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'''First Person Arts''' gives the following descriptive information:<blockquote>We are First Person Arts, a Philadelphia nonprofit organization that celebrates the power of the personal. Our storytelling, social impact, and festival programs reinforce our mission: everyone has a story to tell, and sharing these stories connects us with each other and the world.<br><br>Whether you consider yourself an artist or observer, you have a story. And we have a way for you to share it, at a StorySlam, through a memoir writing class, or at the annual First Person Arts Festival.</blockquote>
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True, personal stories are the raw materials of our practice.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Everyone has a story to tell, and sharing our stories connects us with each other and the world. Embedded in this core belief is our organizational commitment to diversity and equality as vital to our practice.
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First Person Arts cultivates true, personal stories through our principal programs.
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The only festival of its kind to curate memoir and documentary art across multiple genres and diverse voices. First Person Arts produces and presents stories from masters, emerging artists and everyday people during the Festival.
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Open mic events where audiences are invited to share true, personal stories on pre-selected themes. These friendly competitions are judged by members of the audience who receive instruction on how to critique memoir. StorySlams are fun, entertaining ways to introduce audiences to memoir and documentary art forms and critique and collect raw new stories.
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Customized storytelling activities that seek to amplify voices that too often go unheard, build affinity, stronger communities and disrupt social inequities. Plus, we install mobile audio equipment at live events, used to capture stories and feedback from event attendees.
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First Person Arts archives stories digitally in-house and online via our YouTube Channel as a source of content and to document our social and cultural history.
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First Person Arts shares annually through digital media products, including Commonspace – a monthly radio hour and podcasts on NPR-Affiliate, WHYY, The First Person Arts YouTube Channel and, The First Person Arts podcast.
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We believe that everyone has a story to tell. The mission of FPA is to transform the drama of real life into memoir and documentary art to foster appreciation for our unique and shared experiences. The FPA mission statement clearly defines our practice and anticipated outcomes.
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At FPA, no one person’s story is more valuable than another’s. In fact, voices that go unheard are often the most potent.
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Our practice is reshaping a true story into art. We do this by soliciting and collecting raw, unedited stories from artists and those who do not consider themselves to be artists. We then select from these raw, unedited stories, those ripe for further development. Selected stories/storytellers work with FPA story coaches, teaching artists & production teams using an intuitive developmental process conducted in a safe, nurturing environment. The combination of environment and expertise transforms a story into the art form most appropriate to fulfill its greatest potential. We also present masters and emerging artists in the field whose work aligns with our artistic metrics. As an arts and cultural organization and to honor the voices we amplify, it is our responsibility to strive for artistic excellence in our practice and outcomes, not mediocrity.
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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.
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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.
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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.
  
 
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Revision as of 10:41, 9 December 2019

firstpersonarts.org

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.

Everyone has a story to tell, and sharing our stories connects us with each other and the world. Embedded in this core belief is our organizational commitment to diversity and equality as vital to our practice.

First Person Arts cultivates true, personal stories through our principal programs.

The only festival of its kind to curate memoir and documentary art across multiple genres and diverse voices. First Person Arts produces and presents stories from masters, emerging artists and everyday people during the Festival.

Open mic events where audiences are invited to share true, personal stories on pre-selected themes. These friendly competitions are judged by members of the audience who receive instruction on how to critique memoir. StorySlams are fun, entertaining ways to introduce audiences to memoir and documentary art forms and critique and collect raw new stories.

Customized storytelling activities that seek to amplify voices that too often go unheard, build affinity, stronger communities and disrupt social inequities. Plus, we install mobile audio equipment at live events, used to capture stories and feedback from event attendees.

First Person Arts archives stories digitally in-house and online via our YouTube Channel as a source of content and to document our social and cultural history.

First Person Arts shares annually through digital media products, including Commonspace – a monthly radio hour and podcasts on NPR-Affiliate, WHYY, The First Person Arts YouTube Channel and, The First Person Arts podcast.

We believe that everyone has a story to tell. The mission of FPA is to transform the drama of real life into memoir and documentary art to foster appreciation for our unique and shared experiences. The FPA mission statement clearly defines our practice and anticipated outcomes.

At FPA, no one person’s story is more valuable than another’s. In fact, voices that go unheard are often the most potent.

Our practice is reshaping a true story into art. We do this by soliciting and collecting raw, unedited stories from artists and those who do not consider themselves to be artists. We then select from these raw, unedited stories, those ripe for further development. Selected stories/storytellers work with FPA story coaches, teaching artists & production teams using an intuitive developmental process conducted in a safe, nurturing environment. The combination of environment and expertise transforms a story into the art form most appropriate to fulfill its greatest potential. We also present masters and emerging artists in the field whose work aligns with our artistic metrics. As an arts and cultural organization and to honor the voices we amplify, it is our responsibility to strive for artistic excellence in our practice and outcomes, not mediocrity.

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.

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