Swearer Center for Public Service
 

Swearer Center for Public Service

Through programming, advising and fellowships, the Swearer Center engages the university in collaborations with local partners to strengthen communities and better prepare students to lead lives of effective action.
 
 

Arts

BAM! Brown Arts Mentoring

Exploring creativity and inspiring confidence through mentorship, artistic activities and expression (at William D'Abate and Asa Messer Elementary Schools)

Brown Arts Mentoring places Brown students in after school programs at two underserved local elementary schools. BAM! provides classes in both visual and performance arts and the year culminates in a showcase of student work. BAM! seeks to build mentorships, encourage confidence, inspire learning and foster creativity within all participants. Classes include art, dance, music and theater.

Contact:
Grace Dalrymple
Dilania Inoa

Space In Prison for the Arts and Creative Expression (SPACE)

Creative workshops that provide a supportive environment inside the prison where inmates can explore their talents and personal voice (ACI)

In an environment with limited opportunities for individual expression and artistic exploration, SPACE provides inmates with a rare forum for critical engagement and creative thought.  Working in teams of two or three, Brown students design and lead weekly workshops that emphasize participation, performance, play, collaboration, reflection, skill-building and creative expression within a safe and constructive space.  For inmates who wish to showcase their work, SPACE publishes an annual collection of inmate art and writing and hosts a Gala exhibition open to the community.  In addition to granting inmates a sense of ownership and pride, these productions give voice to traditionally silenced members of society.

Contact:
Jessica Bendit
Tomas Landes
Janet Isserlis