Arts Greenhouse Workshop Announcement
Time To Build: Hip-Hop And Community
“A Queen and Pittsburgh Teens Present the Positive Potential of Hip-Hop”
On Friday, January 22, 5:30pm, teens, families, and community members are invited to participate in a free, two-hour concert/workshop at Homewood-Brushton YMCA. The event—presented by The Arts Greenhouse (Carnegie Mellon) and The Westinghouse Lighthouse Project (YMCA)—will feature award winning singer, poet, playwright, and rapper, Queen Godis, alongside performances by local teens. The event’s goal is to showcase the community building potential of hip-hop music.
The event will kickoff with an introduction from poet, educator, and activist Luqman Abdus-salaam. His talk will address the potential of hip-hop for community building by bringing people together and carrying empowering messages. Examples of positive hip-hop will be performed by teens from 4 different after-school programs, Arts Greenhouse, Westinghouse Lighthouse, Hip-Hop on L.O.C.K. and Community Empowerment Studios. Visiting Pittsbugh from Brookyn, NY, for this Friday evening performance, Queen Godis will take the stage to present her own music and messages. Throughout her career, Queen Godis has mastered the art of bridging diverse audiences with art that is as spirit moving as it is thought-provoking. She has worked as an education consultant, youth mentor, and guest lecturer at schools and universities across the US. In 2007, she coached a NYC teen poetry slam team to the top 3 in national competition.
Arts Greenhouse Participant Interviews
New videos on the Arts Greenhouse youtube channel. To see the rest of our videos online, check here: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheArtsGreenhousePjt
Arts Greenhouse Classes Starting Again Jan 9
I hope you had a wonderful New Years and holiday season!
The Arts Greenhouse Beatmaker’s Academy will be beginning classes again this Saturday, the 9th. Classes will be taking place from 1:30pm to 4:30pm, every Saturday (aside from Holidays – check the calendar) Classes take place on the Carnegie Mellon Campus, Margaret Morrison Hall, room 119A.
There are 11 stations in the keyboard lab. Seats are first come first serve, with a preference given to:
- committed participants (who come week after week)
- participants from the neighborhoods we’re focused on serving
- women
Participants must be in-between ages 13 and 19.
Schedule for Each One Teach One
EACH ONE, TEACH ONE MUSIC AND RADIO CONFERENCE
9:00 – 9:30am – Future Focus for Black Music (Keynote)
9:35 – 10:30am – Promotion & Marketing 101
9:35 – 10:30am – Radio Past, Present & Future
10:35 – 11:35am – Developing Community Voices
10:35 – 11:35am – Preserving & Sharing Musical History
Lunch – 11:30-12 (various food vendors on 2nd floor UC)
12:00 – 1:00pm – New Technology Presentation
12:00 – 1:00pm – Blues & The Abstract Truth
1:05 – 2:30pm – Hip Hop at the Crossroads (w/ AG Program Coordinator Amos Levy)
2:00 – 3:00pm – Reggae & World music
3:15 – 4:30pm – Independent Artists
4:30pm – Wrap Up
