Exhibition and Artist/Educator Talk at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts

Artist and Educator Sue Powers exhibits her photographs, artwork, student work, and teaching notes, from her trips to El Porvenir, where she taught and collaborated in 2012 and 2014. On Thursday, February 5, she will give a talk about the work.

Sensation Translation and the Educator Talk take place in the PCA School, 1047 Shady Avenue. Works exhibited are both fine art prints of people and places that Sue encountered while in Nicaragua along with drawings, lesson plans and images that document the entire project.

Participants are invited to the PCA School as early as 6:00 PM on February 5 to enjoy the entire show before the talk begins at 7:00 PM. This event is free and open to the public.

Artista y educadora Sue Powers muestra sus fotos, su arte, obras de sus alumnos, y apuntos de enseñanza, en sumo de sus viajes hasta El Porvenir en 2012 y 2014, donde ella enseñó y colaboró. El jueves, 5 de febrero, Powers dará una charla sobre el tema.

Sensation Translation y la charla tienen lugar en PCA School, 1047 Shady Avenue. La exposición muestra impresiones artísticas de personas y lugares en Nicaragua, junto con dibujos, planes de lecciones, y las imágenes que documentan el proyecto completo.

Participantes están invitados a PCA School desde las 6:00 pm del 5 de febrero para disfrutar de todo la exposición antes de la charla comienza a las 7:00 PM. Este evento es gratuito y abierto al público.

Escuelita Yo Puedo takes a field trip to Granada Zoo : Excursión al Zoológico de Granada

In June 2014, teachers at Escuelita Yo Puedo led a field trip to the Granada Zoo. Everyone enjoyed seeing the animals and each student created a drawing of what they liked or what struck their attention at the Zoo. This trip was funded by generous donors of the Granada Arts Education Project.

En junio 2014, maestras de la Escuelita Yo Puedo guiaron una excursión al Zoológico de Granada. Todos disfrutaron de ver a los animales y cada uno de ellos elaboro un dibujo de lo que más les gustó o llamó la atención en el Zoológico. La excursión fue financiado por donantes generosos del Proyecto.

Powers-Berman Family Returning to El Porvenir

In June 2014, Sue Powers and her family will lead a group of high school students on a volunteer trip to El Porvenir. They will work in the community, helping where it's needed, and will share several projects in drawing, photography, sewing and more. Their supply wish list includes:

charcoal
charcoal and graphite pencils
conte crayons
pastels
ink pens
watercolor or gouache in tubes
acrylic
brushes
palettes
paper for wet / dry media
toned paper, including black
Spanish language magazines for collage

If you can help us by donating art supplies or money, please contact us at granada.arts.education@gmail.com  Many thanks!

En junio 2014, Sue Powers y su familia llevará un grupo de alumnos en un viaje de voluntariado a El Porvenir. Trabajarán en la comunidad, ayudando a donde más se necesita, y compartirán varios proyectos en el dibujo, la fotografía, costura y más. La lista de necesidades incluye: 

carbón
lápices de carbón y grafito,
crayones conte
tiza
plumas de tinta
acuarela o guache en tubos
acrílico
pinceles
paletas
papel para materiales mojados / secos
papel de colores, incluyendo negro
revistas de lengua española para el collage

Si usted nos pudiera ayudar con una donación de materiales de arte o dinero, por favor contacte con nosotros en granada.arts.education@gmail.com  Muchas gracias! 

Drawing lesson. Photo (2012) by Sue Powers : Lección de dibujo. Foto (2012) por Sue Powers

Photos from El Porvenir art classes : Fotos de clases de arte en El Porvenir

In June 2012, the Powers-Berman family taught art and music classes at El Porvenir Coffee Cooperative. Below are some photos....more soon...

En junio 2012, la familia Powers-Berman enseñó clases de arte y música. Abajo se encuentre algunas fotos...más fotos próximamente...

 

Photos by Sue Powers and family : Fotos por Sue Powers y familia

Powers-Berman Family to teach art and music at El Porvenir Coffee Cooperative : Familia Powers-Berman enseñará el arte y la música en El Porvenir Cooperativa de Café

We are proud to announce that artist/musician/professor Sue Powers and her family will travel to El Porvenir Coffee Cooperative to teach art and music and perform music!  Below is the press release from CCAC.

Tenemos el orgullo que la artísta/música/profesora Sue Powers y su familia viajarán al cooperativo de café, El Porvenir. Enseñarán clases de arte, música y tocaron música! Abajo se encuentra el comunicado de prensa de CCAC.

CCAC instructor brings the arts to remote region of Nicaraguan coffee farmers

PITTSBURGH—Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) Adjunct Art Professor Susan Powers is headed to Central America to teach art and music. For two weeks, Powers and her family will give lessons to the families of reconciled former Sandinista, Contra and Somoza fighters in El Porvenir, a community of 200 in the northwest mountains of Nicaragua.

Accompanied by her husband, musician and educator Jeff Berman, and their sons, Sam and Eli, Powers will depart later this month. The family will take donated musical instruments, art supplies, prescription eyeglasses and mirrors—items difficult for the residents, who are mostly coffee farmers, to obtain in this remote region.

Powers became involved with the El Porvenir community through Sara Cuadra-Berg, a native of Nicaragua living in Pittsburgh. It was through Cuadra-Berg’s family—who in turn are serving as the Powers’ hosts during their stay—that Powers learned that the teenagers of El Porvenir had a desire to learn more about the arts.

In advance of her trip, Powers received donated arts supplies from the Squirrel Hill-based arts store Artist and Craftsman and an art materials grant from the Granada Arts Education Project. She will be working in collaboration with the project’s founder, Mauren Antkowski, to present an arts curriculum in Spanish. Powers’ projects will include observational drawing and painting lessons, composition theory and photography.

According to Powers, “What makes my work with the community unique is that I will be developing relationships to create a learning environment that is site-specific and one of open engagement, where the language of art is taught and shared and responds to the needs and desires of  El Porvenir.”

Powers received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Carnegie Mellon University and has a Master of Fine Arts degree in Painting from Pratt Institute. She is well known in Pittsburgh for her banjo playing and singing work with the groups, Devilish Merry and AppalAsia.

Paseo a San Juan de Oriente : : Field trip to San Juan de Oriente

En octubre 2011 los alumnos y maestros de Escuelita Yo Puedo fueron a San Juan de Oriente, un pueblo ubicada cerca de Granada, que se conoce por su cerámica magnífica.  Los alumnos visitaron un taller y cooperativa de ceramistas, aprendieron el proceso de fabricar las obras de cerámica, y también pasaron un rato en el parque turística cerca de la Laguna de Apoyo.

Este paseo fue posible por una donación generoso de uno de nuestros donantes.

Aquí se puede mirar más de las fotos de voluntaria Kathleen de Onis.

In October 2011, the students and teachers from Escuelita Yo Puedo traveled to San Juan de Oriente, a village located near Granada, well-known for its magnificent ceramics.  The students visited a workshop and cooperative of ceramists, learned the process of making ceramic pieces, and spent some time in the tourist park near Laguna de Apoyo.


This field trip was possible from a generous donation from one of our donors.


Here you can see more photos from volunteer Kathleen de Onis. 

Proyectos agosto-noviembre 2011 : : Projects August-November 2011

Durante el mes de agosto, la maestra Mauren Antkowski trabajaron con los alumnos de Quinta los Chavalos y Escuelita Yo Puedo.  Los alumnos hicieron obras magníficas durante las clases de arte. Abajo les enseñamos algunos de sus proyectos:

Fui al mercado: Después de leer el libro "Abuelita fue al mercado", los alumnos de Escuelita Yo Puedo diseñaron libros con ilustraciones describiendo la variedad de cultura, colores, etc. que se encuentra en los mercados locales por todo el país.

During the month of August 2011, teacher Mauren Antkowski worked with students at Quinta los Chavalos and Escuelita Yo Puedo.  The students made wonderful works in their art classes.  Below are some of their projects:

I went to market: After reading the book "Granny went to the market", the students at Escuelita Yo Puedo designed books whose illustrations described the variety of culture, colors, etc. that are found in the local marketplaces throughout the country of Nicaragua.

Autoretratos: Alumnos de secundaria en Quinta los Chavalos hicieron autoretratos, imaginando lo que aspiran a ser cuando se hacen mayores.

Self-portraits: Secondary students at Quinta los Chavalos made self-portraits, imagining what they want to be when they grow up.

Autoretratos chistosos: Alumnos de primaria pintaron autoretratos comicos.

Silly self-portraits: Elementary school students painted comical self-portraits.

Paisajes de collage: Alumnos de secundaria en Quinta los Chavalos estudiaron y discutieron los paisajes de sus alrededores y fabricaron sus propios paisajes en forma de collage.

Collage landscapes: Secondary students at Quinta los Chavalos studied and discussed landscapes in their environment and made their own collage landscapes.

Haz clic aquí para ver más fotos de estos proyectos.

Click here to see more photos from these projects.