It's
Time To Get Back To Art
Buttafly
Arts uses “creativity” as a platform for community “harmony”
with its 2014 Summer Arts Series
Louisville,
KY-- May 21, 2014-- On March 16, 2014, Me'Quale Offut was fatally
stabbed on a public bus. He had joined a group of teens in savagely
assaulting a lone straphanger. Me'Quale paid the price of kickin
it with a raucous crew of young folk; when a quiet, soft spoken
father, decided to stand up to an evil that was swathed in
Aeropostle, blue jeans, and kicks. All Anthony R. Allen, 44, wanted
to do was to take advantage of the affordable, safe transportation
that was provided by what a visible city campaign has coined as
“Possibility City.” However, the possibilities for some folk in
this “promising river town” may prove trivial, as residents find
it hard to enjoy a peaceful bus ride home.
It's
time to get back to art... Buttafly Arts, a local agency that
partners with other community agencies, schools, and arts related
nonprofits to provide creative workshops for youth and adults ,
believes that Its time to get back to art and is kicking off
this initiative with the 2014 Summer Arts Series, which will run
from June 23rd to August 8th. The agency
embraces the practice of art as a quality, that in some cases, has
saved a community on the brink of chaos. This quality is summed up by
quotes from a recent article titled Art and Expression as a
Catalyst for Change and Development... the article goes on to
state... This
quality is key for any individual, especially for youth of color that
have too often been the victims of a failing school system, an
unfair judicial system, and a scapegoat for mainstream society. Yet,
to transcend victimhood, one must develop a new positive identity,
not rooted in deficits, but anchored in one’s strengths and
abilities...Art and expression, when encouraged and praised by a
supportive community, provides an ideal outlet for developing a
toolbox of skills that can be useful throughout one’s life.
Art
as activism... The
agency prides itself with being involved with projects that pushes
the individual to combine art with social and communal change.
Buttafly just finished hosting the “Freedom Mic Series” which
was a series of open mics sponsored by New Legacy Reentry Corp, a
local nonprofit dedicated to providing reentry services for
ex-offenders and returning veterans. Many of the featured artists and
support staff for this series were ex-offenders who have created news
paths of progress for their lives.
It's
time to make it happen...
The agency has appealed to churches, ministries, and other community
agencies to make “community restoration” happen via a partnership
with Buttafly. The agency hosts an extensive catalogue of workshops
and classes which are posted on its website.
The classes can also be accessed via its Facebook page @ Facebook.com/ButtaflyArts. In addition, Buttafly also has a growing Artist Registry which can be viewed from a link on the page, as well. If you are interested in partnering with Buttafly Arts, or you would like to become a teaching artist via their registry; please forward an email to buttaflyarts@gmail.com or call 502-354-3496.
The classes can also be accessed via its Facebook page @ Facebook.com/ButtaflyArts. In addition, Buttafly also has a growing Artist Registry which can be viewed from a link on the page, as well. If you are interested in partnering with Buttafly Arts, or you would like to become a teaching artist via their registry; please forward an email to buttaflyarts@gmail.com or call 502-354-3496.
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