http://www.project-oasis.org Growing the Arts in Long Beach Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:33:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Project Oasis has teamed with Free Spirit Yoga for their December 5 First Fridays art event. Art work will be on display from 3rd graders from Burroughs Elementary Art Program and Patrick Henry's 3rd grade Reflections program. There will also be a performance from Patrick Henry Elementary's 3rd grade ... http://www.project-oasis.org/uncategorized/project-oasis-co-sponsors-december-first-fridays-event/ ArtPEACE, a collaboration between the City’s Human Dignity office and The Creativity Network, is an ambitious mentoring program designed to connect the creative community with at-risk kids. The official kick-off is Wednesday, October 1st, which marks the beginning of both Arts and Diversity months. This weekend, however, they’re ... http://www.project-oasis.org/press/artpeace-pre-launch-events-this-weekend/ published Oct. 13, 2008 By Carla M. Collado Staff Writer This weekend will signal the start of an eight-month-long campaign called ArtPEACE that seeks to unite Long Beach’s youth and artists to promote respect, harmony, unity and cultural appreciation and understanding through creativity. The Creativity Network and the city’s Human Dignity Program have teamed ... http://www.project-oasis.org/press/artpeace-kicks-off-promotes-tolerance-unity/ Project Oasis Has teamed with the Creativity Network, in partnership with the City of Long Beach Human Dignity Program, and the Fairfield YMCA to kick-off ArtPeace. On September 27, 2008, from 1-5 PM, Project Oasis will be working with local youth to Create art based on the theme of “Peace” utilizing ... http://www.project-oasis.org/uncategorized/project-oasis-teams-with-the-creativity-network-for-art-peace/ Coming off the success of the Bixby Knolls Chess Camp at Elise’s Tearoom and meeting the demands of the community, Project Oasis is proud to announce the formation of the Bixby Knolls Chess Club at the Y. Pooling resources with the Fairfield YMCA, this new club will meet weekly ... http://www.project-oasis.org/events/bixby-knolls-chess-club-to-begin-at-fairfield-ymca/ As the summer comes to an end and schools prepare to start the fall session, Project Oasis concludes its first summer chess camp. The camp which ran for the past eight weeks at Elise’s Tea Room 3924 Atlantic Avenue in Bixby Knolls provided chess players from beginners to advanced, young ... http://www.project-oasis.org/kids/inaugural-session-of-project-oasis%e2%80%99-summer-chess-camp-a-success/ On Saturday June 14, 2008, while attending the Tour des Artistes in Long Beach, Project Oasis founders Peter Dopulos and Keith Lewis were interviewed for Creativity Network Radio by Antonio Pedro Ruiz. The Creativity Network is a network of representatives from a wide range of creative industries including visual arts, ... http://www.project-oasis.org/press/the-creativity-network-interview/ Help prevent brain drain this summer! Enroll your child today in the Long Beach Chess Camp at Elise’s Tea Room, brought to you by Project Oasis. Help keep your student-child in mental shape this summer while having fun. Whether your child is a new-comer to the game or an experienced ... http://www.project-oasis.org/kids/chess-club-starts-this-week-in-bixby-knolls/ Reporters from the Long Beach Press Telegram stopped by to visit Chess Camp last week. By John Canalis, Staff Writer Article Launched: 06/29/2008 10:37:19 PM PDT (Photo by Jeff Gritchen / Staff Photographer) Miya Parry knows kids who click away summer days playing video games. "Then they lose their brain cells," she says. Miya, 10, is ... http://www.project-oasis.org/press/a-camp-where-kids-capture-kings/ Thanks to Blair Cohn and the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association. Blair has been very proactive in contacting building owners of vacant buildings and securing those locations for temporary art installations. Project Oasis has been able to team with the BKBIA and provide artist with a venue to publicly display ... http://www.project-oasis.org/sponsors/bkbia/