Byline: Yasamin Safarzadeh
Posts by Yasamin Safarzadeh
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Punchline
read more…: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the PunchlineThe “model” is one of twelve of us participating in Gemma’s eight-week, A Funny Workshop at Kimball Jenkins. We were instructed to bring a costume we felt ridiculous wearing. One by one we strut our stuff while the rest of the groups serve as the audience, delighting in the absurdity of it all.
YAM! Concord Area Youth Art Month is happening now through April 12
read more…: YAM! Concord Area Youth Art Month is happening now through April 12The 2023 Concord School District Youth Art Month Show is happening now at Kimball Jenkins, through April 12. The opening reception will take place March 9 from 5-6:30 p.m. and will feature live music from local high school bands, light food and fare and hundreds of works of art by Concord youth and young adults. It is free to attend the exhibition and reception.
Drawn together having drawn apart
read more…: Drawn together having drawn apartA giant sycamore stands tall over the courtyard of the Kimball Jenkins where I am attending a life drawing class. At the end of the drive sits the classroom, an old carriage house converted into an art salon. I join about fifteen other people inside where we grab snacks and finger curiously an array of art supplies laid out on tables.
Catch photo exhibition featuring work of Kimball Jenkins’ Silver Sunbeams at Greater Manchester Chamber
read more…: Catch photo exhibition featuring work of Kimball Jenkins’ Silver Sunbeams at Greater Manchester ChamberA photographic exhibition featuring the work of Kendall Jenkins’ Silver Sunbeams will be on display at the Greater Manchester Chamber office on Hanover Street through the month of February.
Colors of Change: My really big painting
read more…: Colors of Change: My really big paintingStudent artists reflect on their personal journies and the inspiration they feel exploring the arts as they navigate life in Manchester.
SALON 2022 at Kimball Jenkins: A Community Exhibition of Small Works
read more…: SALON 2022 at Kimball Jenkins: A Community Exhibition of Small WorksThe exhibition this year will run from November 6, 2022, through December 17, 2022, allowing artwork to be purchased in time for holiday gift-giving.
My first day as a creative placemaker
read more…: My first day as a creative placemakerThis is one of a continuing series of stories contributed by youth engaged in self-expression through the arts via programming at Kimball Jenkins in Concord.
Kimball Jenkins Artist in Residence selected
read more…: Kimball Jenkins Artist in Residence selectedGemma Soldati, a New Hampshire-based performing artist selected for 2022-2023. She has taken on a year-long challenge to create accessibility and engagement for our communities through the lens of performance art and comedic observation.
Pop-up farmers markets are a success because they’re created by community for community
read more…: Pop-up farmers markets are a success because they’re created by community for communityJoin us for what, hopefully, won’t be our last event this coming Thursday, September 8, from 4-7 p.m. and meet your neighbors, buy local, make art, share your voice. Let us work together to shape the Manchester of our future!
Dream Jobs: Career day asks BIPOC youth to reimagine their futures
read more…: Dream Jobs: Career day asks BIPOC youth to reimagine their futuresThis event not only aided in strengthening our community through providing networking opportunities for us elders, but MCAC’s Career Day guided our students in reimagining what their futures can hold for them.