CollECtive Arts

Our teenage music community resumes September 5th! Be sure to check out the webpage for some slight changes to the schedule of Thursday nights.
https://www.collectiveartsec.org/thejam

This just dropped! This is a schedule of our specific arts programming in music, dance, and visual arts. Also keep a look out for the rebooting of Community Hours - September 21st

I know! It's still summer, BUT it's not too early to start planning for the fall.
Registration for the next Might In Motion dance run opens September 1st.
Find out more: https://www.collectiveartsec.org/mightinmotion

Thank you all for your generous response - we only need two more annual student sponsorships ($480 each) to reach CollECtive Arts's goal of 5 sponsorships by the end of July. Last year we served 67 students, and we are only increasing! Help us continue to provide free core arts programming this year, as we reflect the love of Jesus through the arts. Fill out your sponsorship at CollECtiveArtsEC [dot] org / student-sponsorships

Thanks to a private donor and Complete Exterior Cleaning LLC, we only need 3 more annual student sponsorships to reach our month-end goal of five student sponsorships so that we can continue to offer our free and affordable programming to any student, regardless of income level. $480 will pay for one student to participate in any CollECtive Arts programs for a year. Will you help us continue our service to the community as we reflect the love of Jesus through the Arts? Go to CollECtiveArtsEC.org to complete the sponsorship online.

CollECtive Arts's teen program, "The Jam:" has been rehearsing and gigging and learning the ropes for playing in modern band this summer. I get the privilege of coaching and working two bands this summer, in addition to Collective Choir, and our arts classes, whilst engaging with neighborhood kids at the CollECtive Arts Center. In the fall we kick off another round of Dance classes. Would you help us continue to provide free and affordable arts programming for young people? We are looking for 5 Annual student sponsors ($480 each) by the end of July. Businesses have some year-long perks for advertising at our events and on our print. Help us continue to 'reflect the love of Jesus through the arts' in this way. More info at our website - CollECtiveArtsEC.org

Friends - we would appreciate your help closing out July! - in the next 5 days, can you help CollECtive Arts get 5 annual sponsorships ($480 each) for students? Businesses get year-long benefits - more information is available on our "sponsors" page at "collectiveartsec [dot] org". Thank you for helping us continue reflecting the love of Jesus through the arts, including free and affordable arts programming and opportunities!

Make sure to register by Friday for these excellent opportunities happening next week! Visit www.collectiveartsEC.org for more or just register here:
https://www.collectiveartsec.org/product-page/audio-book-camp
https://www.collectiveartsec.org/product-page/youth-gospel-choir

THIS SATURDAY!
Pre-register by Friday.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfXk-R-JbX4qc9fjLNEZ8_J_OUFLZricEP1LNQF-UwbxGZPNA/viewform?usp=sf_link

CollECtive Arts is partering with
Party on the Plaza. 12pm-2pm.

Celebrate at Haymarket Plaza in downtown Eau Claire. Enjoy an afternoon filled with dance activities with Might in Motion, ARTmobile craft activities and instrument creation, looping stations, an instrument petting zoo, ukulele corner, activities with the Children’s Museum of Eau Claire, FIRST Robotics Competition team science activities, a youth band performance, and a celebration dance party. Join us!

Rain location: Pablo Center Lobby

July 8th-11th
1pm-2pm
6th-8th grade

Overview: Students will learn the basics of making electronic beats for spoken word and music beds. They will learn on both hardware and software instruments, and learn about tools that are available to them to continue to make beats on their own at the CollECtive Arts Center and on smart-phone devices.

To register visit: https://www.collectiveartsec.org/product-page/beat-making-camp

July 8th-11th
11am-Noon
5th-8th grade

Overview: Students will learn songs in 3-part harmony, mixed with vocal activities and exploring their voices through musical games. The week will culminate in a short concert at noon on Thursday in the CollECtive Arts Center, 310 E Madison Street in Eau Claire.

https://www.collectiveartsec.org/product-page/youth-gospel-choir

Join Kayleen Soden of Phoenix Holistic Wellness and create a rustic plant pot complete with plant to take home. A free will donation will be taken. Pre-registration required.

https://phoenixholisticwellnessllc.com/about-me/

July 8th-11th
9am - 10:30am
4th-6th grade

Overview: Students will learn how to make their own sound effects and do the voice acting for different characters of a children's book, and learn the basics of Digital Audio mixing in the CollECtive Arts Center recording studio. Each student will receive a completed audio file of the audio book to listen to at home.

This is James C. Adams of Chetek, WI. Long ago, he was an avid oil painter. It was within the last 10 years, he picked up a paintbrush again at one of his daughter's painting classes. Now working with Acrylic paint, he made a goal to paint 52 paintings in a year and found that pretty easy since Covid lockdowns then went into effect. Many of those 52 have been sold or given as gifts, but you can see some of them hanging now at the CollECtive Arts center!

Are you a visual artist? Would you like an opportunity to display your work for a month? Contact Chris Rambo and let's make that happen!
[email protected]

A great impromptu weekend with a rained out concert.

June 10th-13th
9am-11:30am
Grades 7-12

Pre-requisites: Students will need a writing pad and pen (or tablet/laptop) for typing lyrics. We will be looking at phone apps and tools to use in song writing.

Overview: Students will experience the process of songwriting as they learn 3 approaches to songwriting, analyze other artist's music, and write their own song to record in the CollECtive Arts Studio. Students will also discover tools that are already around them to help them in the writing their own songs.

June 11th, 13th, 18th, 20th
Noon-1:30pm
Suggested ages 6th grade to adult.

Pre-requisites: Students will need access to a piano or keyboard, have ear-buds or headphones (not bluetooth), have a notebook and pencil, folder for music and lesson sheets. Students need 30 minutes per day.

Overview: This introduction to piano/keys for worship will give students a working knowledge of how to flow with a chord sheet using common modern worship songs. We will cover scale composition and picking out melodies, major, minor, and '7' chord composition, chord inversions, as well as basic texturing through arpeggios.

Registration is open now on our website!

June 10th, 12th, 17th, 19th
2 - 3:30 pm
Suggested ages 6th grade to adult.

Pre-requisites: Students will need a set of 7A drum sticks, a creative mind for constructing a 3 piece drum set at home (example: could use pencils, pot, shoe on the floor, and piece of cardboard); access to a metronome (phone app works), 30 minutes per day to practice.

Overview: This introduction to drums for worship will establish a working knowledge on how to flow in 3 of the most common varieties of "time signatures" with basic transitions, textures and fills, and techniques for "open worship". We will also teach the basic language of rhythm.

Registration is open now on our website: collectiveartsec.org