Join Us at the Heart of Community Art - Our Art Hive
An Art Hive is a community art studio that welcomes everyone as an artist. From an art pop-up in a local library to a community studio or gallery, at its heart, an Art Hive is about inclusion, respect and learning. It’s a welcoming place to talk, make art and build communities. Responding in creative ways to things that matter. The model and development of Art Hives have evolved through two decades of sustained practice research, continuous observation and adaptation, and experimentation with spaces and organizational structures led by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos.
Benefits of Art Hive Facilitation
Believes that everyone is an artist
Fosters self-directed learning
Celebrates individuals and communities
Promotes local community engagement
Encourages emerging grassroots leaders
Provides free access to materials as promoted by a gift economy
Partners with universities and colleges
Sustains itself through creative reuse
Shares resources and knowledge
Experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research
