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The Rose Family
The rose is a rose,
The dear only knows
And was always a rose.
What will next prove a rose.
But the theory now goes
You, of course, are a roseThat the apple is a rose,
But were always a rose.
And the pear is,
-Robert Frost
and so's The plumb,
I suppose.
Look UP
In honor of Brittea's Life and dedicated love for the arts, Kindred Spirits and her
family have established the Brittea Scholarship Fund for Kindred Spirits. Recurring registrants are qualified to be nominated or may submit a letter of request for
consideration describing why you and/or the nominated child love(s) Kindred Spirits.
The KS Board reviews letters and the annual recipient of our Brittea Scholarship
Award will be notified by mail. Nominations and letters of request may be submitted
throughout the year.
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Kindred Spirits lost a dear friend and gained a beautiful
angel when Brittea Hirschi, daughter of Chandra Lovell
and Matt Rigby, passed away unexpectedly in her sleep
on December 20, 2008. This "very famous" artist is dearly
missed and we thank everyone who contributed to Kindred
Spirits on behalf of this remarkable eleven-year-old who
loved the KS studio. We are all better people for having
known and loved this wide eyed child.
T h e re ' s a n a n g e l w a t c h i n g
A KS
Winter/Spring 2009
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KS Staff
Executive Director
Alice Perreault
On-Site Coordinator
Tina Persels
Board of Directors:
Chair
Amy Weyrich,
Vice Chair
Andrew Riggle,
Treasurer
Nancy Hess,
Secretary
Christy Powell,
Committee Chair
Diana Smith
Issue 5
2006
2004
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Winter 2009
Some of Brittea's artwork from KS, Clockwise from top:
Making a drum in "Sight, Sound Texture Color Vibration" 2004
Emeral Ann from "A Papier Mache World" at Rio Grande Depot 2005
Self Portrait from "Painting in Our Natural World," 2005
Untitled Mosaic from "Feeling Mosaic," at Nastalgia Cafe 2005
Pop Into Spring/If Skies Could Talk," at Kings English Bookshop 2006
C o v e r A r t , To p o f p a g e : " A n g e l W i n g s " P i n k r e l i e f S c u l p t u r e b y
C e l i n a W o l l s i e f f e r. W i n t e r 2 0 0 8 S e s s i o n , E x h i b i t e d a t n o b r o w c o f f e
a n d t e a , S a l t L a k e C i t y.
Do you have a subject in mind for a
Kindred Spirits session- Submit your
wishes for review!!
Spring 2009
Summer 2009
Currently and
Up Coming:
Polynesian Paradigm
Sal Jansson danced us
onto the Islands of the
Pacific! Our performance was on the Utah
State Senate Floor with
a beautiful introduction
from Senator Pat Jones
Collage Like No Other
Build connections using images, words and
drawing. Tina Persels
takes us through some
unlimited possibilities.
April 30 - June 19, '09
Sadly, do to funding cuts
KS will not be
offering a Summer 2009
Session
The KS calendar may shift.
Please check the website
for accuracy. <KindredSpiritsArt.org>
Photos: A. Perreault
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KindredAppreciation
Often KisS moments happen to our KS
kids, but they also happen to the many
adults who join us in the studio. If you
and/or your child have experienced a KisS
moment related to Kindred Spirits please
send a description to KindredSpiritsArt.org.
Your experience may be included in our
newsletter!
2008 Supporters:
The Utah Arts Council
Zoo Arts and Parks
Salt Lake City Arts
VSAarts of Utah
Harris H. & Amanda P. Simmons Foundation
Central Point Systems
The Ladies of Saint Thomas More
The Unitarian Church of Salt Lake City
Special Thanks to all our private, individual
donors and in-kind supporters. Your gifts are
very important and deeply appreciated! Every
dollar is tax deductible and used directly to
support KS programs.
Special Thanks to all our new KS friends who
have made donations on behalf of our dear
and terribly missed Brittea Hirschi.
To KS volunteers, especially Chris Riggle,
Nancy Hess and the residents from the University of Utah Hospital, we are grateful for
your dedicated work in the KS studio!
Community Partnerships play important roles
in our KS mission. Thank you Art Access
Gallery, Primary Children's Medical Center,
Nastalgia Cafe, Kings English Bookshop,
Rio Grand Depot, nobrow coffe and tea,
UofUclinc 6, Zions Bank, Alice Gallery, So
Cupcake, Virginia Tanner Dance, Utah Family
Voices, Family Links, KSL Carol Makita and
Channel 5 News, Peter Rosen and Channel
2 News, Shar Lewis and Channel 4, Deseret
News, Exceptional Parent Magazine, and all
those who pave the way for UPward growth
especially our KS artists, educators and participants. We could not provide these excellent
programs without you!
Give itUP
Approximately two-thirds of the Kindred Spirits annual budget comes from in-kind
support and non-monetary donations. These gifts are important to Kindred Spirits
and there are many ways to support our work! All donations are tax dedictible.
Here are just a few supportive suggestions:
Sponsor a month of rent for the Kindred Spirits art studio!
Serve on committees to help coordinate special events and projects.
l Give store gift cards that can be used for art supplies and food for KS events.
(Michaels, Office Max, Discount School Supply, CostCo and others.)
l Sponsor tuition or partial tuition for a child.
l Purchase ink for our printer. (hp Color Laser Jet 2840: blk, cyan, mag, yellow)
l Order a roll of laminate for our laminator. (LX1200 Brother, A312.0 roll)
l Pass-on old, but working shop tools. Also, old long-sleeve work shirts make great smocks.
l Business owners can help in many ways: advertising, printing, old working equipment,
and discontinued papers are just a few possibilities.
l Even the smallest donations make a difference: liquid hand soap and cleaning supplies,
reams of copy paper, postage stamps...etc.
l Currently KS is wishing for a craft drill for making tiny holes in objects such as sea-shells
and an electric kiln compatible with clay and glass.
And sweetest-in the Gale-is
h e a rd A n d s o re m u s t b e t h e s t o r m That could abash the little
b i rd
That kept so many warm-
Spirit
Support from the following make
Kindred Spirits Integrated Art possible:
lifting
"Mom, why was Punch so mean to Judy?" A
very young child posed this question to her
mom several days after learning about the
classical Punch and Judy puppetry in the
KS studio. With this opening the child's mom
talked with her daughter about domestic
violence, "Well, not all daddies are good to
mommies," she told her daughter. "It's terribly sad when that happens." Unknowingly
the young girl's father, who was traveling
to Germany on business at the time, purchased a Punch puppet for his daughter who
then brought it into the KS studio to share.
Through roll playing the girl altered Punch's
ego and went to her mother later saying,
"Mom, Punch is very sorry for being so mean
to Judy and he's not going to be that way
anymore" For me, the Director of Kindred
Spirits, this is an especially remarkable KisS
moment where the arts are able to teach
great life lessons and instill valuable insight
in a most beautiful and creative manner.
"Hope" is the thing with
feathersT h a t p e rc h e s i n t h e s o u l And sings the tune without
w o rd s And never stops-at all-
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A KisS moment is one of those ahh
haaa moments- When somebody has a
revelation, realization, epiphany or just a
simple awareness that brightens the day.
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"Hope" is the Thing
with Feathers
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KisS
Moments
I ' v e h e a rd i t i n t h e c h i l l e s t
land
And on the strangest SeaYe t , n e v e r, i n E x t re n i t y,
It asked a crumb- of Me.
-Emily Dickinson
UPDate
Financial Summary
Jan. 1- Dec 31, 2008, unaudited
Report: In-kind labor / d o n a t i o n s
account for 60% of t h e K S
annual budget.
Operating Costs:
Artists/
Contract La b o r : 11 , 0 1 0 . 0 0
Rent: 11 , 1 6 0 . 0 0
Telephone:
531.00
Mat./Supplies , e t c :
1,431.00
Promotion:
981.00
Fees 160.00
Volunteer Labo r
43,795.00
TOTAL OPERATION COST:
69,068.00
Funding:
Utah Arts Cou n c i l 1 0 , 0 0 0 . 0 0
ZooArts&Park s
4,786.00
Salt Lake City A r t s 2 , 0 0 0 . 0 0
Simmons Fndn 5,000.00
Program Fees
1,710.00
Private Donati o n s
1,980.00
In-Kind Contribut i o n s 4 3 , 7 9 5 . 0 0
TOTAL FUNDING :
69,271.00
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Kindred Spirits Integrated Art
974 East 2100 South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84106
801-232-1430
KindredSpiritsArt.org
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newsletter in large type,
we're happy to print one for you!