Art in/with Community

Family Art Lessons with Kit Loney: Storytelling

By conNECKted TOO / June 3, 2020

    Materials Needed:   – Paper — construction paper, printing paper, cardstock, paper bag paper — any of these   – Old magazines, photos, decorative papers if you have them   – Scissors   – Glue or tape or stapler   – Pencil   – Color pencils, markers or crayons   – (Optional: any […]

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letter to a City Council member

By Abetterbusinessxabb@gmail.com / May 27, 2020

From: Jean-Marie Mauclet, for conNECKtedTOO—>TINYisPOWERFUL conNECktedTOO@gmail.com 843-637-9733 68 Devereaux St, Charleston , SC 29403 Charleston, May 8, 2020 Dear Councilwoman Carol Jackson, Thank you for giving the conNECKtedTOO Art team of the Charleston Rhizome Collective the opportunity to articulate its TINYCULINARY vision for saving the very small restaurants which make up the bulk of the […]

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Family Art Lessons with Kit Loney: Tiny Houses

By conNECKted TOO / May 26, 2020

      Materials Needed:   – Brown paper bags OR sheets of paper to fold   – Markers/crayons/color pencils   – Pencil   – Collage materials such as magazines, scrap paper, decorative paper, fabric scraps   – Scissors   – Glue, paper clips, tape, stapler (any that you have)   – (Optional: Sequins, beads, […]

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Family Art Lessons with Kit Loney: Recycle Cars with Color Wheels

By conNECKted TOO / May 20, 2020

    Materials Needed:   – Paper or cardboard from paper bags, cereal or pasta boxes, junk mail, old holiday cards, etc. – One or two sheets of white paper, cardstock, or cardboard – Markers or color pencils or crayons/oil pastels – pencil – scissors – glue/tape – paper clips/push pins – round lids to […]

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Family Art Lessons with Kit Loney: Doll Making

By conNECKted TOO / May 10, 2020

      Materials Needed:   – four plastic drinking straws (optional) – 2 x 2 inch piece of cardboard – jumbo paperclips – tape – three pipe cleaners – yarn – large button OR plastic milk jug lid with a hole poked through OR sturdy cardboard disc with a hole OR any item to […]

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Family Art Lessons with Kit Loney: Journal Making

By conNECKted TOO / May 4, 2020

Materials Needed:   – 3 or 4 brown paper grocery bags – String or yarn – Scissors – A pencil   OPTIONAL MATERIALS:   – A postcard or heavy paper (construction, cardstock, etc.) for the cover & 4 – 6 sheets of paper (same size as cover or slightly smaller) for pages – Needle and […]

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THE JUNGLE

By conNECKted TOO / April 18, 2020

Reynolds Avenue in North Charleston is where conNECKtedTOO chose to present its cumulated works, when it was time to unwind two years of collaborative art thinking and art making.  Reynolds is far from the centers of Charleston’s culture, in a rundown urban neighborhood ripe for gentrification. That is if covid19 does not successfully mutate greed […]

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Rising Together: What Bread Making Has To Do With Art In/With Community

By conNECKted TOO / April 16, 2020

by Markelle Elizabeth Evans                   Last Friday, conNECKtedTOO hosted its third Zoom gathering during quarantine in regards to the health and safety of our communities during COVID19. For those that are not familiar with Zoom, it has risen in popularity during quarantine as a digital communicative tool […]

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PODCAST – I Like My Tea Sweet Episode 1 part 1

By conNECKted TOO / April 3, 2020

LISTEN TO EPISODE 1 ON SOUNDCLOUD BY CLICKING HERE: https://soundcloud.com/user-327792440/i-like-my-tea-sweet-theron-snype Hello everyone, this is a part of the conversation with Theron Synpe. Please stop by, stay and enjoy the honesTEA. Episode 1 – Part 1 of Art & Culture with Theron Synpe. – – – Meet the Creators – – – “I Like My Tea […]

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conNECKtedTOO Story Circle

By conNECKted TOO / March 11, 2020

Due to measures taken to prevent COVID19 from spreading, the conNECKtedTOO Story Circle event has been modified into a virtual gathering that emphasizes solidarity and community over panic and isolation. Share stories, laugh, recite a poem or just let us know how you are doing at this Community Check-In via Zoom. Click here to join […]

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