The Shemer Art Center and Museum recently sponsored a three-week outreach project at Wesley Community Center in downtown Phoenix. Sherrie Zeitlin, a ceramics and fiber artist, and Catherine Hammond, a writer and painter, worked with Wesley children to create "Hidden Pockets," a public art weaving and poetry piece which now resides at the Wesley Community Center.
Hidden Pockets:During the residency, Sherrie taught students how to weave on a large loom, and Catherine worked with students to create short poems about their lives and neighborhood. The resulting artwork was a compilation of recycled materials and poems woven together to create a very colorful and textured weaving. Through the weaving and writing process, the children were able to share memories of their neighborhood which will soon be relocated by the City of Phoenix and Sky Harbor Airport.
Our thanks go out to Betty Mathis and the children at the Wesley Community Center, Sherrie Zeitlin and Catherine Hammond, the Shemer Art Center and Museum Association Board of Directors, and the City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department.
For more inforemation about this outreach program contact Brian Flanigan at (602) 262-4727.
Classes for Adults with Disabilities
Shemer Art Center and Museum is proud to offer art classes for adults with physical disabilities. These classes are designed to present attainable goals in art for each individual. At the end of January 2007 construction will be completed to ensure all areas of the museum are accessible to people with physical disabilities. Scholarships are available for these and all other classes offered at Shemer Art Center.
