[YL] Peace Tiles Workshop Design Guide

[Lars Hasselblad Torres]

Hey everybody,

I'm pleased to share with the Peace Tiles community a draft version  
of a design guide for Peace Tiles Workshops (visit http:// 
www.peacetiles.net to download the guide).  The purpose of this guide  
is to assist educators, artists, and anyone else using the Peace  
Tiles process to plan and carry out a wonderful Peace Tiles  
experience. The guide covers the basics, from how to establish a  
positive tone for the workshop to creating the tile to putting a  
mural together. Filled wth vibrant images from many of our partners  
over the last two years, this guide is a useful resource for anyone  
looking for a dynamic approach to arts-based learning. The purpose of  
the Peace Tiles Workshop Design Guide is to assist educators,  
artists, parents -  anyone who would like to host a Peace Tiles  
workshop - to think through some of the critical elements of a  
successful workshop. By the time you are ready to use this guide to  
design your Peace Tiles experience, you should already be able to  
answer several key questions about your workshop, for example:

     * What topic will be addressed? In other words, what “theme”  
will participants reflect on through their artwork?
     * Who are our community partners? For example, will you solicit  
materials from a local lumber yard?
     * How will the tiles be used? Is the activity part of a larger  
effort to engage your community or reach out to a global partner?

A Peace Tiles workshop can take anywhere from 2 hours to an entire  
week; it all depends on how much work needs to be done as a group.  
This guide is designed to demonstrate the key activities of a  
workshop lasting about 3 hours.

A Peace Tiles workshop works best when it has a clear intention. To  
date, the process has been used in a variety of ways, including:

     * Group-building.  Peace Tiles can be a great way to open or  
close an event in which participants don’t know each other very well.  
By being invited to take creative risks together and produce a work  
of shared value, participants strengthen bonds among one another.
     * Creative Learning.  Peace Tiles are a great way to synthesize  
learning in a fun, creative way. Students can be asked to create a  
work of art that addresses a particular subject of enquiry and will  
enjoy the opportunity to respond in a creative way.
     * Therapy.  Peace Tiles offers a safe, engaging creative mode of  
self-expression around issues and experiences that can often be very  
difficult to describe or discuss verbally.
     * Skills-building.  During a Peace Tiles workshop participants  
learn to cooperate, communicate, and process ideas visually as well  
as pick up skills in collage and mixed media techniques.

Organized in five easy-to-follow sections, the Peace Tiles Workshop  
Guide will take you step-by-step through the nuts and bolts of a  
successful Peace Tiles workshop.  The guide also provides a sense of  
the kind of preparation and materials that you will need to run an  
effective workshop. [8pgs, color, 659k]

Let me know what you think - the guide is in draft form, so feedback  
is welcome!

Peace, and stay strong,

lars
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Lars Hasselblad Torres
www.mixedmedia.us + www.peacetiles.net
802-563-2757

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