Catalyst's Outreach Task Force

Catalyst's Outreach Task Force focuses on teaching and mentoring incarcerated youth at San Jose's Juvenile Hall. Artists from its Heart of Chaos artisan collective, Bay Area Scribe Pam Van Dyck and Catalyst's Executive Director Joanne Hobbs offer an art class every Wednesday night (Go to Community Outreach). They also invite local artists and art organizations in to provide special training in a variety of mediums (See pictures of artwork from 2006). (See pictures from guest artist Al Preciado art instruction in June, 2007 and again in Dec. 2007). With recent funds provided by the Tides Foundation, canvases and paint will be purchased for an intense 6 weeks of painting instruction to be followed by a special exhibit at the Center for Career Training in San Jose called Work & Play.

Heart of Chaos Community Outreach Task Force Brings Art Lessons to San Jose's Juvenile Hall every Wednesday evening. Directors Anabella Pinon and Miguel Machuca teaching a variety of art techniques including still life, portraits and zen tangles.

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HOC co-director Miguel Machuca provides
instruction to a youth in juvenile hall

HOC co-director Anabella Pinon
demonstrates a quick portrait sketch
SAN JOSE, CA. - June 20, 2006 Press Release – Heart of Chaos (HOC), an artisan collective for emerging artists, began a weekly art class at San Jose’s Juvenile Hall in April, 2006 with the permission and support of the Probation Department Community Release Program’s supervisor Jay Hill and Lance Navas. HOC directors and emerging visual artists Anabella Pinon and Miguel Machuca visit B10 ward each week with a two-hour lesson that engages the young men and allows them to express themselves with paint, pastels, pencil and ink. The lessons include experience with a powerful art therapy technique called touch drawing as well as traditional techniques in still life, portrait and abstract expressionism. Last year guest calligraphy artists Pan van Dyck and Kay Woolfolk from the Bay Area Pacific Scribes taught black lettering and calligraphic techniques to the young men. See photos of the work. This year Rubin Reyes of Mother Earth Clay is teaching the young men how to fashion bowls and other items out of clay. (See photos of the clay sessions)

HEART OF CHAOS

PUTS ON ART EXHIBITS AT BROOKS COLLEGE SUNNYVALE IN MAY AND NOVEMBER. Go to the Heart of Chaos website for more information about next exhibit.

SAN JOSE, CA. - May 18, 2006 Press Release The HOC is adynamic group of emerging artists from the Bay area. The collective includes musicians, poets, writers, visual artists, photographers, videographers and seeks venues and resources to support their creative expressions. They recently partnered with Brooks College Sunnyvale to put on Down the Rabbit Hole, the third “Youth on Fire” art exhibit for emerging artists. The juried portion of the exhibit gave cash prizes provided by Brooks to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winnesr. Heart of Chaos also offers a free web presence to all emerging artists in the state. For more information, please visit their website at: http://www.heartofchaos.net.

SAN JOSE, CA. - November 18, 2006 Press Release Urban Geography is the fourth“Youth on Fire” art exhibit for emergingand established artists. The juried portion of the exhibit was an artist's interpretation of Urban Geography. Cash prizes were provided by Brooks College Sunnyvale. See pictures of event. A fifth show is planned for March, 2007 at The Center for Training and Careers in San Jose. Remember Heart of Chaos offers a free web presence to all emerging artists. For more information and to sign up, please visit http://www.heartofchaos.net.

HOC Task Force Partners with Our City Forest to Celebrate the Green Season!

HOC co-director Anabella Pinon gives tree
workshops at Our City Forest

SAN JOSE, CA. - April 18, 2006 Press Release Heart of Chaos joined Our City Forest in celebrating Earth Day with Tree Appreciation art workshops every Saturday for the six weeks before Earth Day on April 22, 2006. Open to the public, a variety of children joined Heart of Chaos emerging artists to draw trees using a variety of techniques. On Earth Day two children were chosen by the Our City Forest staff as the winners of the tree celebration season.