I had the pleasure to partner with the RVA Fashion Alliance during October's First Friday and for a RAL- Richmond Animal League benefit. With several other local artist we showcased our photography, wood sculptures, paper cut art, leather goods, clothing, and jewelry to the masses.
On October 7, 2016 we had a preview of our collections in Richmond, Virginia at the Virginia Interactive. This was my first First Friday and even though we didn't have that many people come through I got to meet some great artist, have good conversation, enjoy music from next door, and do something different.
I love that Richmond has come to life on Fridays and that people are out an about. When I was in college in Richmond there wasn't events like First Fridays and the city wasn't very art friendly even though VCU has an art school in the area but better late than never!
I was fortunate enough to go to a workshop with Art Impact last year and was able to get on their email list. This email list has given me a wealth of opportunities to view art call for entries. There was one artist call in particular that I was able to submit art for. See the video below:
EXHIBITION THEME: "Light of Our Future" - Create artwork to uplift spirits of the children, families, hospital staff and visitors. What would your inner child deem uplifting?
The purpose of the exhibition is to uplift the spirits of the children, families, hospital staff and visitors – all those who view the artwork. The young patients and their families especially need brightened spirits, hearts and minds. The youth of today are the light of our future. As such, we use our artistic talents to produce works that will inspire them to have hope, know they matter, encourage their healing process and present reasons for their longevity to stay stronger. - C. Goodridge, Curator
I decided to participate in this exhibit because it was a great theme and and I wanted my paper cut art to be able to help uplift children in the hospital.
See my webpage here : http://www.artimpactusa.org/light-of-our-future-artists.html
I have been thinking about my weekly blog post and what I want them to convey to my readers and decided as artist, thinkers, lovers, humans we all need inspiration.
So on the first Tuesday of every month I am going to post some of my favorite inspiration quotes, cartoons, pictures. I figured life can be tough let's figure out how to make it easier and what better way to get going than this one:
