FREE!

Creative Arts Ensemble is a multidisciplinary experience that provides adults with special needs the opportunity to be understood and heard, to execute self-expression, build confidence, and promote self-advocacy through a variety of performing and visual arts.

These sessions will focus on making 2D and 3D art with local artist Angi Cooper.  Participants will work on improving dexterity and strengthening fine motor skills through creative paper play. We will finish each session with pizza, drinks, and social time with friends.

Questions? Contact Jenn King at jenn@gpacweb.com.

BIO

Angi Cooper graduated with honors and received her BFA in Graphic Design from Memphis State University in 1990. She is a professional mixed media artist and has been a Teaching Artist since 2001. She has worked as a Teaching Artist with the Center for Arts Education in Memphis, the Memphis and Shelby County Library System, the First Regional Library System in North Mississippi, DeltaARTS in West Memphis, TRAHC (Texarkana Regional Arts and Humanities Council), the University of Memphis, the Memphis College of Art and Germantown Performing Arts Center. At the Memphis Zoo, she was a volunteer educator, animal presenter, and board member from 2001-2008.

Her artist-in-residence work includes residencies in: printmaking, drawing and painting, sculpture, interior and exterior mural creation, puppetry, mask making, bookmaking, creative writing, musical instrument making, ‘upcycled’ art and craft creation, wearable art, movement exercises, and origami among other lessons.

As a professional exhibiting artist, she works in the mediums of: painting, drawing, photography, assemblage, printmaking, bookmaking, fiber, jewelry, crochet, doll construction, creative writing, and humor.

Her work is part of private and public collections across the United States. A gallery of her work may be found on her website: www.angicooper.com