My painting, entitled Justice, was jury selected for the festival 2012 Regional Arts Exhibition.
Regional Arts Exhibition Opening Reception:
Friday, May 25, 2012
5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
You are invited and welcome to bring your family and friends.
Festival 2012 Regional Arts Exhibition will be open to the public on:
May 25 through June 10, 2012
Exhibition Venue is at:
155 Michigan Street NW • Grand Rapids
(Former Grand Rapids Press Building on Michigan between Ottawa and Monroe)
Please go to the Festival of the Arts Events page for exhibition details.
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During ArtPrize 2011, visitors were invited to respond to Braving the Wind—a collection of three watercolor paintings portraying a young woman’s battle with cancer. Nearly 20,000 visitors participated in the healing process. By hanging Hope Cards on a metal Healing Tree, they remembered their loved ones who have struggled with cancer.
People of all ages wanted to honor their loved ones. Some shed a few tears; others quietly reflected. Still others wanted to talk about their cancer stories. Yet all the effort was worthwhile when I overheard one visitor say, ”Just the act of writing the message and hanging it on the tree made me feel like I was part of the healing process.“
Since ArtPrize 2011, the Braving the Wind collection is still touching cancer patients and their families. So I have decided to publish a book highlighting the series. The book includes photos and stories from ArtPrize 2011. I’m grateful for the opportunity to be a small part of the healing process.
“If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.”
Emily Dickinson
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“We do not merely want to see beauty…we want something else which can hardly be put into words—to be united with the beauty….” CS Lewis
I was drawn into my garden this morning.
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Innocence
Pamela Alderman, watercolor on paper, 18×24 inches, 2012
The GVSU Women’s Center jury selected my painting entitled, Innocence, for their 2012 competition. Innocence will be on loan to the GVSU Women’s Center from April 2012 to April 2013.
For more information, contact:
GVSU Women’s Center
1 Campus Drive • Allendale, MI 49401-9403
(616) 331-5000.
Many ArtPrize visitors have asked, “What will happen to the Healing Tree after ArtPrize 2011?”
Here’s the short term answer, “Currently, it is on exhibition at Monroe Community Church in Grand Rapids.”
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Braving the Wind joined the permanent collection at the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge. I would like to thank Miller Johnson of Grand Rapids for its generous support of my ArtPrize 2011 entry.
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One of the paintings from my Portrait of Courage collection was jury selected into the West Michigan Regional Competition. Please join us for the artist reception on Sunday, March 25 (see exhibition details below).
Location:
King Gallery • Lowell, Michigan
Public Reception:
Sunday, March 25 from 2 - 4 p.m.
Exhibition Details:
March 22, 2012 through April 26, 2012
Tuesday to Friday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Visit the Lowell Arts Council site for directions or call 616-897-8545.
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Countless visitors added more Hope Cards to the Healing Tree at Women’s Expo 2012. After ArtPrize 2011 and Women’s Expo, more than 20,000 Hope Cards were added to the Healing Tree to honor loved ones fighting cancer. One woman added a card for her 101-year-old mother who beat breast cancer over 20 years ago.
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