Sound Mapping with Mary Scott
August 14th, 3 pm on Zoom
Ever get lost in the sounds of your surroundings? Learn how to turn this into your very own sound art in this field recording workshop. We will talk about soundscapes, learn the basics of field recording on your phone, and even practice some basic audio production to create your own audio piece!
What you’ll need:
>A cell phone or device that can record sound
> Headphones
> Paper and pencil
> Audacity, a free sound editing program (download before the workshop!)
About the Teaching Artist
Mary (they/she) is an educator and musician based in New Orleans. This past year, they have taught field recording and sound art courses at the Beaubourg School (New Orleans) and with Odyssey Teen Camp (remote).
The workshop is projected to run 90-120 minutes on Zoom. Open to all teens! Spots are limited.
Click here to register. Confirmation and the Zoom link will be provided by email.
Identity with Cubs the Poet
August 21st, 3 pm on Zoom
Your senses are being conditioned. Which one is your favorite of the five? Do you realize how you maneuver through the environment using your senses? If you could not see, how would you describe beauty? If you could not hear, how would you know the truth? This workshop allows you space to ponder over the privilege you have in creating your own identity.
What you’ll need:
> paper
> things to write or draw with
About the Teaching Artist
Christian “Cubs the Poet” Davenport was born in Baton Rouge, LA and raised in the DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia). Growing up, he attended catholic schools, yet each school was predominantly of one race. He believes he witnessed the effects of institutional education on all identifying races and classes in America. Wanting to develop and understand his own way of thinking, Cubs left college to start typing custom poems in the French Quarter, where he honed his poetic skills and expanded his vocabulary with regards to communicating with tourists and natives. He believes freedom is not the experience, but the expression of the experience. The inaugural Poet Laureate of Baton Rouge, Cubs is currently working on self publishing his first book of poems and art, “What I Did with my Free Time”. Cubs the Poet is also a visual artist, whose latest exhibition entitled, “Say It: I Love Black People” delved into the lack of intimacy and vulnerability between races, in addition to the lack of development of self love.
The workshop is projected to run 90 minutes on Zoom. Open to all teens! Spots are limited.
Click here to register. Confirmation and the Zoom link will be provided by email.
Mental Building Blocks with Dorthy Ray
August 28th, 3 pm on Zoom
Catch a look inside photographer, organizer, and mixed media artist Dorthy Ray’s mind in this workshop on the creative process. Often starting with a meditative “brain dumping” exercise, Ray systematically sorts through collected ideas and experiences and conducts research to produce an artwork, “starting with a mop and ending with a needle”. Bring your own collected visuals, ideas, intentions and sketches and learn to harness, hone and fine-tune within your own creative process.
What you’ll need:
> paper
> things to write or draw with
> your cell phone or social media saved images / camera roll
About the Teaching Artist
Dorthy Ray is a Louisiana native photographer, organizer, mixed media artist and educator working with The Future Fund and Broadmoor Senior High to provide training to middle and high school students to prepare them for jobs in the creative workforce. Dorthy Ray’s work will be on view at Under Nine Studios in Chalmette on Saturday, August 28th.
The workshop is projected to run 90 minutes on Zoom. Open to all teens! Spots are limited.
Click here to register. Confirmation and the Zoom link will be provided by email.
