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Delridge Mural Project reflections
It has taken me a while to put my reflections of the Delridge Mural Project into writing, both because I have been busy catching up on the things left undone while I was helping run the project, and because it is impossible to encapsulate the experience into words. But here goes… The creation of the…
Welcome Mayetis!
You may have noticed a new face in the office… Please help us in welcoming Mayetis Dawson to Youngstown’s staff. Mayetis joined Youngstown as the new Events Manager in September. A recent Seattle addition, Mayetis is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio and comes to Seattle after having spent a year in Barcelona, Spain as a…
Leading The Way With Talented Teachers
To kick off the new school year, Nature Consortium selected 11 talented local artists to be part of our 2014/15 Teaching Artist Roster. In early September, thanks to a generous grant from The Boeing Company, we gathered these artists together for an inaugural Teaching Artist Training and roundtable discussion led by Carol Williams, our Arts…
Meeting Jack Johnson at the Gorge
Are you a Jack Johnson fan? We sure are! Every time Jack comes to town to perform, he donates a portion of the concert proceeds to local environmental nonprofits. Nature Consortium is proud to be among his list of hand-selected local nonprofits for nearly five years! In 2008, Jack Johnson created All At Once, an…
Discovering Wildlife in the Busy City
As August begins and I celebrate my 2 month anniversary as the Forest Restoration Director at Nature Consortium, I am taking time to reflect on what I’ve experienced here. I have had the pleasure of working with over 200 volunteers thus far, including Boeing employees, French software developers, local high school students, a church group,…
The 2013 Annual Report is Here!
In 2013, the Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association celebrated a year of evolution and growth. We’ve been working hard to bring improved housing services to the Delridge corridor, increase local civic engagement, and expand community arts programming at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. But our organization is nothing without the involvement of our community, which is…
Eco Arts Summer Camp 2014
This summer, Nature Consortium hosted an Eco Arts Summer Camp for youth at Yesler Terrace and Rainier Vista. It was a smashing success, and we had a jam packed week exploring art and the outdoors. The Rainier Vista camp kicked off with a walking field trip to Cheasty Greenspace, a forested park in the Columbia…
Delridge Mural Project in Progress
Earlier this month, DNDA and Youngstown launched the final phase of the Delridge Mural Project, inviting youth participants to work alongside professional teaching artists to design and create a large public mural across from the Delridge Skate Park. We are now midway through the program and participants have already taken great strides in the creation…
Youth Performers Impress at Totem Star Open Mic
Last Wednesday, June 25th, I attended the Totem Star Open Mic Solstice Celebration, not really sure what to expect of the evening. I work at Youngstown during the day, and had heard snippets of students’ rehearsals, but had no idea what the performances would be like. As it turned out, the variety of genres was…