Art From The Streets is a program that encourages and allows the homeless to come to a safe place twice a week to create art. You all know how deeply I believe in the healing powers of creativity; be it painting, photography, jewelry making, composing music, etc. I had such a wonderful time at this show and so enjoyed visiting with the four artists of who's work I purchased. With the exception of a small fee for mounting the art, all proceeds from the sale of their art goes directly to the artist. Some have been so successful at selling their art, that they have been able to get off the streets, and some even have found work. How freakin fantastic is that!!
Here's what I brought home to grace my walls. Pretty awesome stuff I think.
June painted this one. A sweet lady who is now off the streets. She must have had a hundred or more of these beautiful abstract paintings in her booth. And, people were grabbing them up like crazy. I was actually lucky to get this one. I didn't dare set it down for second to look through the rest or it too would have been snatched up away from me.
And this sort of rock n' roll album cover looking piece was painted by Jason. He was extremely shy and didn't say much but smiled very happily when I told him I loved it and was going to take it home and hang it on my wall.
If, where you live, there is an Art From The Streets program, I think you should go to their show. You will not be disappointed and the experience of meeting these people, who are not that much different than you and I, will make your heart sing.
13 comments:
What an absolutely wonderful thing!!! It's icing on the cake that you can now volunteer there. It so rewarding when you can help someone achieve their true potential.
That is a very cool idea. You picked up some very nice artwork from very talented people.
What fantastic art! Thanks for sharing.
That is so wonderful! I would love to find a program like that up here in North Texas.
I have a personal reason for loving this post. I was feeling very discouraged today and then I read this. I can't remember if I have ever posted about my "dream", but this is it - to do exactly what is being done where you are. I wondered if this was going on anywhere else in the United States because I had no idea how to get my dream going - there is so much to consider. Well, thanks to you, I now have a model to take a peek at. Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us - the art you purchased is beautiful!
What a terrific program and I love your choices! How awesome is that!!
Terrific blog post! :-)
Kris
Oh--this is awesome! Beautiful pieces and great opportunity. I'm going to go online and see if there is anything like that in Wisconsin. Isn't it amazing that everyone has creativity inside them?!
Jill
Holy moly. This is truly stupendous, Ann. U think the art is so stunning Because it comes from a depth in their souls that a lot of people dont have. Thanks for sharing this!
THIS IS AMAZING!
What a great post. Thanks for sharing....
Thanks for sharing. So nice to look at the world from a different angle, then all our problems doesn't seem that big.
What an amazing program- I have never heard of it. How empowering it must be for them...
I'm just starting to settle in and got a chance to look at your blog, finally. What a fantastic program! I'll have to do some checking and see if there's something like this in our city. Wonderful pieces you bought!
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