Since we first started Voices in 2021, the project has grown into a more fitting name that ties it to our long-term goal with veteran art outreach: Art for Honor. For ArtPrize this fall, Art for Honor will continue to feature veteran artwork and stories at Veterans Memorial Park in Grand Rapids. This new project gives our heroes a chance to be heard…
In February I worked with Healing in Arts, an art-focused 501(c)(3) nonprofit, in collaboration with Mollie’s House, a safe house in central California housing teenage girls rescued from sex trafficking. I had a vision of an outdoor garden exhibit inspired by these sacred words: “See, I have engraved you on the palms of My hands”…
At the Creatives Unleashed Conference in Budapest, Hungary, Healing in Arts created a new collective art project. For our second session, we discussed the importance of art in community, highlighting former HiA collaborative projects such as Butterfly Dreams, Yellow Ribbon Project, and Art for Honor (formerly Voices). This session included an art mystery project that…
Our faces hold emotion, express love and peace, and tell our stories and dreams. Healing in Arts was honored to partner with Creatives Unleashed in Budapest, Hungary to explore how portraits can help us engage in self-reflection and healing. HiA artist and board member Yeram Leonard partnered with me in the four-day art workshop series. Starting with…
Under the Surface is a Healing in Arts collaboration with Noorthoek Academy, servicing adults with learning challenges and other intellectual disabilities. For this project, eighty Noorthoek students and Dr. Jeffrey Frank, a U.S. military veteran and Academy board member, will take part in the gigantic art mystery collage. But participants won’t be painting in the…
Helping Teens’ Hopes and Dreams Soar Healing in Arts spearheaded the Butterfly Dreams project in collaboration with Young Life. The art workshop took place in the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico and left an indelible mark on a group of teenagers. Under the guidance of board member Kathy Pluymert, the art centered on the theme of…
