IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS Earl Center for Learning and Innovation, Wheelock College – Boston, MA Artistic Noise NY - 2185 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd - Harlem, NY As youth grow in their art and demonstrate a desire to develop employment skills and competencies, our Art, Entrepreneurship and Curatorial Program offers a unique opportunity for teens to work collaboratively with their peers; curate art shows; and market and sell original artwork and products they have designed. The program begins in September and culminates in June with our yearly exhibit of student work. Along the way, participants develop their creative skills as individual artists and collaborators and their business skills as paid artists, entrepreneurs and curators, gaining knowledge of job professionalism, learning about art world careers, and creating their own art exhibit. Through this highly structured program participants see an extensive planning process through to fruition, encouraging youth to understand the importance of working towards long-term goals.

YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM When Artistic Noise was founded we aimed to build a program that the participants could eventually take over. We still believe in this mission and officially piloted our Youth Leadership Development Program in 2012. We have begun to train the participants who have graduated from our various programs to be our future leaders. These young leaders are mentors to our youth, Assistant Teachers and Advocates for youth in the juvenile justice system.

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Bios

Briana Artist/ Curator (2014-present) Briana is 17 years old she has been with Artistic Noise for one year. She goes to school in Brooklyn she’s a senior at Brooklyn Community Arts & Media High School. Her favorite subject is English. Her goal is to attend Kingsborough Community College in the fall and study nursing.

Ebony Artist/ Curator (2011-2013) Exhibit Manager (2011-present) Office Manager (2015-present) Ebony started off at Artistic Noise as an artist and curator.

Through hard work and consistency, she is now the exhibit manager. Ebony has been attending college while juggling the role of an Office Assistant her at Artistic Noise. She is very dedicated to Artistic Noise. She loves her job and everything it stands for. She claims that this is her place of solitude and doesn’t know where she’d be without it.

Jen Kind-Rubin MPS, ATR-BC, LCAT Art Therapy Program Director (2014-present) Jen Kind-Rubin is a nationally registered, board certified (ATR-BT) and a New York State Licensed (LCAT) Creative Arts Therapist living and working in New York City.

She earned her Bachelors degree at New York University (2003) and her Masters of Professional Studies in Art Therapy and Creativity Development from Pratt Institute (2011). Jen has experience working with clients across all demographics, but has always had a particular interest in working with urban, at-risk youth. This focus has guided her professional career through numerous settings in New York, including homeless shelters, The Door, New York Foundling, and Brooklyn Leadership.

Joel Bergner Artist in Residence (2015-present) Joel Bergner is a Brooklyn-based artist and educator who organizes arts-based social action initiatives with youth and communities around the world, including Syrian refugee camps, juvenile detention centers in the US and the shantytowns of Kenya and Brazil. He always works closely with local residents and organizations to give opportunities to society’s most voiceless citizens to explore issues that are important to them, learn valuable skills and uplift their environment through public art. His art and social projects have been published in several books and have been covered by global media outlets such as Al Jazeera, NPR and Reuters.

Karen Codd Art Therapy Extern (2015-present) Karen Codd is an artist and art therapist living in Brooklyn,.

She received a BFA in Sculpture from The College of Saint Rose in 2003 and an MPS in Art Therapy & Creativity Development from Pratt Institute in 2014. In addition to exhibiting her own art and performance work, Karen has been part of the management team of The Armory Show art fair and later the Associate Publisher/Director of Capricious Magazine & Space. Karen has practiced in such diverse institutions as Brooklyn H.S. for Leadership & Community Service, Woodhull Hospital & Mental Health Center, New Horizon Continuing Day Treatment Program, and soon she will be joining the Psychiatry Department at Jamaica Hospital. Karen strongly believes that art-making fosters emotional resilience in both individuals and communities, and she strives to imbue her therapeutic work with hope and empowerment.

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Kristin Winter Art Therapy Extern (2014) Kristin is an emerging artist and art therapist living in NYC. Kristin’s passion for the visual arts has led her from the study of mixed media techniques in Vancouver, to a BA in Psychology and Social Anthrpology from McGill University, and finally to NYU, where she recently completed her MA in Art Therapy. Throughout her studies, Kristin has had the opportunity to work with underserved youth in a variety of settings both at home and abroad, including schools, hospitals, alternative-to-incarceration centers, refugee camps and international peacebuilding programs.

Laura Schneider Director of the Art, Entrepreneurship and Curatorial Program (2013-present) Laura Schneider is an Artist and Educator living in Brooklyn, New York, and is thrilled to be working with Artistic Noise. She earned her Bachelor’s of Arts in Art History and a concentration in Studio Art from Carleton College (2007). After moving to New York and working as an Artist Assistant and Gallery Assistant for a handful of years, Laura returned to school to get a Master’s in Art Education from New York University (2011). She has taught with many arts programs around the city, including CommunityWord Project, TRUCE Arts & Media, and Wingspan Arts.

Laura is currently working towards her MFA at City College. Laura holds fast to the belief that art is a living thing, born of our history, enlivened by our humanity, and made powerful by our need for individual expression and social connection.

Lauren Adelman Director/ Co-Founder (2001-present) Lauren received a BFA from The School of The Museum of Fine Arts and a MA in Arts Education from NYU. She co-founded Artistic Noise in Boston in 2001 and New York in 2008. Lauren also worked as an educator at the Museum of Modern Art from 2006-2013. Lauren is a licensed Department of Education Teacher and has taught art in many varied settings such as public schools, juvenile detention centers, and non-profit arts organizations both locally and abroad. Lauren has shown her own artwork nationally and has been awarded residencies at The Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY; Anchor Graphics, Chicago, IL and The Artist’s Proof Studio in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Lauren Levine Artist in Residence (2014-present) Lauren Levine is an art, yoga and wellness educator. She received her bachelor’s degree in Studio Art and Art History from SUNY New Paltz, in which she immersed herself in studio practice, research and the administrative lens of the professional art world. After working in museum and gallery settings, Lauren actualized her passion to become a yoga teacher. She is a graduate of the Kripalu School of Yoga. Through her business, Good Life Yoga, Lauren offers community outreach programming, therapeutic yoga for a range of mental and physical health conditions and school-centered programs for faculty and students.

Her work in the academic setting led Lauren to pursue a Master’s degree in Art Education at New York University, in which she studies the dynamic relationship between art education and social justice, while formulating and implementing curricula that upholds this doctrine.

Marcus Artist/ Curator (2013-present) Marcus has always had an artist’s imagination. He creates worlds, fantasies and stories through art. He is 17 years old and still contains the very same creativity. He has been with Artistic Noise as a Curator for 2 years. His favorite art medium is drawing, especially anime. His goal for the near future is to graduate high school.

Minotte Romulus Artistic Noise Co-Founder/ Youth Participant (2001-2006) Artistic Noise Assistant Director and Board Member (2006-present) Minotte Romulus is an emerging artist, mentor and educator who has collaborated with John Ewing on several large-scale public art projects. She has taught for St. Stephen’s Be Safe Program and led projects for Artistic Noise in both New York and Boston. Minotte has spoken at Boston’s Cyclorama, The Boston State House, The Cloud Foundation, Columbia University, The Massachusetts College of Art and most recently at The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s Annual Conference in Washington DC. Minotte was first involved with Artistic Noise as juvenile delinquent and is now the Assistant Director of Artistic Noise Boston. As a former Artistic Noise participant she offers the young people she works with hope that they can succeed, follow their dreams and that anything is possible.

Phoebe Zinman Winters Artist in Residence (2015-present) Phoebe Zinman Winters is a writer, artist, and entrepreneur. She has worked extensively in the field of arts education, community and public art, and social justice in Philadelphia, Brooklyn, NYC, and the Hudson Valley. Currently she is providing freelance consulting, creative and administrative services to independent businesses and organizations. She lives in Beacon, NY with her family.

Raul Ayala Artist in Residence (2014-present) Raul Ayala is an artist focused on drawing, muralism, and socially engaged art. His work has been part of several international group exhibitions and festivals. Ayala’s work reflects on the enviroment and is always looking for ways to redefine and construct identities within the Ecuadorean diaspora. He founded “Zona Libre,” an art workshop that was implemented in several detention centers in Quito, Ecuador, from 2004 to 2007. In 2012 he implemented “En/ Contraste” a one year photography project and publication in two locations of a rural and urban area in Quito, Ecuador. Ayala was the recipient of the 2007 Empowerment Across Continents Fellowship of the European Commission in Budapest; the 2013 Create Change Professional Development Program of the Laundromat Project in New York City; and the 2014 Mentoring Program for Immigrant Artist of the New York Foundation of the Arts.

Currently, he lives in Brooklyn and works as a teaching artist and muralist working for organizations like Groundswell murals and Justice Committee and helping building art and banners for marches and manifestations for social justice in New York City.

Shadi Harouni Artist in Residence (2014-present) Shadi Harouni is an artist living and working in New York and Tehran. Her practice includes making sculptures, videos, photographs, and compiling archives. Her art and writing have been featured in The New York Times and The Guardian, among other publications. She has been in residency and exhibited internationally. Shadi currently teaches at New York University and Parsons The New School for Design.

Sophia Dawson Artist in Residence (2014-present) Sophia Dawson is a visual artist based in Brooklyn, New York. She attended the School of Visual Arts and obtained a Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts in 2010. She recently graduated from New York University with her Masters in Visual Arts Administration. Sophia’s personal practice aims to educate people on recent history and collective and individual struggles through her art. She has worked as both a teaching artist and muralist on a number of projects throughout New York City.

Tashawn, Artist/ Curator and Sales Manager (2012-present) Tashawn goes to Harry S. Truman High School. His favorite school subject is art class. He has been working with Artistic Noise for three years. Tashawn is the Supply Manager and Sales Manager. His favorite art medium is pencil and paint. A future goal is to become an art teacher.

Vanessa Ruiz Director, Artistic Noise Boston (2015-Present) Vanessa, better known as Nessie Ruiz, is an artist and educator originally from Miami, FL. She received a BFA in Photography from the Rhode Island School of Design and a MFA in Visual Arts from the University of Chicago.

Vanessa’s photographic work revolves around social issues affecting marginalized groups of children, both locally and abroad. Since 1999, she has been passionately involved with children-focused non-profits in the US, Sri Lanka, and South Africa where she has created and implemented art, empowerment and leadership programs for kids and teens. She has been a college photography instructor since 2010 and a die hard Dolly Parton fan since she was eleven. She believes wholeheartedly that art has the power to transform lives and has dedicated her own life to bringing that art to underprivileged youth.

Roshawn, Artist/ Curator (2013-present) Roshawn was born in Brooklyn. He’s 18 years old and in high school. Roshawn works with Artistic Noise in a job readiness program, Arts and Entrepreneurship, so he can experience the steps and values it takes to have a part time job before before going into a 40 hrs full time job or career job. He’s been working with Arts and Entrepreneurship for two years which he says “has kept me motivated in knowing how much work and improve is needed to accomplish your goal or what you want best for you and your future.” Roshawn believes that being an artist and curator with Artistic Noise is not just about art it’s about what you think, need, feel and want.

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Presented by: Artistic Noise and The New York City Department of Probation RAW Art Space - June 2015 Artistic Noise - 2185 7th Ave. New York, NY 10027 For more information please visit our website www.artisticnoise.org

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