East Nashville Community Crime Awareness Presents Separate Paths Common Goals

Separate Paths Common Goals: East Nashville Community Crime Awareness and Prevention runs August 7 - 28, 2010

Opening Reception:
First Saturday Gallery Crawl: August 7, 2010; 6-9pm

At the Tomato Art Festival:
August 14, 2010
In East Nashville at 5 points

Artist Talk & Workshop:
August 21; 1-3pm
at Blend Studio

"Separate Paths Common Goals", a project developed by artist Ben C. Vitualla to address crime awareness and prevention in East Nashville, will be on exhibit at the Blend Studio, 79 Arcade building, downtown Nashville. The opening reception will be Saturday, August 7th from 6-9 pm during the First Saturday Gallery Crawl. In addition to the exhibit at Blend Studio, an interactive booth will be set up at the Tomato Art Festival in East Nashville on August 14th. An artist talk and workshop is planned for August 21st from 1-3pm at Blend Studio.

"Separate Paths Common Goals" is an ongoing project to raise awareness about crime prevention in the East Nashville area, while bringing together local community through fun and informative events. In the fall of 2009, there were three "Separate Paths Common Goals" (SPCG) events scheduled throughout East Nashville. Activities during these events addressed the issue of crime and prevention through video documentation, interactive art projects, questionnaires, and information areas. Wooden life-size figures of children were painted at the events by attendees and then displayed outside of their homes as public art in private spaces in East Nashville neighborhoods The results of these events will be on display at Blend Studio through display of video, photo documentation, and wooden cut-outs of children.

SPCG EVENT AT TOMATO ART FESTIVAL

The first activity of the event will be video testimonials recorded from the attendees. Attendees will be asked questions about neighborhood crimes and their thoughts on crime prevention. During the second activity, attendees are invited to paint together on flat figurative sculptures. These sculptures will be cut-outs of figures of children. This hands-on, collaborative project will bring together individuals and initiate dialog between community members. The finished, painted figures will be shared with attendees to be displayed outside of their homes as public art in private spaces in East Nashville neighborhoods. The third activity of the event will be a questionnaire addressing neighborhood crime awareness and prevention. An information area will be set up as the fourth activity where printed materials will be available from various local resources related to helping families and young people dealing with issues in the community.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://blendstudio.wordpress.com/separate-paths-common-goals

ABOUT BLEND STUDIO

Blend Studio is located on the second floor of the historic Arcade building and in the heart of the gallery district in downtown Nashville. Blend Studio offers a diverse range of contemporary art and unique opportunities for artists to merge with the community. Blend Studio features engaging and informative community-based art projects created through partnerships between artists and the community. These collaborative experiences develop dialog, awareness and growth for local and global communities.

Regular Hours: Friday 11am-5pm; Saturday 11am-3pm; First Saturday Gallery Crawl 6-9pm; & by appointment

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