Tuesday, March 24, 2020

FREE Studio Services~ COVID 19 Update

FREE Creative Wellness Program 
During these strange times, as portions of the content may be useful to some people right now; I have decided to make my five module Creative Wellness Independent Study Program available for free.  

Anyone interested in finding out more can watch the video and access the complete pdf in my public patreon feed here: 

As I didn't take the time to make a brand new video...please disregard any references to payments for the content. 

Though this content may not be useful for everyone, feel free to share the link with anyone you feel might benefit from it.

Please let me know if you have any questions. 

If you enjoy this program, 
You might also like the book: 
99 Keys to a Creative Life; Spiritual, Intuitive, and Awareness Practices for Personal Fulfillment by Melissa Harris. 
It is available from numerous locations used and new.
I just bought a used one so that I wouldn't feel bad about writing in it. 


FREE Art Supplies for Allegany County NY residents
 As a single-employee business my studio is excluded from the NYS closings of non-essential businesses. Though I won't be open for regular retail business or sales, as a central location near the grocery store and pharmacy; I will be open by appointment to offer support services to our community. 
Allegany Arts Association has FREE Art Supplies for local youth working to meet
creative and academic goals. These will be distributed to Allegany County, NY residents from my studio in Wellsville, NY.
In June 2019, the Allegany Arts Association received a large donation
of these new, old-but-never-opened, and lightly used art supplies and puzzle books.
These are currently being stored at Sheilalynnk Art Studio in Wellsville.
Though this large assortment of items has not been out of storage or exposed to the studio environment since August, operating on the side of caution; to the best of my ability I am using CDC-compliant methods to clean any unwrapped items
and bundle things together for distribution to local families who have a use for them.
Contact the studio if you would like to pick up some of these items.
In compliance with CDC guidelines,  all pick-ups will take place outside of the studio
and appointments will be staggered to maintain safe social distance guidelines.
After you confirm your pick-up time, please send ONLY one person to pick up your items.
 (Home delivery is not available.)
It's a lot to sort and bundle. The Goal is to have some of these available for pick-up
by Tuesday March 24th and to continue scheduling pick-up until the supplies are gone. 
UPDATE (3.24.2020 3:00pm)
 Some packs are labeled Family pack "teen-adult"  and some are labeled Family Pack.
 The "teen-adult" contains sharpee markers and some activities which may be too advanced for elementary level learners. 
While the plain "Family Packs" have things that may be appropriate for Pre-K to Adult minus the sharpee markers. 
Pick Up times are available from 4-6pm today and noon to 4pm Wednesday the 25th. 
Additional options TBA  while supplies last. 
Please call ahead so we can keep the density low.  
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DONATIONS WELCOME
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SCHEDULE A TIME
TO DROP OFF CLEAN, UNUSED ART AND ACADEMIC
SUPPLIES FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY VIA THIS METHOD. 
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Friday, March 20, 2020

2020 SWAN Days Postponed until further notice

2020 SWAN Days Allegany County NY COVID 19 Updates
As the health and safety of studio patrons and visitors is of utmost concern, the public studio activities originally scheduled for March 2020 have  been postponed pending updates from the CDC, WHO, and our county health department. 
 Watch for updates about this and other SWAN Days activities in my public access feed on patreon:   https://www.patreon.com/SheilaLynnKart 
 Allegany County officials stress that these measures are precautionary in nature, it is better to err on the side of caution through support of social-distancing measures as we learn how this virus reacts. This is not a time for fear and panic but rather planning and precaution. 

Update 3.15.2020 9:10pm 
Two COVID 19 cases confirmed in Allegany County, NY. 
The NYSDOH has developed a Coronavirus hotline (1-888-364-3065) where the public may reach out with questions or concerns about travel and symptoms. If any Allegany County resident has questions or concerns regarding Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) or travel related questions, please feel free to contact their office directly at 585-268-9250 
New CDC recommendation
Starting immediately and for the next 8 weeks, CDC recommends cancelling all events of 50 or more people.
Ongoing guidance recommends that, in areas where there is even minimal COVID-19, events likely to include 10 or more people at high-risk for serious issues should be cancelled. People at higher risk include older adults and people who have chronic medical conditions such as lung and heart disease, as well as diabetes.
If there is substantial spread in your area, all gatherings should be cancelled.
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