The Millet House

Some more photos to add from today. Toni Miller gave us such a great gift with this class! She made it so easy to learn, and gave us all so much individual time and instruction. Hopefully we can have her do another before years end!

We had an incredible time here at The Millet House today. Toni Miller led a wire wrapping workshop. Who knew I could make something so beautiful?! Attendees ranged from complete newbies to experienced jewelry makers. The pace of instruction was just right and the materials and choice of stones was wonderful. And, it was fun!!! Yay!

Wow! You should drop everything and read this article by Lynn Trimble in Southwest Contemporary Magazine. She sets forth the current situation with the arts in Arizona: dire (in terms of funding) with bright spots (a lively AZ art scene with talented and innovative artists; a new Executive Director at the AZ Commission on the Arts.) Plus! The first photo in the article is at The Millet House!

Arizona Commission on the Arts Gets a New Director—and a Major Blow to its Budget Artist Christina You-sun Park becomes director of Arizona Commission on the Arts—just as its state funding is slashed by sixty percent.

Belated Father's Day Post! You may not know this: The Millet House has volunteered with low-income and unhoused children and families for over 25 years -- in a DES-funded childcare center, at Pappas School for the Homeless, at The Millet House, and in recent years at Family Promise, a program for families transitioning out of homelessness. Some great art has emerged during these years. Please enjoy "My Dad," a work by Stephanie.

Please join us on this Saturday June 22nd! Toni Miller will be teaching us how to wrap cabochons with wire. We will be starting at 10:30 am. The cost is $15.00 all inclusive. Please RSVP by messaging the The Millet House so we can plan space for you. See you then!

What a great opportunity!

⚠️ Don't miss this opportunity! 🎉
📣 Community Arts is seeking visual artists based in or around Tempe for a three-year residency as part of the Studio Artists Program. 🖼 Selected artists would teach workshops in the elementary classrooms and be provided a studio space to continue their own artistic practice. 👨‍🎨 This partnership between Tempe Elementary School District and the City of Tempe expands quality arts programming for students and supports emerging artists.

🎨 24/7 art studio access
💰 $50 per one hour classroom visit
📅 Deadline: July 2
🖊 Application and information at tempe.gov/ArtsJobs

Our first poetry read!

Join us this Second Friday June 14 - 6-10pm! We will be having a drum circle,and an open poetry reading. Please come and share! This will be a recurring event. Look forward to seeing you there!

We’re hiring 💙 Become our new Mesa Contemporary Arts Curator!

If you have a passion for visual arts and experience in curating, we want to hear from you! You'll oversee the programming, acquisition, curation, and display of art across our five exhibition spaces, sculpture courtyard, lecture hall, classroom, and more.

Applications close July 4! Learn more and apply ➡️ https://my.mesaaz.gov/3yY3nSj

Hey folks, we are having a special Jewelry class!!!
Please join us- Toni Miller will be teaching on Saturday June 22nd at 10:30 am . She will teach a cabochon wrapping class at the Millet House!
This is a very special opportunity to learn something new. If you have your own tools, feel free to bring them-although Toni has everything you need to learn. Suggested donation of $15.00.
Please RSVP to the Millet House messenger. It helps us plan space for everyone. June 22nd at 10:30am! Can't wait to see you!

We'll meet via Zoom ONLY this coming Thursday, June 6, 6-7:30 pm! We are the Millet House Art Collective, a roving bunch of do-gooder artists, and we'd be delighted if you join us, to help figure out solutions to the issues faced by artists, poets and other marginalized groups!

The Warrior Cats books went quickly, to a sweet grandma who will be reading them aloud to her grand! Even children who prefer graphic novels still love to be read to. Speaking of graphic novels, observe! Two Dog Man books! A dog may even have taken a bite of one of them. Hey and we have grownup books as well. Top shelf.

Andrea Rogers is at the Millet House today, to read from her latest story and to talk about art. Also, Bing cherries and cookies are being enjoyed!

Some lovely neighbor has contributed two different sets of Warrior Cats AND Star Wars books to the kid shelf in our Little Free Library! Thank you, whoever you are!

Faces of Mesa Podcast is on Spotify as of yesterday! Theresa Schlechty and I were both interviewed. So fun. I do sound terrified in the beginning of my session! Thank you, Nick and Gladys, for launch party support. Grateful to Molly and Danica Marlin and Tomas for the project and for the launch party/great food at The Nile Coffee Shop. (Jalapeño-honey-covered nuts were my personal favorites!)

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Posted on: April 3, 2024
Calling all Artists!

🎨 Calling All Artists! 🎨

Attention Artists in Maricopa, Pinal, or Pima County!
Are you a talented artist looking for an exciting opportunity to showcase your creativity? The City of Apache Junction has a special project just for you!

We're on the lookout for eight skilled artists to bring their unique vision to life for various projects including:
• -Two large canvas banners to adorn the library exterior
• -A perforated vinyl project for a large vertical bank of windows on the multi-generational building
• -Four or more traffic cabinet wraps

Important Details:
The Call for Artists closes on April 15th. To participate, all you need to do is register as a vendor for Apache Junction (don't worry, it's free!) and you'll gain access to download the entire Call to Artists. Please keep in mind that registration may take up to two days.
Budgets for these projects range from $1,200 to $2,000, covering the design aspect only (fabrication costs are not included).
Ready to let your creativity shine? Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity!

For more information, visit: https://www.apachejunctionaz.gov/826/Current-Solicitations.

For more information

Artists: April 6 at The Millet House, 1-4 pm!

(You are all artists, if you want to be! Time and again visitors tell us that they are not an artist, and then discover that yes, they actually are one.)

April 6 is the next Artists Salon, AND our Art Collective meeting, rescheduled from March 30 (word was also sent out by email, so if you aren't on the mailing list, and would like to be, please let us know!) The Salon is a time for us all to get together, paint, write, sew, or work on whatever we'd like to do. A time where we can be with people like our arty selves, share what we do and learn from each other.

This will be followed by an art collective meeting, and if you'd like to be involved in the planning and the running of our art events- we'd love to have you! We have workshops to plan, and shows coming up. Also we need your help.

Please feel free to bring something to share food wise, but it is not required. We have lemonade/tea/coffee/cold water!

Artists and Art Lovers! Please come to the Millet House this Saturday, March 2, at one pm for tea and more!

We are a collective and we have much to discuss. We would truly welcome your insights and P.O.V. Plus, tea and cookies. We would like you all to get a chance to meet our new artist friend X.T. Christine Boisson. She is looking to become an artist in residence at our very own Millet House. We also have much to discuss about the many changes that are coming up for us this spring. We would love it if you are there to be part of the conversation.

RSVPs recommended so we have plenty of yummy things: [email protected]

February Art Salon !

The Millet House is partnering today with Family Tree Healthcare of Phoenix at the 22nd Annual African American Leadership and Legislative Youth Day hosted by the Arizona Commission of African American Affairs at the Arizona State Capitol.
Marva Harris, artist, storyteller and leader, is heading up today’s project with a collaborative art project inspired by the great African American artist Romare Beardon. We are asking teens what health and wellness is to them. They can make their voices heard through art.

Reminder! Hope to see you at The Millet House tomorrow, January 21 for our monthly Art Salon, from 1-4 pm! This is a time of art making – or, you can just hang out and enjoy being around peaceful, creative people. All are welcome. It will be a lovely Sunday afternoon.

Beginning at 2 pm, artists who exhibited in the Radiance show will be arriving to pick up their art. If you come early, you can see the art AND meet the artists!

The Radiance exhibit was quite successful. Many connections were made, and two of the paintings found new homes! And we sold out of our signature miniature, handmade sketchbooks as well as our "house" ornaments! Well done, artists.

The February Art Salon will be held on February 18, 1 to 4 pm. Come to make art, or come to hang out. We have snacks! In February we will be playing with air dry clay (bring some if you have some!) AND painting "pet rocks" and "remembrance rocks" for beloved pets.

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Finally: The Millet House is a nonprofit 501©3, dedicated to bringing people from all corners of society together, including and especially the most marginalized among us. For that reason we don’t charge fees, and donations at events are always optional. We do need to pay the bills. We do have programming expenses of all sorts. If you are so moved, you can donate at any time: just click the Donate button at this address:

https://www.mightycause.com/organization/Floaters-Themillethouse

Below, for your enjoyment: "Incandescent" in oils, by Heather Smith-Gearns. A truly gorgeous work!