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Take 5: Art Break Day 2011

Here is our Take 5 ARTbreak Day video debut!

This is an amazing community ARTreach event for all. Please support this ART happening by donating, reposting our video, volunteering, and of course attending the event!

I read today in the Huffington Post, the article 6 Techniques to Ignite Your Inner Creativity and Passion. The author says "Dabbling In The Arts: Our culture's overemphasis on fame and great success often turn"s people away from their creative inclinations, because they feel that if they can't reach a professional goal with their writing, singing or painting endeavors, they shouldn't bother. What they don't realize is that simply dabbling in the fine arts, with no specific goals or intentions, awakens our ability to approach life with greater openness and curiosity. In the same way that mindfulness practice jogs the areas of the brain associated with well-being, optimism and compassion for yourself and others, so, too, does immersing yourself in any artistic exploration or enjoyment jog your creativity."

As I have said in the past at the ARTcart, taking an ARTbreak for free in public space is a form of art therapy on the streets!! Take 5 ARTbreak Day is community ARTreach and healing! Love to see everyone support this awesome happening!!

Aside: My inner dwarf is cringing and having blast at knit picking at how I look in this video. I kind of look like a muppet. But, I know this project is so much larger than myself and my fragile little ego needs to be put aside. I need to promote and promote this until this event is a grand success for all of our communities. It is not about me, but is about the people and the community.

Lauren and I at Art is Moving have a grand vision of making this a global holiday.

It will be done and it already is!!

Practice Random Acts of ART!

"Practice Random Acts of Art"

Lauren Odell Usher and I met at JFK graduate school in Berkeley, while obtaining our Master in Fine Arts from their Arts and Consciousness Program. After several beers and several crazy conversations about ART. We soon found out that we shared the same belief that Art has an intrinsic ability to empower individuals and at its essence it can transform the larger world we live in. From our energetic discourse, we both agreed that a collaboration was in order. And so,Art is Moving was born in January 2008. Over the past three years we have created some amazing things together.

We have had a gallery with twelve other artists in Oakland, we curated exhibitions, worked with an artist on Death Row, facilitated free art making with thousands of individuals at the ARTcart on the streets of San Francisco, we have facilitated global virtual interviews with hundreds of artists from around the world, we have been written about in the media and have been interviewed on the radio. Our latest ARTreach campaign is Take 5: ARTbreak Day 2011, which is Bay Area art intervention.

On Art Break Day, folks will literally be taking an art break; taking a breather from the ordinary course of their day to MAKE ART FOR FREE! The first official Take 5: ARTbreak Day will be on September 2nd, 2011. This community ARTreach event will take course during the work day, in the cities of San Francisco, San Rafael, Richmond, Berkeley, and Oakland. In the “heart” of each city a canopy with the words “Take an Art Break” will house tables, filled to the brim with an array of art supplies! Passersby will be greeted and invited to have a seat and to take an art break. Are larger vision is to eventually make ARTbreak
Day a global holiday.


Please support Take Five: ARTbreak: Donate, time. money, art @ www.artbreakday.com

Back to the nitty gritty of AIM's collaboration. Every Monday Lauren and I meet for Art is Moving.(since my relocation to SoCAL, we now meet on Scipe) During these meetings we talk about projects, we rant about the zeitgeist, and of course we talk about ART. In one of our meetings, we came up with the slogan, "Practice Random Acts of ART." At that moment. I declared that would be my t-shirt or my bumper sticker. Hence the Lisa was born.

In Lauren's personal ART form, she ventures in many directions. One is the cool concept that everything can be reused. The name of this project is Up Cycled Unlimited, were you acquire your own, "Practice Random Acts of ART!" for only 25 bucks. Lauren also has created several other t-shirt mantras for many of her friends and family.
The manifesto of Up Cycled Unlimited, is"I believe all materials have more than one life and I am determined to prove it with my products. At upcycledunlimited.com you will find playing cards that have been turned into earrings, old thrift store t-shirts with new original screenprints, old silk ties reused as a handle for a purse, and much more." Also, you can check out Lauren's whole repertoire as an Artist @ Lauren Usher.com.

I will end with Practice Random Acts of ART! you all!!! Everyone is an Artist, what is your form? I really believe that the world will become a better place, if we all start creating, expressing, and not destroying.
-Namaste, lisa

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Support Our Newest Project - Take 5: Art Break Day!

"The time has come to give everyone in our community an opportunity to know and experience creativity as our most powerful human capacity."
~William Cleveland

Take 5: ARTbreak Day 2011

www.artbreakday.com

Visualize walking into the center of a city and seeing a group of random strangers sitting around a table chatting, laughing, sharing, and getting to know one another through the act of making art together.

On Take 5: Art Break Day folks will literally be taking an art break; taking a breather from the ordinary course of their day to MAKE ART FOR FREE!

The first official Take 5: ARTbreak Day will be on September 2nd, 2011. This community ARTreach event will take course during the work day, in the cities of San Francisco, San Rafael, Richmond, Berkeley, and Oakland. In the “heart” of each city a canopy with the words “Take an Art Break” will house tables, filled to the brim with an array of art supplies! Passersby will be greeted and invited to have a seat and to take an art break.

Over the next four months we need to raise $50,000.

That is $12,500 per month.

and $417.00 per day.

That is equal to 117 Venti lattes at Starbucks per day or one iPhone per day.

How can you Help?

1. Donate, donate, donate Click HERE to donate now! Your tax-deductible donation provides crucial support for this projec. Every single donation no matter how small or large is indispensable and intrinsic in helping us create a successful Take Five: Take an ARTbreak Day!


2. Spread the Word! E-mail this post to your friends, post it on your Blog, on Facebook and Twitter.


3. Help us find Sponsorship! Email us if you know someone who might be interested in sponsoring Take 5: Art Break Day. (our email: artismoving[at!]gmail[dot!]com)


4. Become part of our ARTmentor Team. We are looking for 8 ARTmentors to help us prior, during, and after the event with several different tasks. Check out the website for more info.


5. Volunteer. We have over thirty volunteer positions available.


6. Have fun with us in September! Put September 2, 2011 on your calendar NOW so you don't forget to come out and TAKE AN ART BREAK for free!

We hope you will join us in making

Take 5: Art Break Day a stellar success!!