Catalog ID:
OH-0088
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Scope & Content:
Artist Patricia "Pattie" S. Cary discusses her work as an instructor at the Bridgeport Cultural Arts Center, a community learning center dedicated to offering children and adults instruction in a variety of artistic media such as painting and drawing, photography, music, dance, sculpture, writing and much more. A.B.C.D (Action for Bridgeport Community Development) spearheaded the formation of the Center and procured funding for its programs.
Cary reflects on the role the BCAC played in the community, the value of the arts, and the need for creative expression. She describes her own work as a self-taught artist, bringing her children with her to work at the Center, and the fact that her sons also became artists in different ways. Along with other staff, Cary often provided the young participants with counseling and even spoke to teachers and administrators at local schools on their behalf.
The Arts Center served as an important vehicle for self- expression and learning in the Bridgeport community and mirrored trends in the Black Arts movement taking place on a national level.
Cary reflects on the role the BCAC played in the community, the value of the arts, and the need for creative expression. She describes her own work as a self-taught artist, bringing her children with her to work at the Center, and the fact that her sons also became artists in different ways. Along with other staff, Cary often provided the young participants with counseling and even spoke to teachers and administrators at local schools on their behalf.
The Arts Center served as an important vehicle for self- expression and learning in the Bridgeport community and mirrored trends in the Black Arts movement taking place on a national level.
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Carey, Patricia "Patty"
Carey, Patricia "Patty"