Creating Arts Is Community Building with Lily Yeh (Online Event)
Venue: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM
Event Types: Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free

Description:
The Community Change Collaborative at Virginia Tech presents a Virtual Public Talk with Lily Yeh titled "Creating Art Is Community Building" on Tuesday, September 1, 2020.

Join us as we host a podcast-style interview and an online public talk with Lily Yeh. Community Change Collaborative members will interview Lily about her work in various cultures using art as a tool for community building. She will share approaches to building community through art, learning, land transformation and economic development.

From 1986 –2004, Lily Yeh served as the co-founder, executive director, and lead artist of The Village of Arts and Humanities. Lily Yeh developed a unique methodology for using the arts as a tool for community building and personal transformation during her tenure at The Village. It has become a multi-faceted community building organization with activities including after-school and weekend programs, greening land transformation, housing renovation, theater, and economic development initiatives.

Founding Barefoot Artists in 2002, Lily Yeh now works internationally on projects in places including Rwanda, Kenya, Ghana, Ecuador, and China. The Barefoot Artist aims to train and empower local residents, organize communities, and take action for a more compassionate, just, and sustainable future.

Admission is free and open to the public.

To join the Zoom meeting, visit: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/j/98383584654.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://imgur.com/91BPlTq.

For more information, visit: https://www.facebook.com/communitychangecollaborative/ or https://www.facebook.com/events/519124445560957/ or https://ccc.ipg.vt.edu/.

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