Summer of Art – Dreamy Summer Sky

by | Jul 2, 2022 | AYA, Complementary Medicine, Health Resources, Mental Health

 

Summer of ArtSummer of Art – Dreamy Summer Sky

Registration is officially open!! We’re so so excited to announce our SECOND class in the Summer of Art Series!

Funding for this project was provided by the Health e Voices Impact Fund at the Community Foundation of New Jersey, which was funded by a contribution from Jansen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

No painting experience? No worries! Your instructor, Hannah Garrison, has had over 7 years of teaching experience in the arts. This painting is one she’s especially excited about because we’ll be using both a paintbrush AND a toothbrush! It’s weird and we love it. 

Register here for this second Summer of Art class

When? July 21st at 8pm EST / 5pm PST

If you already registered on the priority waitlist for June’s class, then no need to register again! We already have you on the list for this class!

Register before July 10th to receive your free art supplies in time!

There will be plenty of time to ask questions and admire everyone else’s work! Hannah is always ready to answer questions about how you can make it your own. Think you might want more or less of a certain color in your painting? There’s always a solution!

Sessions are recorded and available on our Blog and YouTube Channel. And if you don’t want to be discovered, it’s fine to remain anonymous or even shut off your camera.

 

In case you didn’t make it in time for registration, Here are two things you can do:

  1. Fill out THIS FORM to register for the waitlist for August’s class. If you couldn’t register for July’s class, you’ll get priority for this one
  2. You can still join us for July’s class with your own supplies! Email Hannah@ancan.org for the link

You’ll need:

  • One soft adult toothbrush (one that you’ll never use for anything other than painting)
  • Size 6 or 8 round paint brush
  • canvas size 9in x 12in
  • Acrylic paint colors: white / orange / bright yellow / purple / pink / blue
  • water/ lots of napkins
  • extra papers / butcher paper / plastic bags to cover your work station. Protect your surface from paint if needed!

All paint manufacturers have different names for their own colors, so choose the colors you LOVE!

 

Check out our AnCan Gallery HERE to see some amazing artwork from June’s class!! You can even watch the recording for June’s “Markers and Sunflowers” class

Email Hannah@ancan.org or Alexa@ancan.org for questions 🙂 Hope to see you there!

Summer of Art – New Art Classes!

Summer of Art – New Art Classes!

by | May 30, 2022 | AYA, Cancer Resources, Health Resources, Mental Health, Multiple Sclerosis, Recent News

Summer of Art – New Art Classes!

summer of art sunflowersHello, Friends and Family of AnCan.

If you’re in need of a little pick-me-up, or perhaps some much needed time making art as “therapy” with other people in our amazing AnCan community, we’ve got something for you.

AnCan’s Summer of Art 

AnCan Foundation has been awarded a grant from HealtheVoices Impact Fund at the Community Foundation of New Jersey funded by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to provide art “therapy” to brighten all our lives! We’re calling this art “therapy” series the Summer of Art!!

Award-wining arts-in-healthcare teacher, Hannah Garrison, who lives with MS herself, will AMAZE and ASTOUND you with your own abilities!!  No art experience needed – just curiosity and a little creativity.

And it’s accessible to all – even those with ‘hand issues’. AnCan wants this to be disability-centric so we are sending you art supplies  Our grant funds 4 classes through 2022 – first one on June, 16!

To attend fill out this form by June 9th to receive FREE art supplies, first-come, first-served …. markers, paper, and adaptive writing aides. Class size is limited!

First class – June 16th from 8-9:30pm EST / 5-6:30pm PST

A link will be provided for the class by email!

YOU’LL be drawing Van Gogh inspired sunflowers …. wondering how??

Hannah will break it down into small, manageable petal sizes that you can scribble through bit by bit until voila – SUNFLOWERS AND A VASE!!

And it’s interactive with lotsa space for queries and questions.

Sessions are recorded and available on our Blog and YouTube Channel. And if you don’t want to be discovered, it’s fine to remain anonymous or even shut off your camera.

EVERYONE please complete the form – if we run out of supplies, you’ll have priority for the next class! Your application is how we keep track.

Complete the form by June 9th to receive free supplies and the URL to attend!

Email  Hannah (hannah@ancan.org) or Alexa (alexa@ancan.org) with questions.