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1708 Gallery's Arts for All outreach program engages frequently overlooked segments of our community by providing access to the creative process. Through participatory workshops taught by professional artists and artist-led exhibition tours Arts for All provides individuals with an opportunity to make art an important part of their lives.
We are pleased to have partnered with the clients of several local Richmond organizations whose missions provide support for these often underserved segments of our community. Arts for All projects have engaged the clients of The Daily Planet and the Henrico County Community Services Board who serve individuals experiencing homelessness, The Greater Richmond ARC and ARC’s Camp Baker who serve those affected by physical and developmental disabilities, OAR (Offender Aid and Restoration) of Richmond who serves individuals and families affected by incarceration and Art on Wheels who serves a myriad of communities with limited access to the arts.
Arts for All is funded in part by the Richard and Caroline T. Gwathmey Memorial Trust, the Community Foundation serving Richmond and Central Virginia, and the Garland and Agnes Taylor Gray Foundation.
CURRENT ARTS FOR ALL PROJECT
Workshop Series and Mural Project, Summer 2011
Our latest Arts for All project pairs artist Matthew Shelton, MFA candidate (2012) in VCU’s Department of Painting & Printmaking, with the clients of Richmond’s OAR, who serves individuals and families affected by incarceration. Through a series of workshops focused on investigating public art the group will design and produce a mural on a site for the Richmond community to enjoy. Stay tuned for updates on this project as it progresses.
photography by Kathleen Jones
PAST ARTS FOR ALL PROJECTS
Arts For All Exhibition, May 7 - 21, 2010
1708 Gallery presented work created through its Arts for All outreach program in an exhibition on view May 7 through May 21, 2010. The exhibition featured the work created in a series of workshops that took place in 2009 and 2010.
Sculptor Robert Walz and Andrea Olson, founder of Art on Wheels, led workshops with the after school students at The Greater Richmond ARC and ARC's Camp Baker in Chesterfield and multi-media artist Mariam Eqbal with individuals served by The Daily Planet and the Henrico County Community Services Board. The exhibition also featured documentaries focused on the lives of some of the workshop participants produced by undergraduate students from VCU's School of the Arts Kinetic Imaging program.
Arts For All Workshop Series, Spring 2009 – Spring 2010
From the spring of 2009 through the spring of 2010, 1708 organized several series of workshops through it Arts for All outreach program. Local artists Mariam Eqbal, Andrea Olson, and Robert Walz worked with participants from all walks of life including individuals experiencing homelessness and children and adults affected by physical and developmental disabilities. The works provided a creative outlet and the opportunity t experience, investigate, discover and be inspired by art.
Arts for All Exhibition Tour, January 2009
In January of 2009, 1708 exhibiting artist Christopher Quirk engaged visitors from the Daily Planet and Greater Richmond ARC in a discussion about where he finds inspiration for his paintings.
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