Art for Social Justice Project - Jan 7 - Feb 25, 2021 (Eight Thursdays) This will be our second year doing the AIRY Expressive Arts Leadership program, an independent youth-driven expressive arts group. This year our topic is Art for Social Justice, using a variety of media (such as digital art, video, poetry, collage, drawing … Continue reading Art for Social Justice Project 2021
The Story of Indigo Phoenix: An AIRY short film
The Story of Indigo Phoenix...a collaborative digital story by AIRY Step Up and AIRY Season 6, which premiered at the Whitney Center for the Arts on Oct 5th. Digital design by artist, Rachael Bentz.
Dia de Los Muertos & Finding Our Light
Celebrating Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) Whitney Center for the Arts Friday, Nov 1, 5-8 pm During FFAW, the Whitney hosts a community art-making event for the Day of the Dead in conjunction with the Arts in Recovery for Youth show, Finding Our Light. To celebrate Dia de Los Muertos and remember … Continue reading Dia de Los Muertos & Finding Our Light
AIRY comes to Berkshire Community College
THURS, NOV 14, 2-3 pm / Arts in Recovery Symposium at Berkshire Community College Koussevitzky Arts Ctr, Rm K-111 1350 West St, Pittsfield **Forum credit available for students** Curious about how the arts can help people recover? Join local Art Therapist, Author & Teaching Artist, Marney Schorr in this symposium at Berkshire Community College about the … Continue reading AIRY comes to Berkshire Community College
FINDING OUR LIGHT
SAT OCT 5, 12-4 pm FINDING OUR LIGHT: COMMEMORATIVE ART SHOW & MURAL-MAKING FOLLOWING THE OUT OF THE DARKNESS WALK FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION LOCATIONS: THE WALK: 9am - Noon; Walkers meet at The Pittsfield Common on First St THE RECEPTION: 12 - 4 pm; Walkers cross East St to The Whitney Center for the Arts, … Continue reading FINDING OUR LIGHT
CARPE DIEM II!
SAT SEPT 14, 1-7 PM CARPE DIEM II: ANNUAL OUTDOOR MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION Adams Aggie Fairgrounds, Adams Please join Common Folk Artists Collective and Arts in Recovery for Youth (AIRY) on Saturday, September 14, 2019, for a day long community music and arts festival to benefit youth suicide prevention. The outdoor … Continue reading CARPE DIEM II!
AIRY Day Trip, Artsweek & Film Screening
April and May events at AIRY!! SUN, APRIL 14, 10 am, AIRY FILM SCREENING at Unitarian Universalist Church, 175 Wendell Ave, Pittsfield 'Messages of Hope' is a 24 minute documentary chronicling the Arts in Recovery for Youth program in downtown Pittsfield, and featuring youth who have recovered from suicidality through the expression arts. The documentary … Continue reading AIRY Day Trip, Artsweek & Film Screening
AIRY Documentary: “Messages of Hope”
AIRY is excited to announce the first cut of our documentary, Messages of Hope, by Filmmaker Raymond Brown, co-produced by Brown Out Pictures. Public Screenings: March 25, 2019 at 1:00 pm at Anna Maria College, Worcester MA. March 10, 2019, 10 am at U.U. Church, 175 Wendell Ave, Pittsfield. Premiere: February 10, 2019, 2:00 pm … Continue reading AIRY Documentary: “Messages of Hope”
“Love Yourself”
Feb 10, 2019 at the Colonial, Pittsfield, MA https://youtu.be/ziycFc_VK_g Description: On Sunday, February 10, 2019, from 2-5 pm, the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield hosted a celebration of youth survivors during Valentine's week, aptly titled "Love Yourself". Arts in Recovery for Youth joined with Berkshire Pulse dancers, Berkshire Theatre Group acapella singers, Filmmaker Raymond Brown, an … Continue reading “Love Yourself”
Art Therapy and Youth Suicide Prevention
AIRY youth are encouraged to share their voices in Marney Schorr's upcoming book with Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Art Therapy and Youth Suicide Prevention: DBT, Peer Support and Creative Community, tentative release date in the Summer of 2020.