A Call to Artists from the Social Butterfly Foundation

Here is a call to artists we just received from the Social Butterfly Foundation:

Call to Artists:

We are currently accepting resumes for artists in visual, literary, performing and media arts for participation in 4 exciting Saturday Art workshops sponsored by UBS. Mentors will be instrumental in each child’s artistic development as they work together to increase their awareness and understanding of art, the processes of creativity, and community involvement. Art Showcase opportunity surrounding UBS Miami Art Basel Events in December.

Program Duration: September – December 2011
Applicants must have: an arts centered education and training, experience with exhibitions and performances, experience working with Youth-at Risk, and excellent communication skills.

Send inquires and resumes to: ingrid@socialbutterfly.org
Website: www.socialbutterfly.org

About the Social Butterfly Foundation:

Social Butterfly Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization established to enrich the lives of children in foster care with a Cultural Arts youth mentoring. Our 5 Step Enrichment Program fosters relationships that create stability and caring relationships with mentees using cultural arts appreciation and social skills development as our platform. These are areas that we feel are instrumental to each child’s success and social metamorphosis by building Self development, teaching Social Etiquette, and infusing cultural arts awareness. Our partnerships with our cultural arts community provides a vehicle to allow mentees to experience and appreciate our wonderful world of cultural arts, allow them to use the Arts as a canvas for expression, become enriched and have the confidence of belonging, interacting, and demonstrating Social Skills developed within our program and most important addressing the fundamental need for close and caring relationships.