by Emily Bhargava | Feb 12, 2016 | Uncategorized, youth development
Today the Haggerty School in Cambridge held a celebration of its hundredth anniversary! Thankfully, the collaborative mosaic that two second grade classes made with Connection Lab and the Beautiful Stuff Project was finished in time. Two weeks ago each of the students...
by Emily Bhargava | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized, youth development
Two weeks of work have paid off, and the mosaic is coming along. We translated the kids’ drawings into panel designs and they’ve started to tile two of the designs. Hopefully the friendly bugs will add a few extra smiles to the playground and...
by Emily Bhargava | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
In working with the Greater Boston Suicide Prevention Coalition it was clear that the group is full of motivated, dedicated and skillful professionals. And yet it wasn’t exactly clear how all of their good work could come together to produce measurable...
by Emily Bhargava | Jan 14, 2016 | Uncategorized, youth development
The Kennedy School playground just got a face-lift, and includes a series of new planting beds. With Support from the Somerville Arts Council, the Kennedy after-school program will be working with Connection Lab for 10 weeks to design and make mosaics to install on...
by Emily Bhargava | Jan 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
The mosaic mural that Laura Smith led and installed on the benches of the East Somerville Library is complete. Connection Lab helped with some of the design, led one of the community clay workshops and brought quotes from the East Somerville Peace Quilt incorporate...
by Emily Bhargava | Dec 8, 2015 | Uncategorized, youth development
The Youth Arts Arise program at the Somerville Armory is back for a second year of free arts classes for local teens. And once again, I was able to teach a short session of mosaic as part of the program. This time I had the extra pleasure of working with Karen...
