My current volunteer efforts have been with "Outside The Box" - an amazing organization that works with special needs adults. Although I've been to their facility a number of times to work on art projects with the participants, I don't have any images. I bet the next time I go I will be getting some! :)
Best Buddies of Indiana
One of my favorite things that I participated in each year was the Best Buddies event, The Art of Friendship. The celebration showcases artwork created jointly by local artists and Best Buddies participants in commemoration of the thousands of friendships formed as a result of Best Buddies. For more information about Best Buddies visit their website. I designed this notecard for the last event, which was held in 2011. The images below are all the collaborative art pieces I had the pleasure of working on with the buddies!
Noble of Indiana
Another activity I am involved in is volunteering as a guest artist with the adult day activities at Noble of Indiana. Noble has pursued its mission of creating opportunities for people with developmental disabilities to live meaningful lives since 1953. For more information about Noble and it's programs visit their website. The mornings I was able to spend making art with the wonderful participants and staff at Noble were so much fun!
The piece shown here (titled "Baby Your a Rich Man" was a collaborative effort created with the Noble artists.
The piece shown here (titled "Baby Your a Rich Man" was a collaborative effort created with the Noble artists.
The Landfill Art Project
I have been included as an artist in the Landfill Art Project. Landfillart is an international effort encompassing one-thousand-forty-one (1,041) artists to claim a piece of rusted metal garbage and create fine art.
The project began in Pennsylvania where the founder, Ken Marquis, hoped to get 41 artists (one from each county) to "think green" and transform old hubcaps into pieces of art. Since that time it has expanded it's goal and he now wants to include at least one artist from each of the 50 states as well as international participants. Approximately 80% of the landfill canvases will be completed by professional artists, the remaining percentage will be created by a cross section of culture, including individuals with special needs, children, emerging artists and the financially disadvantaged. The third phase of this project will involve publishing a book on the project showcasing all one thousand forty one (1,041) completed "metal canvases." The fourth and final phase will involve choosing 200 metal canvases that adequately represent the project and create a traveling show. The book and traveling show will publically portray the global art community's effort to positively impact the environment through repurposing previous metal waste into great landfillart. For more information and updates you can visit the website at www.landfillart.org.
My hubcap is complete and has been shipped to Pennsylvania! Shown above, it's titled "Organic Geometry".
The project began in Pennsylvania where the founder, Ken Marquis, hoped to get 41 artists (one from each county) to "think green" and transform old hubcaps into pieces of art. Since that time it has expanded it's goal and he now wants to include at least one artist from each of the 50 states as well as international participants. Approximately 80% of the landfill canvases will be completed by professional artists, the remaining percentage will be created by a cross section of culture, including individuals with special needs, children, emerging artists and the financially disadvantaged. The third phase of this project will involve publishing a book on the project showcasing all one thousand forty one (1,041) completed "metal canvases." The fourth and final phase will involve choosing 200 metal canvases that adequately represent the project and create a traveling show. The book and traveling show will publically portray the global art community's effort to positively impact the environment through repurposing previous metal waste into great landfillart. For more information and updates you can visit the website at www.landfillart.org.
My hubcap is complete and has been shipped to Pennsylvania! Shown above, it's titled "Organic Geometry".
