Flight: The Art of Refuge
Artist: Buy Art Not People is a group of artists and activists who seek to raise awareness and resources to combat human trafficking while shaping culture through art.
Flight: The Art of Refuge is an art exhibit about home, sanctuary, recovery, and transformation. It features a compilation of artwork created by emerging artists and young women receiving long-term trauma based care at Anne’s House in the Chicagoland area, as well as other artists whose work embodies these themes.
Flight: The Art of Refuge will hang in Envision Gallery and on the Curved Wall May 13th – June 16th, 2012 with an opening reception on Saturday May 19th from 7-9 pm.
Featured Non-Profit:
Event proceeds will go to Anne’s House, Illinois’ first long term trauma based residential program for young women and girls who have been impacted by sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation. Anne’s House was founded by The Salvation Army’s PROMISE program. Learn More about Anne’s House.
Artist Submission:
Envision Gallery at Flourish Studios® is looking for artists whose work speaks to the process of personal change and/or promotes dialogue on community and world issues. Applications are currently being accepted and we encourage submissions from seasoned and emerging artists. All applications and questions should be directed to Julia Rahn at 773.281.8140 or DrJulia@icanflourish.com
About Envision Gallery at Flourish Studios®
The Envision Gallery at Flourish Studios® aims to highlight artists whose work depicts or represents part or all the process of self-transformation and create dialogue on personal or community issues. Artists and their art represent much of what it means to work towards a goal using only one’s personal talents, resources, inner thoughts, and emotions. Art embodies what it takes to make one’s thoughts; conscious and unconscious, talents, history, and self all work together to bring about a piece of art. This “bringing about” is a true metaphor for personal change and bring an idea from within out into the world. Art give us proof that what we think and dream about can be made into reality. At Envision, we believe that each individual person is an artist creating their one way in the world using their own artistic mediums, resources, and talents. We also believe that art one of the key ingredients to helping us all Live, Learn, & Love.
The gallery is approximately 400 square feet (see attachment for actual measurements of available wall space). Walls are painted off-white and have modern track lighting with 14 moveable arms of light. In addition to the gallery space being used in typical art gallery fashion, this space is also available to rent to outside groups for fundraiser, networking, and social events. Furthermore, the following ongoing programs are offered in the gallery and re-highlighted through our marketing efforts as each new art show is installed:
- Take an Art Break – a bona-fide stress management intervention for the community
- Artist Receptions – to highlight and celebrate artists’ creative achievements
- Flourish Studios Speaker Series – experts from the community share what they know to help individuals and families to flourish