Art

Creating w/Kids Kicking Cancer

June 28, 2016

Art, Featured Post, Hospital, Musical Arts

We have the privilege of working with youth, families, and care providers at the Herbert Irving Child and Adolescent Oncology Center at Columbia University; what an inspiration they are, and what a joy for us to be able to learn from and create with them. As one of our teaching artists for this program, Eleanor Dubinsky, so eloquently put it, the “difference between you and I” becomes very minuscule in this grounding, real space where love truly abounds, and music…

First Fridays: The Power of Music

May 9, 2016

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Art, Events, Featured Post, Seniors

I had the joy of attending our First Fridays at Bailey’s Cafe this past week; an event led by legendary singer/songwriter and FtM teaching artist Janice Pendarvis that combines singing, food and conversation in an intergenerational event for any and all to attend. No matter what ages happen to be there, it is always amazing to see how the act of singing together opens up conversations that, I believe, would not happen otherwise. Our theme this past week was mothers; and a…

Feel the Music! at Bailey’s Cafe

February 28, 2013

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Art, Musical Arts, News, Seniors

Feel the Music! and Bailey’s Cafe join hands to bring seniors and young people together in the arts. Beginning February, 2013, Feel the Music! brings arts programming to Bailey’s Cafe in Brooklyn, where young people and seniors exchange experiences and ideas through music and art projects. Youth (ages 8-17) and seniors learn to sing together, write songs, make art with one another, and facilitate meaningful bonds between generations. FREE for participants. Feel the Music! at Bailey’s Cafe: Two generations making…

Feel the Music! Sandy Relief

December 4, 2012

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Art, Musical Arts, News, Sandy

Feel the Music! launches arts program for communities impacted by Hurricane Sandy: What a devastating fall we have been through together. The ongoing aftermath of Hurricane Sandy is heart-wrenching, as is the knowledge that it will continue to be felt by so many in the weeks and months ahead. Here at Feel the Music! we are quickly developing a program to bring music, art and creative self-expression directly into the communities most impacted by the storm. With FtM Sandy Relief…

Feel the Music! 9/11 Reflections project in Public Art Review

December 7, 2011

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9/11, Art, News, Press

We are thrilled to share that our “9/11 Reflections” Public Art Project is featured in the current issue of Public Art Review.

“Tree in Bloom” Mural Created by 9/11 Families Unveiled at Tribute WTC Visitors Center

August 18, 2011

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9/11, Art, Exhibit, News, Visual Arts

A mural painted by 9/11 families in the Feel the Music! mural project will be unveiled at Tribute WTC Visitor Center on August 18th, 2011. The painting, titled â€œTree in Bloomâ€, is one of ten murals created by 9/11 families in Feel the Music!, between October 2010 & July 2011. The murals are intended to be reflective of the journey of the thousands of individuals impacted by 9/11. To give an idea of its size, â€œTree in Bloomâ€ measures 56â€…

NEWS: 9/11 A Decade Later: Public Art Project Collects Downtown Residents’ Memories

July 28, 2011

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9/11, Art, Press, Public Art

Wonderful NY1 NEWS coverage about the 9/11 Reflections public art project. Hear what Meriam Lobel, curator from Tribute WTC Visitor Center, Feel the Music! founder Valerie Ghent and artist Tova Snyder and local residents and workers have to say.

Feel the Music! Saturdays at St. Peter’s

May 17, 2010

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9/11, Art, Musical Arts, Visual Arts

Feel the Music! event: Saturdays at Saint Peter’s, Saturday June 12, 11am-2pm. Join us for art, music and movement workshops. Free. Light lunch provided. Open to all 9/11 families. To register, please email Lucia Dundara at lucia@musicandhealing.org.

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