Phoenix Savage

Community in Schools

Oakley Training Center

Raymond, Mississippi                                     June 2008

Artists-in-Residents project teaching Juvenile offenders the art of airbrushing

Funded by the Mississippi Arts Commission

                           

                            

                            

 

                      

Louisiana School for Math Science and the Arts

Natchitohces, LA                           August 2007-May 2008

Art Instructor: Ceramics, Printmaking, Sculpture, Principal of Design

Cane River Girls Home

Natchitoches, Louisiana                                  June 2007

Artist-in-Residents theatrical writing and theater production with female juvenile offenders   

Funded by the Louisiana Arts Commission

Project Exposure: This is my Natchitoches Too

Morrison Institute of the Arts

Natchitoches, LA                                              October 2006, January 2007

Revolving 6-week photography course for urban youth

Funded by the Louisiana Arts Commission

                          

Images through the Eyes of Nashville's Community

Village Cultural Center

Nashville, TN                                                     January 2004

5-month intergenerational photo-documentary project

Funded by the Tennessee Arts Commission

Art for a Better Understanding

Village Cultural Center

Nashville, TN                                                     January 2003

5-month long art instruction in printmaking, weaving, and papermaking

Funded by the Tennessee Arts Commission

Train the Teacher Workshop

Delta State University                                   

Cleveland, MS                                                  July 2001

Funded by the Mississippi Arts Commission

Madison Cultural Center

Canton, Mississippi                                        September 1998

7-week silk-screening economic development project for rural youth                                                               

ATrash A Art Project

Anderson Elementary

Bonneville, Mississippi                                   October 1996

Artist-in-Residence with fourth grade classes of Anderson Elementary

The classroom project linked the creative process to recycling and culminated in a temporary Atrash@ sculpture displayed in the school lobby.

Barrelas Community Video Project

Barrelas Community Center

Albuquerque, New Mexico                             June 1996

9-week workshop providing hands on video technology to bi-lingual children

Project culminated with televised 30-minute documentary.

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Albuquerque, Public Library

Albuquerque, New Mexico                             April 1996

A 12 week, multi-site project involving 4 community centers and the introduction of fine arts and performance arts based on the principles of Kwanzaa. Project culminated in an exhibition.