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Special Events and Workshops <br /> With membership and grant support, FRANK offers art critique,workshops, and guest <br /> presentations on topics ranging from health and wellness to special learning styles and <br /> new technological developments in communication and science. <br /> For young children: Member artists have worked with Kidzu,a Chapel Hill interactive <br /> children's museum,to bring programs to youngsters up to age 8 at both Kidzu and <br /> FRANK locations. <br /> For teens: The Sacrificial Poets,an outstanding local youth group created a physical <br /> representation of their poetic works on our Community Wall in collaboration with <br /> FRANK fiber artist,Peg Gignoux. They have returned twice to perform their poetry. In <br /> collaboration with FRANK photographer artist,Barbara Tyroler,at-risk high achieving <br /> teens from a pre-college community programs, the Elon Academy, took a field trip to <br /> meet the gallery director and artists and to have their photography critiqued by FRANK <br /> members. <br /> For health care patients: The Community Art Wall at FRANK has hosted work from <br /> patients at the psychiatric,oncology and hematology units of UNC Health Care System <br /> as well as those in the pediatric ward at the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. <br /> Our projects for next year include Wrap Your Head Around It co-ordinated by fiber <br /> artist,Peg Gignoux in partnership with the Cornucopia Cancer Support Center to create <br /> hand-dyed scarves that feature original poetry exploring the Heroic Journey of cancer <br /> patients, survivors and their caregivers. During the past year we have presented Brushes <br /> with Life,a community health organizations to show works created by artists with mental <br /> illness. <br /> For the community: Adults also benefit from FRANK's educational programs. Every <br /> Thursday evening FRANK hosts local artists who present their work to the community. <br /> The programs have included: Deep Dish Theater,Mallarme Chamber Players and <br /> KidZNotes. In addition,artists have demonstrated traditional pottery techniques, black- <br /> and-white and infrared photography,encaustic painting,eco farming,dance,bookmaking <br /> as art, wallpaper and tile design and drawing. <br /> With grant support from OCAC,FRANK offered its first series of educational workshops <br /> this year including drawing,photography,and singing. We plan to expand these <br /> offerings,partnering with community organizations. We will introduce"coffee and <br /> critique" portfolio reviews in the spring of 2013. <br /> See Supplementary materials of ongoing projects from 2010-Current <br />