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Project 1: Portraits of Resiliency in Lyantonde
Overview: Vulnerable communities are often defined by their needs and weaknesses. But what kinds of internal strengths and abilities are developed in response to obstacles? How have individuals and communities adapted in positive ways to cope with the effects of HIV/AIDS, extreme poverty, physical disability and other difficult situations? Using a wide variety of art media, artists from the United States and Uganda will come together to work with 12 individuals from the villages of Lyantonde to create portraits from diverse angles and perspectives. These artworks will be compiled and displayed both in Uganda and the United States to raise awareness of the multi-dimensionality of life in Lyantonde. Original copies of each portrait will be returned to the individual participants as a visual record of their lives.
Materials/Techniques used: Drawing, painting, collage, photography, digital audio recording, poetry/prose.
Population: A diverse selection of 12 individuals from 4 different villages who serve as role models to their communities. Partnering Organization: Participatory Organization for Rural Development Initiative (PARDI).
Project 2: Common Threads: HIV/AIDS Quilt
Overview: Two art therapists will facilitate a communal art project with three groups. Individuals will create squares illustrating personal stories about how they have been affected by HIV/AIDS. Facilitators will teach basic skills in textile art and sewing and group members will be encouraged to share their talents and skills with others. The intent of this project is to facilitate the growth of self-sustaining art groups and support networks in these communities from the Lyantonde district. This quilt will be displayed in both the U.S. and Uganda to raise awareness about the lives of those affected by HIV/AIDS and to decrease HIV/AIDS stigma.
Materials/Techniques used: Fabric, sewing materials, drawing materials, barkcloth, beads, seeds, embroidery, banana leaves, etc.
Population: 3 groups of 10-15 individuals infected or affected by HIV/AIDS. Two groups will be conducted at two local villages and one group will be conducted at Lyantonde Hospital.
Partnering Organization: Participatory Organization for Rural Development Initiative (PARDI)
Project 3: Art Therapy at Prince Primary School
Overview: An art therapy program will be developed with children from Prince Primary School. During the third term of this year the focus of the program will be recording and preserving oral history and educating the community about local family traditions and life lessons through symbolic stories. Group interaction may allow for increased group cohesion and improved social skills, as residents develop their personal identity within a positive peer community.
Materials/Techniques used: Barkcloth, sewing materials, printing inks, beads, seeds, drawing materials, embroidery, collage, etc.
Population: P5-P7 pupils from Prince Primary School.
Partnering Organization: Participatory Organization for RuralDevelopment Initiative (PARDI)
Project 4: Multi-dimensional Photography Project
Overview: This project will give adolescents the opportunity to express their identity through the art of photography. Group members will be asked to document people, places, and objects that are meaningful to them. These photos will be arranged and constructed using other materials into a multi-dimensional collage. The final art pieces will be displayed in both Uganda and the United States.
Materials/Techniques used: 35 mm cameras, 35 mm color film, scissors, thread, sewing needles, fabric, beads, seeds, barkcloth, etc..
Population: Two groups of 5 vulnerable adolescents from Lyantonde town.
Partnering Organization: Participatory Organization for Rural Development Initiative (PARDI)
Project 5: Pin-Hole Photography Project
Overview: This project gives an opportunity to appreciate non-traditional photography. The students learn about the way light travels and effects the way one captures images, the importance of exposure times and f-stops, and the composition of an image. The youth also had a chance to understand the philosophy behind pinhole photography then build traditional pinhole cameras out of tin cans, giant boxes, and matchboxes. The photographs will be displayed in both Uganda and the United States. This class also includes teaching Ugandan artists the basics of photography and pinhole camera construction, which will add sustainability to this project. And finally, the great news is that this project will become a permanent class at “In Movement.”
Materials/Techniques used: traditional pinhole cameras made out of tin cans, giant boxes, matchbox, and 35 mm color film.
Population: 10 children from an orphanage in Katwe called KAYDA
Partnering Organization: In movement
(http://inmovement.org/).
Project 6: Recording/Producing/Promoting of Bitone Troupe Album
Overview: The talents, internal strengths and abilities developed in the Bitone Troupe Children’s Home are vibrant and apparent. The children shine in the arts, and in-turn, live with a sense of accomplishment, pride, and direction. They are provided with rehabilitation, healing, and leadership skills through art, and academic achievement and personal healthcare are promoted and closely monitored. Funds for housing, meals, medicine, school fees, and performance costs represent a daily challenge, and Bitone could become more self-sustaining with the purchase of various costumes, sound equipment, and instruments. Through the creation of an album and sale of their music, Bitone could raise the necessary funds to better care for its current members, and expand its resources to support more disadvantaged children. Through gaining an international audience, Bitone could attain the love and support from all corners of the globe to help them become leaders in a country facing countless hardships.”
Materials/Techniques used: Digital audio recording, Promotion of product: PF exhibits, college and world music radio programs, spiritual centers, music and sound recording magazines, etc.
Population: 25 children, and 3 directors of Bitone Troupe.
Partnering Organization: BITONE
(http://www.myspace.com/bitonetroupe).