Gateway to Art

Since October 2010, Creative Discovery Museum has provided homeless families - through the Interfaith Homeless Network (IHN) – the opportunity to experience art in interactive ways. Each month through June, the families will be able to experience two of CDM’s artists, Cinnamon Halbert-Smith, a movement artist, and Garry Posey, a theatre artist.

Cinnamon Halbert-Smith’s movement piece, "How Does Your Garden Move?" explains where fruit and vegetables come from using body motions and interpretative dancing. Posey’s theater program teaches children about theatre production. Children will learn how to follow cues, read scripts, select costumes, rehearse and perform. Both artists will share with the families their background and experiences in the arts during a 30-minute presentation. For the next twenty minutes of the program the families will have the opportunity to take part in an art class. The session will conclude with a ten minute story time and book giveaway.

Tennessee-based artists Halbert-Smith and Posey are experts in their fields of the arts and are highly experienced in presenting art experiences for younger children. These educationally inspiring art sessions will take place at local churches including but not limited to: First Baptist, St. Luke, St. Jude, and Hixson UMC, which are all a part of IHN. These artists will be participating in the Free Thursday Night Program at CDM in April and May of 2011.