Art in a Box

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Art in a Box is no longer a priority as Covid-19 restrictions have eased, but should they worsen in the future, Art4Space are working hard to gain more funding so that we can widen our reach to those most in need. If this is suitable for your community or workplace and you want to partnership with us on this scheme.

Art in a Box is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, non-profit organization that was founded in September, 2005 by artist Valentina DuBasky and a four person Board of Directors. Art in a Box partners with local communities around the world that are facing crisis situations due to war, public health emergencies or natural disasters, or that are disadvantaged by poverty, and assists in recovery and empowerment through art. Our art programs empower children and teenagers at risk—often the least visible, most vulnerable, and poorest people—to find the dignity and beauty of their own self expression. We have conducted art projects in Guatemala, Thailand, Cambodia, China, Russia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.What’s inside: Every month, you’ll receive a DIY “crate” that features a hands on creative art project that’s perfect for kids, teens, and tweens ages 9 to 16.

Note: The publishing info states that the book is due out 28th Nov, but it appears to currently be available from online retailers; (so this review is being published early). A lot of collage is training the eye to see disparate objects as related or coordinated and curating/presenting/synthesizing them together into (hopefully) an artistic work that doesn't look like random object slung into a box unintentionally. In my case, I'm almost always fighting the drive to try to incorporate more (more MORE) items in a piece. The author has a deft touch with her creations and the pieces she has pictured are very much in the 'less is more' school of aesthetics. She has worked extensively with young people, in arts education and participatory arts, since 2007; she was the Creative Learning Manager for Creative Youth Network in Bristol and Lecturer on the BA Creative & Therapeutic Arts at the University of South Wales. She has been lead artist on two projects exploring the subject of Death for the University of Bath & Bristol Museum and has run participatory research projects such as ‘Dead & Buried’, looking at how young people respond to natural burial methods, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. What’s inside: Every month, you’ll receive a box filled with all the materials, tools, and instructions needed for a trendy and engaging craft project. By far the best art subscription box out there for adults.Chroma.Club is unlike any of the art box subscription services in our list. Each month, you'll be sent an adult coloring book—the idea being, you can relax with a complex coloring book and still support artists. Charlotte is particularly interested in how social injustice is explored through arts practice and the role that plays on wellbeing. She has worked abroad on a number of participatory projects including: ‘Plastic Bottle Bird Project’, with over 1000 children at Svalaya School in Tamil Nadu, India; ‘Perceptions of Death’, a participatory project working with a group of twenty young people in James Town, Accra, Ghana for Chale Wote Arts Festival, funded by Arts Council England and the British Council.

As of spring of last year, there were over 2,000 subscription box services in the US alone. With all the boxes floating around, you may be wondering how a creature such as yourself can benefit from the growing trend. You may be asking, “Are there subscriptions available for artists?What is the best art box subscription for me?” Charlotte is currently Participation Manager for Canterbury Festival. Recently, she was also artist in residence at ’35-37 Gallery’ Folkestone where she produced a creative response to the Covid 19 pandemic. What’s inside: Receive a monthly selection of lettering and calligraphy supplies. Inside each box, you’ll receive brush, pens, watercolors, paint pens, lettering and calligraphy practice sheets, and more.From drawing and crafts to knitting and painting, there’s a cool monthly art box with your name on it.