Pigeon Arts

The Pigeon Arts Community participated in a much anticipated event at the Rotunda yesterday, in support of artists and writers seeking recognition and advocacy.

Many volunteers and students of Pigeon Arts displayed their artwork, feeling those first butterflies as someone viewed their piece, and explosions of giddiness at the surplus of compliments on their amazing work!

We are so proud of those who showed their work and read their poetry and prose, and those Pigeon Arts students who came out to meet each other and the larger community of artists and writers in the West Philly area.

Congratulations on making the event such a fabulous success!

Director of Pigeon Arts, Jesse White, will have her newest painting, “streetlampdancer” on display at a group exhibition at Skylight 307 from March 13th - April 17th.  The address is 307 Market Street, 2nd Floor.  There will be two receptions, one on March 13th at 7pm and one on the First Friday of April.  You can also visit the show anytime during Artist & Craftsman’s store is open, Monday-Saturday 10-7 and Sunday 12-6.  I hope you will consider visiting the show!

Jesse White, Director, and Phoebe Murer, Apprentice, facilitated a workshop for families living in an emergency shelter in West Philadelphia.  You can read more about this successful Valentine’s Day Card Making program at http://www.buildabridge.org/myblog/sharing-the-love-celebrating-valentine-s-day-at-jane-addams-place-4.html.

For the MLK Day of Service, Jesse facilitated a “Peace Mobile” workshop for ten children who have been affected by violence at the Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia’s main office.  Over a dozen volunteers from Vangaurd Group of Mutual Funds came to support the children and to assist with the program.  Below are some of the striking images of the workshop, taken by AVP therapist Rebecca Selvin, with whom Jesse collaborated on this program.

Rebecca offered this testimonial:

“Jesse from Pigeon Arts was wonderful to work with!  I had a concept for our Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service but was not sure how to implement it. Jesse made my vision a reality. She had great ideas about what art materials to use as well as how to interact with children and adults who have experienced trauma. For our activity, she guided the children to create their own personal images of peace, some of which they took home and some they donated to a mobile which now hangs in our office. The children responded positively to her and enjoyed the day. I will definitely hire her for our next event.”

Rebecca Selvin, LSW
Therapist
Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia

For more information about the Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia, please visit http://www.avpphila.org.