• Transform Words of Hate with The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes

    Tuesday, May 1, 2018
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

    Add to Calendar 05/01/2018 12:00 PM 05/01/2018 1:00 PM America/New_York Transform Words of Hate with The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes

    Tuesday, May 1, 2018 | Noon – 1 p.m.ARTS Council Corning

    This is a presentation of Bare Bones Café, a community-sourced museum experience included with regular Rockwell admission. Refreshments will be available. Full schedule

    The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes, led by Casey Winston and poet Michael Czarnecki, present the Transform Words of Hate project. This one-hour, powerful interactive program is meant to take all of the negative and hateful words, speeches, and vitriol against marginalized people and turn them into words of positivity, love, courage, and friendship.

    The concept is simple. Hateful words that have been used in the media over the past year will be printed on pieces of paper and spread throughout the gallery space. Poets and visitors are invited to then collect the words and turn them into poetry, stories and art that encourage love, friendship and equality for all. The resulting artworks, poems, and stories will be turned into a hand-bound book.

    This unique program will start with a processional from the ARTS Council to The Rockwell, announcing symbolically to the Corning community that hateful words will not be tolerated. Meet at the ARTS Council (79 W. Market Street) to join the parade.

    About the ARTS Council

    As the cultural advocate for the Southern Finger Lakes region, The ARTS Council works to enhance quality-of-life in our communities through the direct and indirect support of the arts.

    As a multi-county arts organization, The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes provides a number of services which fulfill the above mission. The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes is a regional arts service organization, providing support, classes, workshops, technical training, opportunities, and documentation for artists and cultural institutions in our service region. We encourage life-long learning in the arts, support of local arts and artists, and opportunities for all of our artist members and cultural partners.

    The Rockwell Museum, 111 Cedar St. Corning, NY 14830

    Tuesday, May 1, 2018 | Noon – 1 p.m.ARTS Council Corning

    This is a presentation of Bare Bones Café, a community-sourced museum experience included with regular Rockwell admission. Refreshments will be available. Full schedule

    The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes, led by Casey Winston and poet Michael Czarnecki, present the Transform Words of Hate project. This one-hour, powerful interactive program is meant to take all of the negative and hateful words, speeches, and vitriol against marginalized people and turn them into words of positivity, love, courage, and friendship.

    The concept is simple. Hateful words that have been used in the media over the past year will be printed on pieces of paper and spread throughout the gallery space. Poets and visitors are invited to then collect the words and turn them into poetry, stories and art that encourage love, friendship and equality for all. The resulting artworks, poems, and stories will be turned into a hand-bound book.

    This unique program will start with a processional from the ARTS Council to The Rockwell, announcing symbolically to the Corning community that hateful words will not be tolerated. Meet at the ARTS Council (79 W. Market Street) to join the parade.

    About the ARTS Council

    As the cultural advocate for the Southern Finger Lakes region, The ARTS Council works to enhance quality-of-life in our communities through the direct and indirect support of the arts.

    As a multi-county arts organization, The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes provides a number of services which fulfill the above mission. The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes is a regional arts service organization, providing support, classes, workshops, technical training, opportunities, and documentation for artists and cultural institutions in our service region. We encourage life-long learning in the arts, support of local arts and artists, and opportunities for all of our artist members and cultural partners.