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Employee Spotlight: ArtStreet Studio Assistant Alina Pozas
November 8, 2021
You Create A World That Ensures Access To Art
#EndHomelessness #ArtJustice #ArtMatters #ArtIsMedicine On October 25th and 26th, AHCH ArtStreet Studio Assistant Alina Pozas hosted a Mask Making Workshop. Seven participants completed the workshop with mythical and ornate masks for an upcoming ArtStreet exhibition at the Harwood Art Center in January 2022. Both days of the workshop provided participants with opportunities to workshop materials like papier-Mache, mesh wire, glue, and found objects. Alina guided participants to explore form and dimension, symbolism, identity, and imagination. Wanting to share more with you, we caught up with Alina to discuss art and how a curriculum like the mask making workshops are enriching artists who are experiencing homelessness, and her personal art projects in the community. AHCH: What attracted you, or most excited you to work at AHCH and it’s ArtStreet Program?ALINA: “5 or 6 years ago, I actually applied for the same position and I was about 19, with very limited experience, but I have always known I wanted to do something in the arts. I am an artist through and through, and if I didn’t do something in the arts, I would wither away. As much as I love art, I really really love the people and I’ve always been interested in people’s story….It’s always been a philosophy of mine to learn their stories…I decided to apply arts in a more humanitarian way. I am currently studying art education because I want to create a world that is accessible to art. I want art to be accessible to everyone. Art is an intrinsic need for everyone and you need to treat it that way. So I believe everyone has the right to make art. So if I can be in a space where I can facilitate that and really practice my philosophies, that is a really special thing for me. ArtStreet was the perfect combination of working while working in a space that is being artistic and creative while being intimate. Art is a very intimate thing.”
ArtStreet Schedule
Artists are required to wear masks, social distance, and wash hands frequently during program hours. Open Studio: Mondays and Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Art Therapy at Westside Emergency Housing Center: Mondays from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Closed Therapy Groups: Thursdays from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Phone: 505-767-1167ArtStreet
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