Project Middle East
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006
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In the center of the classroom floor this morning was a huge oval of white paper, approximately the size of a table for six. Upon closer look, I realized there had originally been two ovals of paper – one is now still in solid original form, and the other is sectioned into pieces. While I was not certain of the morning’s exercise, I expected each participant to be given one of the pieces as a base for an art element. I was sort of correct in my assumption, but there would be much more. Instead of jumping directly into art,...
Monday, December 4th, 2006
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My name is Lori Heinsman, and I am participating in the FAM/ArtReach Institute’s Project Lebanon program (hereafter, “Project Lebanon”). While Project Lebanon reaches beyond the training sessions held this week (Dec 4-9, 2006) in Rhodes, Greece, the purpose of this blog is to share with you some of my experiences from these five days of learning the ArtReach Method and interacting with the group. For the next few weeks, I will be updating this blog. (“Blog” is slang for “web log,” an online journal written by ordinary people about subjects passionate for them – from communicating personal news with family...
Monday, December 4th, 2006
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For perspective, I’ll share a quick summary of the 37 Project Lebanon participants, consisting of 26 from Lebanon, three from Greece, one from Jordan, one from Croatia, and six from the USA – plus six ArtReach faculty members. Many people representing a variety of cultures, languages, religions, and professional occupations. These individuals have come to Rhodes to personally experience creative expressive arts therapies under the guidance of the ArtReach professional team to accomplish a common goal – to bring healing and hope to the children of Lebanon. “I believe in art,” explains a child social worker from Lebanon, “and I...
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