Jun
16

Food for thought: Breakfast June 24

The Dorchester Arts Collaborative invites you to join us on Friday, June 24, 2011, 8 a.m. to  9:30 a.m., for a continental breakfast featuring writer Aaron Devine, at Studio D., 11 Pearl Street, Dorchester, Mass.

The topic is: "Empathy and The Other"

Aaron notes that as artists we are compelled to render the world and its diverse realities. The Other is any person or place unknown to us. And empathy is our human faculty to reach outside the self and understand The Other. Both are wellsprings, elemental to great art. Where does empathy come from? Can it be developed? How do artists truly represent what lies outside their own background or culture? In this workshop, we will fuel a discussion of empathy and The Other using examples from photography, painting, and literature. Participants are welcome and encouraged to bring in their own examples – from any medium – that resonate with this topic. We will also follow a writing prompt that exercises our ability to empathize. Contact the workshop leader, Aaron: aajamde@yahoo.com
 
DAC members $5; non-members $8.

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May
08

Dac breakfast, May 13

The Dorchester Arts Collaborative invites you to join us on Friday, May 13, 2011, 8 a.m. to  9:30 a.m., for a branding/marketing exercise, at Studio D., 11 Pearl Street, Dorchester, Mass. Come and ask questions about how your creative work affects people, how unique it is, who your audience is, how to better pitch your work and the best places to market it. Get answers and guidelines.
Bring up to five samples of your work for the group. Get feed back. Give feed back– anonymously!–via a survey/questionaire.  The excercise will be led by Pat Burson, painter and Arts & Business Counsel ToolBox Fellow, DAC board member, and DAC Breakfast facilitator. Please RSVP now to  patricia@bursonstudios.com.

 

$5 for members for coffee, tea, fruit and pasteries.
$8 non-members.

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Apr
07

Come. Eat. Talk. Learn.

CoffeeAre you ready for your audience? Be sure. Come to the Dorchester Arts Collaborative’s monthly breakfast series. On the menu for Friday, April 15, 2011, is presenter Anna Koon, from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.,  at Dot2Dot Café. She is a full-time professional artist, writer, creative coach, and Jamaica Plain Arts Council board member. She will present a talk titled “The Basics of Open Studios” and give a brief overview of her workshop "Now What.” The discussion is designed to help all artists make the best of Open Studios or any other event in which they are involved.

Breakfast is $5.  Dot2Dot Café is located at 1739 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester, Mass. If you have any questions, please contact us at info@dac-online.org. See you there.

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Mar
06

DAC breakfast Friday, March 18, 2011

Hungry for conversation and good company? The Dorchester Arts Collaborative invites you to the monthly breakfast series. The breakfasts offer a chance to get together with fellow artists and join in discussions about all matters pertaining to art, artists, the business of arts, and current arts events.

Friday, March 18, 2011, from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.,  join us at DOT 2 DOT Cafe, 1739 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester, Mass. Cost: $5.

Artist Renato A. D. Riccioni will discuss his artwork and journal for Sustainability Guild  www.sustainabilityguild.com.

Renato Riccioni is a recognized abstract painter and sculptor in the Italian contemporary arts community. He works with oil, acrylic, terracotta, stone, metal, concrete, paper and plastic in an abstract and minimalist style. He spent over 20 years as an award-winning director of experimental theater in Rome, where he realized over 80 full-scale theatrical productions. Renato also conducts group and individual sessions on art as therapy. He is the principal teacher for the Boston Public School/Museum of Fine Arts Scholarship Program.

Join fellow artists of every stripe! Find out what's new, what's needed and discuss all things related to arts, in Dorchester and beyond. Share your news, work, ideas, and dreams.  Questions? Contact us at 617. 839. 6734 | email: daclist@comcast.net.

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Feb
16

DAC breakfast Friday, Feb. 18

Hungry for conversation and good company? The Dorchester Arts Collaborative invites you to the monthly breakfast series. The breakfasts offer a chance to get together with fellow artists and join in discussions about all matters pertaining to art, artists, the business of arts, and current arts events.

This Friday, Feb. 18, 2010, from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. join us at Gerard's, located at 772 Adams Street, in Adams Village. What's your take on the arts scene in Dorchester? What's needed? What's new? What's not to be missed? Let's talk about it.

Come hungry and ready to order and talk. Questions? Contact us at 617. 839. 6734 | email: daclist@comcast.net.

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