Welcome to Art in Motion’s
Creative Collective
From choreography to costume design, stage crew to creative direction, kids are supported in building life long creative skills, friendships, and opportunities for youth-led community productions in this 6 week series.
Saturdays 11am-12pm starting October 19th
Supporting young artists ages 7-11 through every stage of creative production
Dance. Design. Dream
We support young artists through every stage of creative production: observing, exploring, developing craft, and more. Whether your child is interested in choreographing dances, creating costumes, or working behind the scenes, we will provide practical guidance to help them achieve their artistic goals. During this 6 week series, we aim to build life-long creative skills that will grow with the individual needs and interests of each student.
Who is an Artist?
Who is a dancer? Who is an artist? How we answer those questions largely determines the way we engage with the arts. If you ask most adults whether they see themselves as dancers, they will say no (try this for yourself!) If so many children create art of all kinds, why do they stop? At what age does that happen? How can we better equip our children to view the arts as a way to care for themselves and others throughout their lives?
Create!
When we view creating art as an essential part of being alive, we ask new questions. As artist Peter London writes: “Better to raise the questions Monet did than to mimic his responses.” What are his questions, the task he set himself? They are remarkably similar to the questions any artist, any creative person asks. “What does an idea look like? How can I give form to a feeling? How does this whole mess fit together?” We will guide our kids through this process in our Creative Collective!
Register Now and Save
Our Creative Collective series is available to all punch pass holders but if you would like additional savings, you can purchase a program pass good for the Creative Collective 6 Week Course. The pass is $75 for 6 weeks per individual and expires end of December 2024.
Meet your teachers!
About Bethany
Bethany (she/her) is a PA certified Visual Arts teacher, dance teacher, death doula, and yoga instructor. Her education background includes a BFA in Studio Art from Slippery Rock University, an Art Teaching Certification from Carlow University, and a study abroad semester at the VSVU Academy of Fine Art and Design in Bratislava, Slovakia. Before moving to Pittsburgh, she taught k-5 Art at Castro Elementary and 6th-12th grade 3D Sculpture and Ceramics at Kunsmiller Creative Art Academy in Denver. She also spent a year teaching English in South Korea, where she led a children’s yoga class and worked as an actor, director, and graphic designer with a local theater group.
Meet Bailey
Bailey (they/them) has been teaching movement in the Pittsburgh area since 2014, specializing in trauma informed dance and yoga education. Bailey is a dual-licensed trauma therapist and certified integrative mental health professional with additional training as an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher and HoopYogini™ Certified Instructor. They have consistently combined these complimentary expertise by connecting those they work with to the wisdom and healing within. Bailey aims to hold space for self expression and learning using creative, intuitive practices to promote confidence and insight. Bailey currently offers classes for all ages as a teaching artist with Art in Motion and performs regularly as a flow artist and fire performer. Bailey is grateful to be working within the Pittsburgh flow arts and dance communities at large on several upcoming offerings promoting mental wellness and dancer agency within performing arts.