VOCI PROJECTS
BACK ALLEY ART GALLERIES (BAAG)
ARCHAEOLOGY RESEARCH CLUB
Community History
Art & Story Telling
To date the Denver Skyland neighborhood has installed two resident-created Back Alley Art Galleries. These two installations brought a cross section of neighbors together to create beautiful focal points of neighborhood pride.
This second phase of the project introduced the history of properties through an Archaeology Research Club
History inspires us to look back at the past and find things that inspire us to do great things for other people, places and things. Youth learn the importance of community historic research preserving a portion of their neighborhood's contribution to the city's growth. These discoveries are transformed into interactive educational art utilizing computer coding technology.
- Every Property Has A Human Story -
January 2020 - December 2020
YOUTH ENRICHMENT SKILLS (YES)
In-School & After-School
Phase III Archaeology Research Club
SAVING BEN'S SUPERMARKET
February - March 2020 Saturdays' (2/8, 2/22, 3/7, & 3/21)
YOUTH LEGO PLANNING COMMITTEE
DMNS 9:30 - 10:30 AM
June 20 - August 1, 2020
LEGO Challenge, 'Building Community Block by Block
Lego Town Hall Meeting - June 22
Build Workshop - June 29
Judging - July 27
Awards Presentation - August 3
June 9 - 26, 2020
3 Week Art Academy
Self | Family & Culture | Community Building
August 1, 2020
LEGO Awards Presentation | 11:00 am - 12:30
Denver Museum of Nature & Science West Atrium
August 1, 2020
Youth Arts Festival, Theme: The Arts Teach
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: 2900 Richard Allen Ct, Denver 80205
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2020
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Take the Back Alley Art Gallery Tour
See map below.
From This to This
ALLEYSCAPE IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN
- Building Community through Art -
Voices On Canvas Inc. and North City Park's Alley Art Partnership Mission By supporting communal art projects throughout the alleys of North City Park, we want to:
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Delight alley wanderers with unexpected beauty
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Promote friendships and neighborhood pride
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Encourage artistic development and growth
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Get neighbors working together to beautify our alleys
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Experience camaraderie
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Recycle otherwise-unused materials
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Enjoy our new neighborhood acquaintances by sharing food and drink
VOCI's goals: Kids will learn the importance of this very special community building activities and discuss how they might possible start a project like this in their neighborhood/community:
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Bring people together (fostering inter-generational relationships)
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Get neighbors working together to beautify our alleys
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Produces cleaner, safer alley landscapes fro communities
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Help resolve issues with illegal dumping
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Develop healthier walking environments
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Create destination places of this untapped community landscape
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Generate ownership
Above. L - R Judges Robert Wood retired HR, Sustainable Architect and Planner Niccolo Casewit and Sustainable Network Neighborhood Coordinator Taylor Moeller discuss an entry during judging at the 8th Annual Voices On Canvas Inc's Lego Challenge.
