Art in the Garden addresses the impacts of early childhood adversity and trauma on health and learning through anti-racist, joy-centered programming in the arts and ecology.
Leader
Emily Carlson
Location
Borland Garden, at the corner of Black Street and Beatty Street Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Art in the Garden's year-round programming focuses on addressing impacts of early childhood adversity and trauma on health and learning. 2021 summer camp will be in-person (masked and physically distanced). At least half of the spots in our programming are always reserved for students from low-income families and/or who identify as a person of color, immigrant, or refugee. The funds we raise go directly to ensuring programming for these students.
Art in the Garden is a program that:
Art in the Garden is a program of OMA Center for Mind, Body and Spirit and Borland Garden.
Art in the Garden's year-round programming is made possible by donors like you. After a year of remote programming and socially distanced events, we will return to daily in-person programming this summer (masked and socially distanced). We need your help.
Your donation goes directly to giving underserved youth access to year-round programming that focuses on addressing impacts of early childhood adversity and trauma on health and learning.
Your donation helps to fund trauma-informed trainings, for teachers, staff and community, which crucially includes anti-racist and restorative justice trainings. This work is central to dismantling unjust systems, helping youth feel safe and valued, and building communities based on love, solidarity, and joy.
Your donation gives youth opportunities to experience themselves as agents of positive change. Art in the Garden supports each youth’s ability to thrive and live their fullest expressions of themselves.
Some of the city’s most talented teaching artists and ecologists provide unique experiences for youth and families at Art in the Garden. Teaching artists and ecologists empower youth and build confidence, giving youth opportunities to experience themselves as agents of positive change. Returning partners include: Sankofa Village of the Arts, The Clay Project, Pittsburgh Forest Garden, SOAR Coaching Academy, and The Storymobile. We're thrilled to announce a new partner: The Mural Art Project, led by Max “Gems” Gonzalez and Shane Pilster, teaches graffiti and mural arts skills while building community and empowering youth to challenge barriers and give voice to their dreams. Youth have opportunities to create lasting murals that foster love and solidarity and justice.
We believe in systems powered by love and justice.
We believe it is morally imperative to prevent early childhood adversity.
We believe that when we grow in connectedness to ourselves, each other, and the earth, we are able to create healthier communities.
We believe mindfulness practices have the power to help youth as they work to reframe untrue and distorted or limiting beliefs and that this can create space for the positive transformation of self, family, and community.
We believe that all people deserve access to healthy food.
We believe all people have a right to easily access and enjoy green space.
We believe in an environmental ethic that sequester carbon, creates wildlife habitat, and increases biodiversity for the benefit of all beings.
We believe in the transformative power and healing potential of art and nature.