Upstairs at the Campus for Human Development, there is an oasis of sorts from the chaos, fear and ugliness of homelessness. The art room is a place where tension can be relieved, feelings can be expressed, and problems can be temporarily forgotten. Art classes, taught by volunteers and an art therapist are offered several days a week. It is amazing to see the level of artistic expression that comes out of the participants at the Campus.
Thursday evening was an art show and reception featuring works of art made in the Campus’ art room. During the one-night showing at Crystalwood Gallery (a month-long exhibition at Belmont University is coming up soon), the art was sold. All proceeds from the art show go to buy more supplies for the art room, which really is pretty well stocked.
Not all the art in the show was made by homeless people. Yes, that’s right, I am now an exhibited artist. In fact, “Geometric #3” by Jeff M., along with having a flashy name, was a pretty pricey item, with a $50 minimum bid and a $125 “buy it now” price. Too bad nobody bid on it.
It was fun to see what people had made and what people wanted to buy. It was also nice to bring my roommates along to meet the people I work with and to see some of what we do at the Campus.
Link to article in The Tennessean about the art show: 'Home' resonates through works by homeless artists.
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I know I've been posting a lot of newspaper articles lately, but here's another. I've been thinking that it is funny how some of the politician's homes in the area where we live here in Nashville look strangely like a prominent politician's home in Washington, D.C. Both Al Gore and Senator Bill Frist (the retiring Senate majority leader) live in pretty close proximity to The Toolshed, and they both live in big white colonial houses. The Frists live over on Bowling Avenue, about a mile from our place. The New York Times did an article on their house today.
NYT Link: Looking Presidential at Home in Nashville, Whether He Runs or Not
1 comment:
I really like the mosaic in the picture. I was sorry to hear your artistic attempt didn't sell. Perhaps with a different audience...Keep trying!
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