DAY 2: New creative depth for students through creative workshop

January 15th, 2010 by admin

STACEY ADAMS PHOTO: Recipient of the Prime Minister's youth award for excellence in journalism, Donald Oliver raps with the children about going to new D-E-P-T-H for achievement.

DAY 2 (Creative workshop series at Allan Town Primary):
The second day of the Allman Town creative workshop series mirrored the first day in success, as the students were brought to new horizons by Donald Oliver, Malesia Frazer, Emma Lewis, and Jana Bent, although missing. The creative workshop series titled “The Critical Role and Impact of the Arts” started on January 13.
After the National Anthem, the Shaggy Parrot and the Reggae Band book was read to just 100 students. An impressive combination of the Arts as a tool to teach about the Arts, the book is accompanied by a CD. The CD contains a narrator who reads the book pages, encouraging students to follow and actual voices are heard animating.

Emma Lewis, public affairs consultant at the United States Embassy, spent some time with the children offering them a workshop in “Writing”. As a member of the creative industry, she herself is a writer and brought her journal as a tool of the trade.

STACEY ADAMS PHOTO: US Embassy in Jamaica public affairs assistant Emma Caroline Lewis keen on assiting the youth about her creative expressions -- writing.

The children were enamoured with the idea of writing about their own lives after she made them reflect briefly about Haiti and their own experiences with their eyes closed. Lewis who had concerns, had her mind put at ease when they responded to questions about her session favourably.
Recipient of the Prime Minister’s youth award for excellence in Journalism, Donald Oliver, then took the students into ta new depth for success. He encouraged them to invest in (D)iscipline; (E)ffort and (E)ducation; (P)atience; (T)ime; (H)eart.
However, not before Malesia Frazer a second year student at the Edna Manley College for the Visual Arts, aspiring to be an art teacher who spoke on her own visual expressions. Malesia’s work was used as the day’s backdrop in the computer lab, where the sessions were held, and included portrait, lifestyle, and abstract done in both sketches and paint.
The day’s spread was ended by another impressive show by Kemarch “Wizad the Magician” Dodd. This time his main trick was making doves fly from his folded gloves. One wonders, art, illusion or craft. Its all art from the heart though!
The presenters were participating in the creative workshop series hosted by the OAaSIS International Foundation (Jamaica). OAaSIS International exists to network artists. The series continue through to the 22, on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays only. So far the over fifty presenters include Peter Lloyd, Oscar Derby, Leighton Levy, Jerico Hanson, Anthony Henry, Rhon Bramwell, Derrick Wilks.
The final day, where reports will be offered by the students and teachers will be open to the public.

SPONSORS:

(Whistling Frog (Sebastian Odgen)), P Gavin James graphics, Howard Moo Young (master at graphic design and photography, Print Xpress, Hot off the Press, Berger Paint, Burger King, Videographer Robin Chin, owner of Enhanced Realizm Studios and his team, Xclusiv Entertainment, Paralegal Dwane Forbes)

Jamaica’s OAaSIS International Foundation launches creative workshop series
DAY 1: Jamaican artistes, artists ignite young minds
DAY 2: New creative depth for students through creative series
DAY 3: Colonel Derby, Peter Lloyd, artists time out for children
DAY 4: Creative connections at Allman Town Primary
DAY 5: Workshop stirs creative power at Allman Town Primary
DAY SIX(6): Creative workshop series end with Solid performances
DAY 6: Starry end to inaugural OAaSIS Fdn’s creative workshop series
DAY 6: Allman Town Primary thanks over 30 artists, artistes for creative workshop series
Allman Town teacher reports on OAaSIS creative series