Workshops
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Through my creative work as an artist-educator, I’ve introduced thousands of youth to cultural arts and crafts traditions through supportive organizations, including many schools and universities.
I share my rich Puerto Rican heritage with my students through innovative hands-on approaches that include music, mythology and storytelling — timeless aspects of the art that I believe are relevant to the lives of urban youth today — youth who are confronted by gaps between themselves and their elders, their integrated diverse neighbors and even their own, evolving self-worth. For nearly 20 years, my arts integration curricula for programs at schools, cultural and recreational institutions, and community-based organizations have been designed primarily for elementary and secondary school students, class sizes typically ranging from 12 to 25 students. Drop-in family audiences can amount to several hundred participants, including volunteer assistants. Contact me about bringing a workshop to your school, community or organization. |
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Selected contracts and collaborations
- Columbia College Chicago, Center for Community Arts Partnerships (CCAP), kite-making residency including workshops for CCAP staff, for partner schools (primary grades), and for the College's Manifest Urban Arts Festival (drop-in audiences of college students and faculty, along with visiting school groups and families)
- The Art Institute of Chicago, the Artist's Studio, Kraft Education Center, kite-making, mask-making, and puppet-making demonstrations and workshops, drop-in family audiences, multiple 3-hour artist visits
- Evanston Arts Council Cultural Fund grant, Latin American mask-making residency, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Laboratory School, grade 8, Spanish language class, 45 students, four 1 1/2-hour sessions, in Illinois
- Art Resources in Teaching, "Latin American Mask Making" residencies, integrating social sciences per Illinois state goals and Chicago academic standards, grades 3-8, six 1 1/2-hour sessions. Also, "Latin American Kite Making" workshops, two 1 1/2-hour sessions
- Chicago Arts Assistance Program grant, multi-faceted kite-related programming with the Chicago Park District including hands-on workshops, community-based exhibitions, and culminating kite-making and flying events for drop-in family audiences (awarded three consecutive years)
- Marwen (Marwen Studio and partner locations): "Fly A Kite" program, grades 7-12, six 3-hour sessions; kite-making at Garfield Park Conservatory, grades 7-12, four 2-hour sessions; "Banners" at North Lawndale College Preparatory High School, grades 7-12, six two-hour sessions; "Real World Design" at Erie Neighborhood House Technology Center, grades 7-12, eight two-hour sessions, all in Chicago, IL
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Organizations I've worked with
Museums and Galleries
Schools and Universities
Culture and Education Organizations
- The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Adler Planetarium, Chicago, IL
- Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL
- Kohl Children’s Museum, Glenview, IL
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
- Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago, IL
- John G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL
- Dickson Mounds Museum, Lewistown, IL
- Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL
- Chicago Children’s Museum, Chicago, IL
- Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos Museum of Puerto Rican History and Culture, Chicago, IL
- Chicago History Museum, Chicago, IL
Schools and Universities
- University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
- University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Oakton Community College, Skokie, IL
- Whittier Elementary School, Oak Park, IL
- Chute Middle School, Evanston, IL
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Laboratory School, Evanston, IL
- Glen Crest Middle School, Glen Ellyn, IL
- J.W. Eater Junior High School, Rantoul, IL
- West Aurora High School, Aurora, IL
- Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
- Carl Sandburg Elementary School, Madison, WI
- Midvale Elementary School, Madison, WI
Culture and Education Organizations
- Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL
- Lincoln Park Cultural Center and the Chicago Park District, Chicago, IL
- Chicago Public Library, Association House of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Christopher House, Chicago, IL
- Hinsdale Center for the Arts, IL
- YMCA, Chicago, IL
- Chicago Cultural Center and the Department of Cultural Affairs, Chicago, IL
- Marwen (Chicago, IL), Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement, Chicago, IL
- Park District of Oak Park (IL), Art Resources in Teaching, Chicago, IL
- The Dance COLEctive (Chicago, IL), Cook County Juvenile Detention Center, Chicago, IL
- Eyes Open, Inc., Chicago, IL
- Jazz Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Chicago Artists’ Coalition, Chicago, IL
- Amara Yoga & Arts, Urbana, IL
- Living Yoga Center, Urbana, IL
- Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, IL
- Madison Public Library, Madison, WI
Sample workshop curricula
| banner_curricula_julio_flores.pdf |
| design_curricula_julio_flores.pdf |
| kite_curricula_julio_flores.pdf |