Carpe Diem! Youth ArtBeat Programming 2020-2021 
ACE (African Arts, Culture and Education) Academy
Park Montgomery
8860 Piney Branch Rd.
Silver Spring, MD 20903 

Approx. 35 students in two groups: Grades 1-2 and Grades 3-5
4:15-6:30pm (4:25-5:25pm and 5:30-6:25pm) 

Staff: Chuck Harden, site coordinator; Seble Seyoum: Enterprise Community Development Resident Services Manager;
Suzanne Greenfield, ACE Project Manager 
 

CULTURAL ARTS 

Monday/Tuesday @ Park Montgomery
Wednesday/Thursday @ Essex House (in prior years)

VISUAL ARTS 

Monday/Tuesday @ Essex House (in prior years)
Wednesday/Thursday @ Park Montgomery 

NOTE: When one group is engaged in cultural or visual arts, the other group is doing academic work in an adjacent room. 

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ARTIST RESIDENCY DATES 

33 weeks Park Montgomery
30 weeks Essex House (in prior years)

Sept 23-Oct 29 @ Park / Oct 14-31 @ Essex
Cultural Arts: Bintou Kouyate (West African Dance & Drum, Story & Song)
Visual Arts: Aleme Tadesse 

Nov 4-Dec 19 (7 wks)
Cultural Arts: Munit Mesfin (East African Music, Movement, Theater Games)
Visual Arts: Carol Petrucci @ Essex House (Mixed media art projects)
Arturo Ho @ Park Montgomery (mural design and painting) 

Jan 2 (Thurs)- Jan 30 (4 wks)
Multi-disciplinary: Jason Mullinax of Music Discovery Lab and Karen Giacopuzzi of Gadget Lab 
Cultural Arts:  Jaja Bashengezi (music-making) 

Feb 3-Mar 19 (7 wks)
Cultural Arts: KidOvation Stage (Tsion Teckle and Sylvia Boyle: theater, music, movement)
Visual Arts: Denise Jones (quilt portraits) 

Mar 23-April 16 (3 wks)
Spring Break April 6-13
Cultural Arts: Lea Morris, Nick Newlin and Eliza Newlin-Carney from The Civic Circle (tentative)
(Teaching about civic engagement, government, voting, etc.) 

April 20-23 (1 wk)
Cultural Arts: Songbook illustrations 

Mar 23-April 23 (4 wks)
Visual Arts: Judybeth Greene (mixed media) 

April 27-May 21 (4 wks)
Cultural Arts: Iya Bashea and the Kuumba Kids -- tag-teaming with Ayanna Gregory (African song, dance, drumming, puppetry, storytelling)
Visual: Claire Kalala (mixed media) 

May 25-28 -- TBD (1 week -- only at Essex House)
Cultural (2 days--Wed/Thurs)
Visual (2 days--Mon/Tues)

What people are saying about ACE Academy:

"It was a true pleasure to work with Carpe Diem Arts and students and faculty of ACE Academy. Our community is one of the most diverse
in the country, and our strength lies in celebrating that diversity through programs like these. ACE Academy instills pride of heritage,
sense of place and safe haven during the after-school hours when supervision can be difficult for working parents. I can think
of no greater investment in our collective future. Kudos to
Carpe Diem Arts and ACE Academy for their vision, energy and
commitment to our community!
~Michael Shereikis, musician (in video below with Eme Awa
and ACE students from Essex House)