The Les Clay Singers inspired and delighted visitors with two performances during ArtPrize 2012. The singing children radiated joy. Visitors erupted into applause as the energetic family filled the gallery with African melodies that fed our souls. As the children sang, their mama and papa couldn’t remain seated; they stood and sang too. This remarkable…
Join Donald Miller (NY Times bestselling author) and Women at Risk for a Search and Rescue EXPO: Stories told by Slavery Survivors. Shop for jewelry and international gifts made by rescued women. 2012 ArtPrize Courage Ablaze paintings will be auctioned off to help rescue women from sexual slavery. Sunday, November 4, 2012 at DeVos Place…
Bethany Refugee Services will be showcasing giclée reproductions of my 2012 ArtPrize Courage Ablaze work and the creativity of refugees at Art Without Borders. The artwork will be auctioned off to support refugees now living in West Michigan. Enjoy a night full of international food, music, and art. And learn how you can help local…
People seldom leave their email addresses when I have exhibited my artwork in the past. But Courage Ablaze evoked such an enormous response that hundreds of people left their email addresses or wrote expressions of gratitude for the Congolese women and their stories. While typing out page after page of email addresses and notes, I…
While exhibiting ArtPrize Courage Ablaze—to help raise awareness of the plight of the Congolese women, visitors kept asking me if I had seen the documentary, Half the Sky. Don’t miss this documentary. It is a real eye-opener to the terrible abuses that women and girls face all over the world. Half the Sky shows well…
As part of the Courage Ablaze exhibit at ArtPrize 2012, this window sign honors the two million women who suffered from the consequences of rape in Congo. Mass rape is cheaper than bullets, and it creates instability. The women feel defenseless; the men are rendered powerless. The goal of sexual violence is simple: Shame the…