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Activity Suggestions for Twice Taken Pictures by Darryl Sivad

This document for teachers was created by a collaboration between the African American Art and Culture Complex and the San Francisco Arts Commission's Arts Education Program. It is based on the themes of Twice-taken Pictures: Ancestral Portraits by Darryl Sivad at the African American Art and Culture Complex.

Kala Art Institute

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Kala Art Institute provides a communal meeting place forartists from around the world who are offered the gift of time and space tofurther develop their unique visions in our West Berkeley studios. These talented artists form the creative corps of Kala’s Artists-In-Schools program,through which they share their expertise with K-12 students in Alameda County.

Jessica Mele - Performing Arts Workshop

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Prior to joining the Performing Arts Workshop, Jessica worked for four years in her native Boston where she managed the staff, funding and coordination for a number of academic research projects related to civic engagement, community development and grassroots organizing. She also developed her own negotiation and community building skills as an organizer for the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers (AFSCME, AFL-CIO). In 2005, Jessica finished her master's degree in Education and moved to the Bay Area. The Workshop offers her the opportunity to combine her love of the performing arts with her interests in education and community building.

Dandelion Arts/ Lily Wong

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Dandelion Arts provides art eduction to children with limited access to the arts in Kindergarten through eighth grades with an emphasis on culture and social responsibility. Art mediums are primarily visual arts and creative writing.

San Francisco Public Library, Children and Teen Services

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

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The Education Department at SFMOMA organizes a wide range of programs for audiences of all ages. We offer special exhibition-related events, such as artist talks and lectures; tours for students, adult groups, and walk-in visitors; and family days and monthly hands-on family studios. Visit the calendar to learn about upcoming events.

Lessons From the Workshop

Learn about the Artist-in-Residency model, Perfoming Arts Workshop's methodology, and 40 years experience of best practices for artists and teachers.

San Francisco Center for the Book

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Classroom visits, field trips, outreach events and professional development led by book artist/instructors introduce bookmaking as a way of fostering literacy and nurturing artistc expression, while creatively incorporating topics across curriculm. Sample projects, always tailored to grade level and specific classroom themes, are online at the SFCB Youth Programs web page, www.sfcb.org/php/yp.php and on the Teacher Features blog, www.sfcb.org/teacher-features.

Rayko Photo

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RayKo’s expertise is in all things photography. We offer affordable photo-based workshops and facility rentals for school groups, after school programs, community groups, non-profits and arts institutions. RayKo is a comprehensive rental photographic facility with black and white and color darkrooms, digital labs, studio, a gallery space and an photographic education center. We can help teachers and administrators utilize photography as a tool for teaching. In studying photography, students can expand their visual vocabulary, learn about narrative, art history, critique, chemistry and even mathematics!

World Savvy Global Youth Media & Arts Program

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The Global Youth Media and Arts Program is an arts education program for youth ages 12-18 in New York and San Francisco.

Through the MAP youth use their own lives and communities as a platform to examine global themes such as Peace and Conflict, Immigration and Identity, and Power in Global Society using visual arts, performance and media. This program illuminates the connections between community and world affairs and helps young people learn to use art and media as tools for self-expression, dialogue, and community engagement.

World Savvy's Media and Arts Program engages 500+ young people in New York and The Bay Area in contemporary art, media and global issues
World Savvy provides 50+ art and media educators with the tools and training to bring global issues to the classroom!
The program culminates with The Global Youth Media and Arts Festival that showcases youth artwork, performance and media!

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5th Edition "Inside/Out Guide"(2006)

The 5th edition of the AEFC publication Inside/Out: A Guide to Arts and Arts Education Resources for Children and Teens in San Francisco is still available. This is considered the most comprehensive resource directory in San Francisco for building strong arts education programs in schools and community settings.

InsideOut