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"This young group of children (7), I am part of, (ages 8 - 10 years old) visited Azule. We stayed for a week long retreat from April 21 to April 25, 2014. We come from the Montessori School of Cumming, which is located near Atlanta, GA. All along the year at my school we had a fundraiser called Fundraising Friday, and using this and other fundraisers we raised money for trips like this one to Azule. Also, we did all the setup, cleanup, and helped with the cooking for all of the meals. My group participated in various workshops in and out of Azule, for example, clay workshop, weaving, stone carving, also visiting places like a saw mill, stone quarry, etc. We also enjoyed 2 hikes, fishing, visiting and meeting students of the Hot Springs Community Learning Center and soaking in a natural mineral bath at Hot Spring's Spa. I loved our stay and wish to return some day! (So do all my classmates!)" - Jaeden Amiri-Owens (age 10)
The children also have made a small movie with the help of Mr. Keith, who did all the recording and editing. Enjoy it at: https://vimeo.com/92896403
Congratulations to Raji Balaram, Irina Koehler and Keith Benjamin for seeing the educational potential of the community of Azule. And thank you so much to Pete Dixon, Harold Finley,Gwylene Gallimard, Andrew Hesed, Christopher Jayne, Selinde Lanier, Jean-Marie Mauclet, Cecilia Rawlins, Camille Shafer and Lynda Wheelock, for responding to the call.
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SKILLSHARES ARE BACK!
VISUAL: The BLUE RETREAT
May 30 to June 1: we transform ourselves, the arts and communities. Attend or offer a workshop as this is an open call. PERFORMANCE TIME is open for visual art presentations and performing arts.
FEATURED WORKSHOPS may include:
CREATIVE WRITING. POETRY SLAM writing & performance
RHYMING & STORYTELLING
WEST AFRICAN and HIP HOP DANCE
ART & MOLD MAKING and so much more.
FEATURED ARTISTS INCLUDE:
OMARI FOX with the NEW DANGER POETS and DANCERS, poet and teacher JOHN BUCKLEY (in residency at AZULE) and The VISUAL ARTS INNOVATIVE ENSEMBLE OF ALTERNATE ROOTS.
Saturday dinner is offered by Alternate ROOTS.
E-MAIL azuleart@gmail.com, ATTN SKILLSHARE or CALL Omari Fox at 803-378-2616 or Camille at 828-622-3533
The whole day SATURDAY WORKSHOPS is $15. The 2/3 day SUNDAY WORKSHOPS is $10. OVERNIGHT STAY is $20 a NIGHT. Payment arrangements are possible. EVERYONE DESERVES ART!
*a SKILLSHARE at Azule is both a planned and spontaneous on site, intergenerational, multi-ethnic community, sometimes themed or random, seeking to exchange specific skills, arts, ideas, concerns and conversations with the intention of collaboration and continued networking through mapping resources.
The next one will be July 18-19, with an emphasis on Appalachian Skills by Andrew and Nathalie.
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Participants in the Portrait Project
   
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AZULE, situated in the Appalachian Mountains of Western Carolina, has been running a residency program for artists, educators and activists, or anyone in need of a retreat or a special gathering since 2010.
APPLICATIONS are available on line at www.AZULE.org
UPCOMING DEADLINE IS JUNE 1st
Other 2014 deadlines are:
August 15 and November 15
Coming in MAY are mixed media artist INGRID ERICKSON, photographer SONYA LITYNSKY, and poet JOHN BUCKLEY
"I've attached a poem that I wrote while I was at Azule."
from Shannon Gallagher, a March Resident at AZULE
MOUNTAIN POEM #1 (Papa)
Angular forest
fading into gradients.
Hazy in the distance,
each tree conjures life into the Land of The Sky,
and the highway continues beyond the horizon.
A hawk cuts through the mountain air,
wheeling proudly between the blue heavens above me.
I know him.
I recognize his striking wingspan, a dark silhouette
against the azule sky.
I roll down the window,
tilt my head back as I breathe him in.
March 8, 2014
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"Down a winding two lane road in the Appalachian Mountains of Western North Carolina is an artists' retreat that is considered a work of art in itself..." Azule Imagine... follows the development of this new concept in artist's residencies that serves not only the artist but the surrounding community.
Produced by BBarash productions and ManojSepiastory.com, with music by Roger 'Hurricane' Wilson and Elise Witt.
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Look at TAD STAMM's photographs and his informal interview with Donna Cooper Hurt on Youtube
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And thank you so much to AZULE APRIL DONORS: Linda Scott, Arlette Vaccarino, Rebecca Gahagan, Lorrie Jayne, Patrick Karl, Jean-Marie Mauclet, LaSheia Oubre, Olivier Rollin, Shawn Watlington, Sherry Wilson and The Montessori School of Cummings GA.
Thank you for helping AZULE board members and volunteers to move AZULE on its necessary journey. Come, visit and participate. Invite your friends!
AZULE's Mission is "To provide an environment where artists and community meet and learn together through the arts in their many forms."
For a visit call Camille 828-622-3533
For information on AZULE's programs call Gwylene 843-607-5811
For any proposal, to apply to or book AZULE, use applications on the
website www.AZULE.org or e-mail us at AZULEart@gmail.com
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You are all invited!
Azule may bring you the opportunity to meet great artists, attend a skillshare or workshop, experience a rejuvenating space for artists' residencies, retreats, staff or wellness meetings. Come and visit, give us a call.
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CHECK OUT OUR WISH LIST:
Folding Chairs
Folding Tables
Easels
A video Projector
A turntable
A cassette tape deck
CASH DONATIONS or
IN-KIND VOLUNTEER WORK
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