Pieces for Peace Workshop
Pauline Velez-Romano
Sun, June 14, 3pm - 5pm | Room G
Ages 12 - 20.This workshop will consist of 3 segments:
- Engaging the youth in a discussion on Peace
- Creating Artworks based around the concepts of Peace
- Submitting student's art to CITYarts to have their artwork included in the
Engaging in a Discussion on PeacePauline will engage with students about what peace means in their country, neighborhood, lives, etc. Students will explore themes and questions about peace and what it means to them, some examples include:
- What places in the world are peaceful?
- Which activities promote peace or make you feel at peace?
- What colors or textures are peaceful?
- If peace were an animal, what animal would it be?
- What is the opposite of peace?
- What does peace sound like? Smell like? Taste like? Feel like? Look like?
These questions will lead to conversations about peace. Participants will develop their ideas and take the conversation in different directions, but keep the discussion on the topic of peace.
Create artworksStudents will have the opportunity to sketch their ideas on scrap paper first, and then transfer their idea onto 6 inch x 6 inch (15.24 cm x 15.24 cm) paper or onto the template provided in the CITYarts welcome packet.Materials used for the artworks will include pens, pencils, crayons, markers, paint, magazine clippings, and any other available art materials. Participants are encouraged to create unique images of peace that relate to their personal experience. Pauline will be engaging each participant and seeing if they need help developing their idea.
Send artworks to CITYarts after workshopScan of students' artworks will be sent to CITYarts, Inc. to be posted on their website: https://www.cityarts.org/piecesforpeace-exhibition so the students may see their art side-by-side with the artworks from other students from around the world.
