The Phoenix Theater - Phoenix Theater Art Program

Fall 2009 Art Workshops at the Phoenix information & signup!
SEPTEMBER 8, 15, 22, 29 / OCTOBER 6, 13, 20, 27 / NOVEMBER 3, 10, 17, 24 / DECEMBER 1, 8
Tuesday afternoons - 4-6PM

... taught by Charissa of Curly-Cue Design with an emphasis on mixed media collage, assemblage, and altered art. Enrollment is free!

To see the official flier for this program with more information, click here.

To sign up for the Fall 2009 installment of Art Workshops at the Phoenix, please fill out this online form

Art Programs at the Phoenix
The Phoenix Art Program is designed with a focus on the development of young people as artists. We provide programs which engage our young artists in the professional art world through mentoring relationships with artists, art shows at the Phoenix and local galleries, and community/public art projects. We offer after school classes, are home to the Phoenix Art Collective, a multidiscipline group, which works on community public installations and shows, and work to assist teens in finding internships and outside arts opportunities. Our programs are open to all teens, free of charge.

After-School Classes
The Phoenix offers after school arts classes through out the year. The offerings change each semester.

The Phoenix Art Collective
The Phoenix Art Collective (PAC), takes the shape of a committee, composed of students, staff/artists and board members. Members are responsible for finding or creating community arts projects, which are presented to the committee for selection. The projects must be broad enough to include multiple artists, engage with the community, include an artist mentor and be driven by youth. Once a project has been selected the artists are responsible for the design, coordination and execution of the project, with support from artist mentors and staff. The committee meets year round, weekly, or more often as a project requires.

Past Projects of the PAC
- Dia de Los Muertos 2008: Phoenix artists created 10 thematic murals which were mounted on double sided rolling panels for the outside of the art center during their month long celebration.
- Petaluma Bounty Farm Billboard: A collaboration of the Petaluma Bounty, the Phoenix Theater and Burners without Borders. Including work of artists from several disciplines.
- Phoenix Guitar Gala: PAC Artists designed “art” guitars which were auctioned in a benefit for the Phoenix, sold next to those of George Lucas and Stan Lee.
- American Graffiti Charity Auction: Students from the Art to Empire program as well as Phoenix artists decorated hubcaps which were then auctioned for three local charities. Our artists also painted live at Haus Fortuna the day of the Celebration.

Upcoming Projects
- Dia de Los Muertos 2009: This year we will again be participating in the Day of the Dead Celebration in October of 2009!
- Festival on the Fringes: We have received underwriting to be participants in the Sonoma County Arts Council “Festival on the Fringes”. The Festival on the Fringes project is currently underway and will include the following components: a gallery show of multi generational graffiti inspired art, an installation of “art pews” in the lot of Mail Depot and in the gallery created by the Phoenix Art Collective and a large opening event, September 19th 2009, which will include a live graffiti-off , as well as an opportunity for the community to assist in decorating a pew.

To Learn More
To learn more about our art programs or to get involved email amber@petalumaphoenix.org!



	The Petaluma Phoenix Center, also known as the Phoenix Theater, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in support of local youth. The mission of the Petaluma Phoenix Theater is to foster the emotional, physical and social development of the young people we serve by enabling them to create and engage in programs for music, the arts, and health and wellness, while preserving and improving the historic Phoenix Theater as a resource for youth and the community at large.