Comments on: The Generosity of Artists

By: Steve Weed

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 04:20:54 +0000

In reply to Carol.

Thank you Carol for the post!

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By: Adrienn Kralick

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:16:09 +0000

I have been painting scenes “Inspired by Africa”(also the name of my blog) and selling the paintings to raise funds to educate children living in extreme poverty in Africa. These children are so poor that can’t even afford the minimal fees needed for public schools. I was inspired to help while visiting my daughter who volunteered with these kids while studying abroad at The University of Ghana. I decided to help the only way I know how, through my art. You can learn more about the project on my blog AdrienneArtist.blogspot.com or see the paintings at AdrienneArtist on Facebook. I have never felt happier or fulfilled as an artist as I have since I started this project.

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By: Carol

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 20:04:03 +0000

Steve Weed, an artist whose house barely survived the Waldo Canyon fire has created 20+ stunning paintings. All proceeds will be auctioned off and given to the home owners who lost their homes last year. http://www.coloradospringstogether.org/involved/Ashes-to-Art-Project.cfm

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By: Alyson Stanfield

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:21:30 +0000

In reply to Genie Petrocco.

That’s a lovely sentiment, Genie.

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By: Alyson Stanfield

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:20:31 +0000

In reply to Patricia C Vener.

Way to go, Patricia!

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By: Patricia C Vener

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 18:58:36 +0000

I donate 10% of my profits to the Alzheimers Association (in Connecticut). They have been very helpful in telling me where to find all kinds of useful information to help with caregiving an elderly parent with this disease.

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By: Alyson Stanfield

Fri, 31 May 2013 22:53:06 +0000

In reply to Kathleen Hall.

Go, Lucy!

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By: Alyson Stanfield

Fri, 31 May 2013 22:52:46 +0000

In reply to Susan Wells.

Love it, Susan. You have the right mindset for one of my Gold members! And I’ve just scratched the tip of the iceberg here. Artists are so generous.

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By: Genie Petrocco

Fri, 31 May 2013 21:46:33 +0000

Artists are hidden treasures in this world. We owe so much them. Throughout the centuries their gifts of expression through art, music, and dance has influenced culture. Their generosity and compassion for others speak to the observer in a way that words cannot.
John Paul II wrote in a letter to artists, “Every genuine art form in its own way is a path to the inmost reality of man and of the world. It is therefore a wholly valid approach to the realm of faith, which gives human experience it ultimate meaning.”
Ben Akers, director of the Denver Catholic Biblical School and Catechetical School, said this; “An artist is able to bring the invisible to light. Artists strive to discover the hidden meaning of things through their work and to focus our attention to transcendent reality.
Art, music and film are ways that influence culture and bring to light current trends of thoughts or issues.

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By: Kathleen Hall

Fri, 31 May 2013 15:28:15 +0000

My gallery co-owner, Lucy Tracy, donates 10 percent of proceeds of her pressed flower advent calendars to 350.org.

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