Stop by for art, light refreshments, and the chance to chat with the artist!

Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Date: Friday, May 17, 2013
Location: 779 E Long St (next to the Lincoln Theatre)

If you cannot make it out for the reception, the exhibit will be up through July 7th.

RSVP and invite your Facebook friends!

Suzanne Accetta has been drawing and painting for over thirty-five years. Accetta’s paintings are exhibited regionally, nationally and internationally in public, private and corporate collections as well as juried exhibitions. In May 2011, her series African Rhythms in Paint was the inaugural exhibition for the new Homeport Gallery at the Lincoln Theatre. Accetta was featured in Columbus Monthly, American Artist Magazine, Watercolorpainting.com and in the book The Complete Colored Pencil Book. Her biography is included in Who’s Who In American Art. Recently, Accetta was selected to appear in two publications; The Best Of Worldwide Watermedia and The Best Of America Portraits And Figures. Presently she works primarily in watercolor and in all her art, she tries to emphasize character, expression and feeling. Calvin J. Goodman wrote in the July, 1989 issue of American Artist Magazine, “Accetta tries to employ some narrative elements in every painting. She is a keen student of faces and human anatomy. As a result, her work shows great empathy for her subjects.” Accetta is a much sought after lecturer, demonstrator, juror, and teacher. She has illustrated children’s books for Continental Press and teaches drawing and painting at Otterbein University in the Department of Theatre and Dance. 

Hal & Al’s | 1297 Parsons Ave Columbus, Ohio 43206

Join us at Hal & Al’s for food, drink and fun. Bring your friends, family, and colleagues to learn more about the work that Homeport does.  There is no cover charge!  Come on down, check us out, and feel the Power of the Army. 

Ever feel like your individual donation does not make a difference on its own? How about when you combine it with that of 999 others? That is the goal of the Army of 1,000…to take advantage of strength in numbers and make a difference in the lives of families we serve.  Each person who makes a donation of $25 will move us closer to our goal of 1,000 members of our Army whose collective gifts will make a positive difference for the kids of Homeport.  

Join the Army of 1000 and you will receive a limited edition Homeport pint glass along with food and drink specials all night.

You can RSVP on Facebook by clicking here. 

Thanks to US Bank for their support of the Army of 1000.

Even in the winter months, the children in Pheasant Run’s after-school program were able to learn about seeds and plants, thanks to the indoor grow lights brought by Ms. Christa of Bring the Farm to You! Other winter lessons included everything from making maple syrup to the kids’ very own homemade Chia Pets! 

But Bring the Farm to You makes sure instruction does not stop inside the classroom. As spring gets into full swing, construction on the Pheasant Run community garden is already under way. On April 13th, Homeport staff, residents, and volunteers got together to begin working on the Community Garden at Pheasant Run. While the adults cut sod, tilled the soil, and constructed raised beds, the children got their hands dirty learning about seeds and how to plant them.

The coming weeks will surely be an exciting time as efforts continue to take root at Pheasant Run. Stay tuned for updates on the fruitful efforts of our dedicated green thumbs.

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About Bring the Farm to You

Mission
To inspire and excite your desire to get back to the basics. We do this by sharing fun farm experiences that make you want to roll up your sleeves and take a step closer to self-sufficiency – while cultivating an appreciation for the skills and natural processes that support our daily lives.

Come to the Homeport Gallery to meet the featured artist, Lisa McLymont and check out her exhibit, Cascades.  Stop by for art, light refreshments, and the chance to chat with the artist!

Location: 779 E Long St (next to the Lincoln Theatre)

Click here to RSVP on Facebook.

Rooms to Let Temporary Art Space has announced its summer series of pop-up projects and exhibitions, which culminate in a neighborhood crawl on May 18. The event will present over ten exhibitions and projects from local and regional artists; creations span a multitude of mediums including sound, interactive performance, a massive camera obscura, invasive sculpture, text, and art “in the dark”.

28 artists will be represented in the crawl, which will lead visitors from house to house along N 20^th and 21^st streets in Homeport’s North of Broad neighborhood in the King-Lincoln District. Food carts will also be present, celebrating both the artists and the neighborhood in which these pieces live.

Rooms to Let supports projects that are social, individual, site-specific, collaborative, and multi-disciplinary. Artists are asked to acknowledge both the status of the house and the property’s role within its neighborhood; the primary goal is in bringing a neighborly familiarity to contemporary art practice. Through incredibly diverse and experimental projects, Rooms to Let supports a rare mix of artists and visitors who leave considering the function of art and place, and, of course, the opportunities of unoccupied homes.

You can RSVP on Facebook by clicking here. 

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About Rooms to Let

Rooms to Let was founded in 2010 by local artist and curator Melissa Vogley Woods as a means to provide artists the opportunity to work in diverse environments. By placing artists within an anomalous environment, Rooms to Let challenges the traditional constructs of an exhibition space and supports the local development of contemporary art and public art projects.  http://roomstolettemporaryartspace.com 

Rooms to Let supports projects that are social, individual, site-specific, collaborative, and multi-disciplinary. Artists are asked to acknowledge both the status of the house and the property’s role within its neighborhood; the primary goal is in bringing a neighborly familiarity to contemporary art practice. Through incredibly diverse and experimental projects, Rooms to Let supports a rare mix of artists and visitors who leave considering the function of art and place, and, of course, the opportunities of unoccupied homes.

The Summer Associate will work with staff to design, organize, and implement an action plan for the Community Impact Measurement (CIM) project in the North of Broad Community on Columbus’s Near East Side. This position also includes compiling and organizing the data gathered.  Homeport seeks an individual willing to go above and beyond in order to provide the most accurate data possible allowing us to measure impact and ultimately, to better understand the community we serve.  Although the purpose of the CIM project is to measure our impact in the area we serve, we also believe that taking time to talk with our neighbors one-on-one is key to building and maintaining relationships and allowing us to better serve the North of Broad Community.

The position will be held from June 10^th 2013–August 19, 2013.  If you want a chance to get great experience and be a part of a cutting edge program, apply online through the AmeriCorps Portal.

Member Duties: The Department seeks an exceptional VISTA to join its hardworking team. This opportunity suits applicants interested in community development, research, project coordination, impact measurement, and neighborhood stabilization. The VISTA will work with staff to:

• VISTA will help plan the NeighborWorks Community Impact Measurement assessments for Homeport’s service area.
• VISTA will conduct observations, administer surveys, and train volunteers.
• VISTA will help enter, organize, report, and present collected data.

Program Benefits: Living Allowance, Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend

Terms: Prohibits paid work outside of the sponsoring agency at any time.   

Service Areas: Program Coordination, Community Development, Research, Neighborhood Revitalization and Stabilization, Impact Measurement

Skills : Community Outreach, Computers/Technology, Leadership 

Apply online.   Applications should be received by Thursday, May 2^nd, 2013.  Selections will be made by Monday, May 13^th.

We are looking for volunteers for the following events:

• Thursday, May 30th – Pheasant Run Apartments – 2:00pm – 6:30pm
• Wednesday, June 5th – Marsh Run Apartments – 2:00pm – 6:30pm

We also have two events that are strictly produce distribution:

• Wednesday, May 22nd – Linden area – 2:00pm – 6:00pm
• Friday, May 31st – South of Main – 2:00pm – 7:00pm

Volunteers are needed to assist with the setup of the event, welcoming our partners, welcoming residents, completing paperwork with residents receiving produce, distributing produce, breaking down boxes after produce has been distributed, doing activities with the children while the parents are receiving information and other similar tasks. Volunteers are also asked to stay and help with clean up after the event.

Please contact Rachel Ernst, Manager of Volunteer Services, if you are interested in volunteering for any of these events. She can be reached at rachel.ernst@homeportohio.org or at 614-545-4817.

These workshops are offered in partnership with Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

The workshops will be located at:

562 E. Main Street

Columbus, Ohio 43215

Please call 614-221-8889 ext. 134 to register today.

Research Topics

Great Recession and its Aftermath
Laura Lassus, Graduate Researcher, OSU Dept. of Sociology
Marsh Run: Community Life and Housing Advisory Center

What is the impact of Summer Enrichment Programs on Various stake-holders dispositions toward Summer Enrichment Programs?
Lamonte Booker, MA Educational Leadership, Antioch University Midwest (Faculty Advisor, Dr Saul Greenberg)

Quality of Life of Single Mothers in Affordable Housing
Nicole Carbonari, BSW Honors Research and Homeport Social Work Intern (Faculty Advisor, Dr. Shantha Balaswamy)

Critical Acculturation: An Examination of Perception of Discrimination, Peer Relationships, and Acculturation Style among Adolescent Muslims
Hope O’Brien, BSW Honors Research, OSU College of Social Work/OSU Multi-Cultural Center (Faculty Advisor, Dr. René Olate)
Bending Brook

Community Conversations: “Rise Sister Rise” study with African American Girls on Trauma and Resiliency
Fran Frazier, Lead Investigator for Ohio Dept. of Mental Health
Bending Brook

21st Century Lessons Learned Study
US Dept of Education (Manhattan Strategy Group)
Emerald Glen

Health Disparities Study
Nathan Minerd, Close the Gap
Renaissance and Framingham

Appreciative Inquiry
John Kengla, Professor, Otterbein University
Community Life – Service Coordination