| by Madeline Lynch - July 2019 This July, CAES collaborated with here there and EVERYwhere (htE), a New York City based nonprofit, to share papermaking practices. htE is a repurposed goods platform that provides survivors of economic hardships, domestic abuse, sexual assault, and human trafficking with an avenues for creative expression. This CAES created paper making workshop titled "Self-Love Letters" was specifically designed for participants to use the paper making process as an opportunity for self-reflection and to instill practices of self-care, compassion, and self-love. The participants discussed in circle the meaning of self-care and helpful practices of self-love and care that can be incorporated into the daily life. This discussion was paired journaling and deeper self-reflection. Hand-made paper was then produced by recycling these journal entries and adding medicinal flower petals to the pulp mix to create a symbolic and energetically infused art object of self-love and compassion. This process displayed a material transformation using the recycled paper making process and participants left the workshop feeling fulfilled, confidant, and with an in hand reminder of the day shared together filled with love. SDGs in this activity: #12 Responsible consumption and production; #17 Developing partnerships |   |
 In August of 2015 CAES carried out its first international workshop promoting self-sustainable art processes. The program was implemented in partnership with Zona Imaginaria, a residency program that promotes social integration and community engagement in the barrio Villa Jardín (San Isidro area in northern Buenos Aires) that is led by its founder Lucrecia Urbano. After years of hosting artists and educators, Zona Imaginaria has now released a book. In it, CAES' first workshop  Our time in Zona allowed for remarkable situations. For example, sharing a mate with the students during the prelude to our first workshop and then extracting pigments from the same mate to make paint, served as a perfect example of the kind of work CAES aims to accomplish. Also valuable was the participation of Jorge, a local produce vendor on Blanco Encalada Ave. (three blocks from Zona Imaginaria) - Jorge saved us scraps such as onion skins and corn leaves, which made his store our most valuable source for fibers to make paper with. Making these sorts of relationships is an essential aspect of creating long-lasting and self-sustainable practices in art education, and it ignites the kind of community engagement we promote.  
Continuing its mission to promote self-sustainable methods in art, the Center for Art Education and Sustainability - CAES presents the second of a series of two original short documentaries on ceramic processes. This one demonstrates the simple and ancient method of smoke-firing clay:
Narrated by David Garzón Barbosa
Directed and edited by Iván D. Asin Produced by the Center for Art Education and Sustainability (CAES) Director of Photography: Iván D. Asin Students in the film: Valentina Castrillón, Marina Echeverría, Estefanía Hernández Bedoya, Melany Hernández Bedoya, Amparo Martínez, María Lucely Martínez and Allexayra Velásquez. Special Thanks to: Andrés Monzón, Irina Lambert, Natalie Ann Johnson, Tara Callen, Campos de Gutiérrez, Aurelius for the Arts and Artolution.
Copyright © 2016 by CAES
All rights reserved. No part of this film may be reproduced without written permission. The film is not intended for instructional purposes. CAES and the filmmaker disclaim any liability in connection with the use of information in this film.
Continuing its mission to promote self-sustainable methods in art, the Center for Art Education and Sustainability (CAES) presents Processing Clay - first of a series of two original short documentaries on ceramic processes. This one demonstrates a simple way of finding and preparing clay.
Narrated by David Garzón Barbosa
Directed and edited by Iván D. Asin Produced by the Center for Art Education and Sustainability (CAES) Director of Photography: Iván D. Asin Students in the film: Valentina Castrillón, Marina Echeverría, Max Levi Frieder, Estefanía Hernández Bedoya, Melany Hernández Bedoya, Amparo Martínez, María Lucely Martínez and Allexayra Velásquez. Special Thanks to: Andrés Monzón, Irina Lambert, Natalie Ann Johnson, Tara Callen, Campos de Gutiérrez, Aurelius for the Arts and Artolution.
Copyright © 2016 by CAES
All rights reserved. No part of this film may be reproduced without written permission. The film is not intended for instructional purposes. CAES and the filmmaker disclaim any liability in connection with the use of information in this film.  In August of 2015 CAES carried out its first international workshop promoting self-sustainable art processes. The program was implemented in partnership with Zona Imaginaria, a residency program that promotes social integration and community engagement in the barrioVilla Jardín (San Isidro area in northern Buenos Aires) led by its founder Lucrecia Urbano.
Our time in Zona yielded remarkable situations. For example, sharing a mate with the students during the prelude to our first workshop and then extracting pigments from the same mate to make paint, served as a perfect example of the essence of what CAES aims to promote. Also valuable was the participation of Jorge, a local produce vendor on Blanco Encalada Ave. (three blocks from Zona Imaginaria) - Jorge saved us scraps such as onion skins and corn leaves, which made his store our most valuable source for fibers to make paper with. Making these sorts of relationships is an essential aspect of creating long-lasting and self-sustainable practices in art education, and it ignites the kind of community engagement we promote. |
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