Paint Outside the Box Day
On August 6th more than 75 young people from Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond painted five 22-foot-long construction debris recycling dumpsters, turning them into mobile murals during our Paint Outside the Box Day. These works of art combine form and function and will be used as part of Ace Recycling’s fleet of containers collecting debris at construction sites around the state. Our young people spent a full day painting and partying on the sunny lawn behind CenterStage, and created these distinctive, beautiful pieces of public art communicating themes from environmental awareness to dream cities. When it was all over, we celebrated with corndogs and popcorn and a little help from our friends No BS! Brass Band.
We are grateful to Altria Group and Spotts Fain for sponsoring this project, and also to the Richmond Marriott for supplying food, to the Hilton Garden Inn for providing parking, and to Duron Paints & Wallcovering and Commonwealth Event Company for discounting paint and tenting for the day. And many thanks to artists Sukenya Best, Robert Cataldo, Rick Cassidy, Hamilton Glass, and Jaffrey Witherow; the Boys & Girls Clubs, CenterStage, and Ace Recycling for working with us on this project.
Jonny Z Festival
August 7th marked the 3rd Annual Jonny Z Festival, located in the Fan in front of Joe’s Inn. This year’s community block party was a great success and we are grateful to Joe’s Inn owner Michael Kafantaris, our raffle prize donors, the Bizarre Market vendors, WRIR, all the musicians who performed, Studio 23, our volunteers, and each and every one of you who participated in making this such a fun celebration. A special thank you to the Fan District Association, the Fan Woman’s Club, and to Jonny’s friends who made this year’s festival possible.
Our events page has details on upcoming ART 180 festivals and events.
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ART 180 gives young people the chance to express themselves through art, and to share their stories with others. We create and provide art-related programs to young people living in challenging circumstances, encouraging personal and community change through self-expression... read more about our mission, motivation and staff.
What’s happening
We have just completed our second issue of Q, a quarterly publication that explores and articulates ART 180’s core values in your voice. The first issue aimed to answer the question, “Can art create change?” and the second issue asks, “How do you express creativity?”
We invite you to read, comment, upload art and discuss your opinion on our blog and/or on our Facebook page. We hope you enjoy Q and that you join in the conversation with us! Click here to learn more, to read Q online, or to subscribe.