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Firebird Community Arts rises from the ashes

The Chicago Reader — The community organization spreads the healing practice of glassblowing and ceramics.

Glassblowing Studio Goes Virtual To Help Manage Isolation Anxiety With Art

Block Club Chicago — The art center uses glassblowing and ceramics as a medium for healing trauma.

#REBIRTH

“In order to rise from its own ashes, a Phoenix first must burn”—Octavia Butler [Enjoy Damon Lock's facebook live Firebird DJ set here while you read]We are all forever changed by our shared global experience. You may be noticing that art — film and tv, music, online drawing...

Artreach Exec. Director Karen Benita Reyes says Chicago is steadfast & sturdy

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How victims of gun violence find healing in the flames of glass art

WGN News — Project FIRE combines counseling and glass blowing to give victims of gun violence a chance to heal and express themselves.

These Chicago Teens Are Fighting The City's Gunfire With Fire

NBC Nightly News — Project Fire provides victims of gun violence with employment, mentoring and therapy - all through the process of glass making.

PTSD: Beyond Trauma

Canadian Broadcasting Channel — Canadian Broadcasting Corporation documentary PTSD: Beyond Trauma profiles Project FIRE and the creative approach to trauma recovery.

‘Let this boy make it’

The Washington Post — He’d been shot at 15. Now, amid Chicago’s relentless gunfire, he had one goal: Stay alive.

AJ+ Playing With Fire Heals Victims Of Gun Violence

Al Jazeera — Artist Pearl Dick co-founded Project Fire to use glassblowing as therapy for Chicago teens affected by gun violence.

Project Fire offers peace forged in the flame

The Chicago Reader — A master glassblower and a U. of C. clinical psychologist have developed an unconventional new treatment program for Chicago teens who have experienced violence-related trauma.