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{{toplink|url=http://www.firstpersonarts.org|name=firstpersonarts.org}}<blockquote>''Your Stories, Our Stage''</blockquote>'''True, personal stories are the raw materials of our practice'''.
  
'''First Person Arts''' gives the following descriptive information:
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'''First Person Arts''' includes storytellers practicing across multiple disciplines such as theatre, memoir, visual arts, spoken word, dance theatre from the point of view of someone expressing or sharing events that he or she is experiencing or has experienced; and, those working to accurately depict people, places, activities and events. The latter is documentary art, and is created for what it depicts. In documentary art, the message is more important than the messenger.
  
== Mission Statement  ==
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First Person Arts' mission is to transform the drama of real life into memoir and documentary art to foster an appreciation for our unique and shared experiences. We believe that everyone has a story to tell and that sharing our stories connects us with each other and the world.
  
First Person Arts transforms the drama of real life into memoir and documentary art to foster appreciation for our unique and shared experience. We believe that everyone has a story to tell, and that sharing our stories connects us with each other and the world.  
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Our vision is to be a platform for artists and everyday people to share the compelling personal stories they must tell now. We will listen to the issues that matter to them and lift up their voices through our programs.
  
== History  ==
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FPA has been at the forefront of creating new innovative models that push the boundaries of memoir and documentary art since its inception. Most recently, FPA has worked with experts to develop models that push the boundaries of storytelling, fusing storytelling with journalism and behavioral health.
  
First Person Arts was founded in 2000 as Blue Sky by Vicki Solot, in response to the burgeoning interest in memoir and documentary art forms. Solot appreciated the resonance of real stories and recognized their value as a means of bridging cultural and ethnic divides. With the involvement of a visionary board, First Person Arts set out to support the development of new memoir and documentary work and to create opportunities for it to be seen and appreciated. We have reached across cultures and communities to attract a broad and diverse audience; and have played an important role in exploring and celebrating the richness of the mixed heritage and shared history of everyday Americans.<br><br>The First Person Community Writing Project is a series of free writing workshops consisting of six 2-hour writing sessions, provided to groups who would otherwise not have access to programs of this kind. These workshops create a supportive setting in which participants can share their life stories, while also giving them the tools to write these stories. Participants have included at-risk youth, prison inmates and senior citizens in nursing homes.<br><br>
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FPA seeks to capture and retain the compelling narratives that reflect the collective memory and pressing issues of our time that must be told now.
  
== Info  ==
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''Note:''&nbsp;&nbsp;The above descriptive information came from the organization's [http://www.firstpersonarts.org/About-Us About Us] page.
  
*[http://firstpersonarts.org/events/ First Person Arts Events]<br><br><br>
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==Info==
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*Digital Collection:&nbsp;[http://www.youtube.com/user/FirstPersonArts/videos First Person Arts Videos] (YouTube)
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*Event Calendar:&nbsp;[http://firstpersonarts.org/Events/ Events: The Lineup]
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*Facebook:&nbsp;[http://www.facebook.com/FirstPersonPhilly/ FirstPersonPhilly]
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*Twitter:&nbsp;[http://twitter.com/FirstPersonArts @FirstPersonArts]
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*Volunteer, Internships:&nbsp;[http://www.firstpersonarts.org/Get-Involved/Volunteer We couldn't do what we do without our amazing corps of volunteers and interns.]
  
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==See Also==
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*[[First Person Arts Festival]]
  
 
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Revision as of 11:27, 9 December 2019

firstpersonarts.org

Your Stories, Our Stage

True, personal stories are the raw materials of our practice.

First Person Arts includes storytellers practicing across multiple disciplines such as theatre, memoir, visual arts, spoken word, dance theatre from the point of view of someone expressing or sharing events that he or she is experiencing or has experienced; and, those working to accurately depict people, places, activities and events. The latter is documentary art, and is created for what it depicts. In documentary art, the message is more important than the messenger.

First Person Arts' mission is to transform the drama of real life into memoir and documentary art to foster an appreciation for our unique and shared experiences. We believe that everyone has a story to tell and that sharing our stories connects us with each other and the world.

Our vision is to be a platform for artists and everyday people to share the compelling personal stories they must tell now. We will listen to the issues that matter to them and lift up their voices through our programs.

FPA has been at the forefront of creating new innovative models that push the boundaries of memoir and documentary art since its inception. Most recently, FPA has worked with experts to develop models that push the boundaries of storytelling, fusing storytelling with journalism and behavioral health.

FPA seeks to capture and retain the compelling narratives that reflect the collective memory and pressing issues of our time that must be told now.

Note:  The above descriptive information came from the organization's About Us page.

Info

See Also