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Guest speakers for this program have included, McKinley Dixon, Rapper + VCU Kinetic Imaging Graduate, Amanda Patterson and Anna Kolantis who are both Animators for Martin Agency, and Jason Quarels, Animator for Arts + Letters. We are looking forward to our upcoming guest speakers, Evie Metz, Claymation Animator @ VCU Photo + Film MFA Program and Mike Henry, Voice Actor in the Family Guy.
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Check out some of the hand drawn animations from our Intro to Animation class with Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club!
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Hand drawn animation by Justin.
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Hand drawn animation by Taylar.
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Story Hour
With Peter Paul Development Center at Bellevue Elementary + Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club
For the month of February we read Drum Dream Girl, which was inspired by the childhood of Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, a Chinese-African-Cuban girl who broke Cuba's traditional taboo against female drummers. Students learned about rhythms in their everyday life and got to make spin drums of their own to take home.
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Guest Speakers/Performers for this program have included Gina Adler, Set Costumer + Drummer, Rae Cousins - (Board Member) Attorney, BrownGreer PLC, and @SkinnyyHendrixx (IG) - Musician
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Upcoming Programs + Events
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Story Hour
Peter Paul Development Center at Bellevue Elementary + Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club
For this month's Story Hour we will be reading Firebird, in which a young girl learns to dance with confidence. We will be doing a collage and drawing activity inspired by the textures in the book, and will have dancers join us as readers and performers.
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East End Quilt Collective
Saturday March 9th, 9am–12:30pm
50 Evergreen Rd, Richmond VA
Join us at the Friends of East End Cemetery cleanup for conversation and refreshments. East End Quilt Collective will be hosting a post clean-up reflection for participants to share writing and photographs about their experience, and contribute to the creation of our community quilt. Stay tuned for more details on our East End Quilt Collective Facebook page.
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Intro to Animation
Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School, beginning March 12, 2019
We are excited to be able to continue our partnership with Anna Julia Cooper School this spring and begin an Intro to Animation class with students during their in-school activity block. Mitchell Craft who has been teaching our Animation Class at Salvation Army will be leading the group through engaging activities with a focus on stop motion animation utilizing a variety of techniques.
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City Studio Spring Break Camp
April 1st – 5th, 2019
We are looking forward to our second session our City Studio spring break camp this coming April, and will be adding 10 new students to our cohort from last year. This year’s group will focus on learning about production design in film, theatre, and animation, and students will be meeting with professionals in the field and taking behind the scenes field trips.
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If you have a middle schooler who might be interested, please reach out to our programs coordinator at jess@oakwoodarts.org
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Going forward each month, we will be featuring inspiring members of our community who have worked with Oakwood Arts. We are kicking off this feature this week with Black History Month, and are honored to share the work of some of our mentors and community leaders.
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Maya Jackson, born and raised in Richmond, VA, is currently a 2019 BFA Candidate at VCUarts majoring in Photography and Film. Her work focuses on challenging photography as documentation, “truthful” imagery, and introspection through self portraiture as a form of meditation.
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Maya has been volunteering with Oakwood since 2017, and has been an amazing mentor for students at Peter Paul Elementary. She has also been a part of our ongoing involvement with East End Cemetery, both in cleanups and in our Quilt Collective.
Top left image by Maya Jackson
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Brian Palmer serves on our advisory board and was one of Oakwood Arts founding board members. He is a visual journalist based in Richmond, Virginia. During his 30-year career he has photographed conflict, politics, activism, daily life, and more around the world - and in his own backyard.
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Brian is also an integral part of our East End Quilt Collective project as a leader of the restoration efforts at East End Cemetery, and has mentored Oakwood Arts students during our documentary photography program.
Top right image by Brian Palmer
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Brian is currently showing Growing Up in Civil Rights Richmond: A Community Remembers at The University of Richmond, and his exhibition with Erin Hollaway Palmer, The Afterlife of Jim Crow is showing at 1708 gallery.
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