Art League Houston presents
Changing Lives
Featuring artworks from the Art League Houston Healing
Art program
On view June 16 - August 11, 2010
In celebration of Gay Pride Month
Reception: Wednesday, June 16, 6:00 - 8:00
p.m.
JPMorgan Chase
Heritage Hall
712 Main Street
Houston, Texas 77002
For Immediate Release
Contact: Sarah Schellenberg
713-523-9530 or sarah@artleaguehouston.org
Photos available on
request
HOUSTON
(June 8, 2010) - Art League Houston, in partnership with JPMorgan Chase, is
pleased to announce the opening of its Healing Art exhibition, which
takes place at Heritage Hall in the JPMorgan Chase Building in downtown Houston,
on view from June 16 - August 11, 2010, in celebration of Gay Pride
Month. This exhibition features artwork of Art League Houston Healing
Art program participants. The opening reception for the exhibition is
Wednesday, June 16, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Heritage Hall in the JPMorgan Chase
building located at 712 Main Street in downtown Houston. The entrance to
the building is at 707 Travis.
Changing Lives is the last in a series of four annual visual art exhibitions
that focus on cultural heritage month celebrations. Celebrating
Diversity through Art is a unique collaboration of JPMorgan Chase and Art
League Houston, which highlights established and emerging artists representative
of diverse communities.
Celebrating Diversity through Art is supported in full by
the JPMorgan Chase
Foundation.
ABOUT ART LEAGUE HOUSTON'S HEALING ART
PROGRAM
Now in its 20th year, Art
League Houston's Healing Art program provides free art instruction,
creative expression and a supportive community to adults living with serious
disease and disability, including HIV/AIDS, cancer related illnesses, multiple
sclerosis, fibromyalgia, and physical disabilities.
Since its inception, the
Healing Art program has enriched and enhanced the lives of adults
living with serious illness. This free program provides participants with
positive alternatives to feelings of loneliness, boredom and anxiety, so often
associated with those experiencing chronic health problems. Participants
in the Healing Art program experience camaraderie and a sense of pride
and accomplishment that comes from creative expression. They are given
opportunities to show and share their work with the community at large.
The program also provides its students with professional development as they
learn the skills required to successfully prepare, exhibit, and sell their work.
This encouragement and support contributes to them becoming more active and
self-sufficient. Most importantly, the ALH Healing Art
program reinforces the notion that the individual afflicted is much more
than his or her illness or disability.
ALH Healing Art classes are conducted in a fun and supportive
atmosphere. Each Friday, from September to May, Art League Houston studios are
filled to capacity with Healing Art
students. Tuition and art supplies are
provided at no cost to the students, and lunch is provided, thanks to the
generosity of Niko Niko's and the National Council of Jewish Women.
Healing Art students also have opportunities to exhibit and sell
their work through ALH's Summer Healing
Art Exhibition and Benefit, and its
Fall Gala Auction. In addition, Healing
Art students also exhibit at area
galleries and businesses throughout the
year.
SUPPORT FOR THE HEALING ART
PROGRAM
Art League Houston wishes to thank
JPMorgan Chase for the opportunity to exhibit art by the Healing
Art students.
In addition, Art League Houston
acknowledges the following private foundations, public funders, and corporations
for their support: Art Colony Association, Inc., Lindsey M. Duhon Fund,
ExxonMobil, Jerry's Artarama, Krewe of Olympus-Texas, Inc., Ray C. Fish
Foundation, Lone Star Chapter of the National M S Society, McCoy Workplace
Solutions, Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation, Venue, and The Wachovia Wells
Fargo Foundation.
In-kind support is
contributed by the National Council of Jewish Women and Niko Niko's. In
addition, the program is supported in part by a grant from the Texas Commission
on the Arts. Art League Houston also thanks the many individuals who
support the Healing Art program
through donations, volunteer work, and purchases of paintings by Healing Art students.
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ABOUT ART
LEAGUE HOUSTON
Art League Houston is one of
Houston's longest operating non-profit visual arts organizations and was the
first alternative art space in Texas. Founded in 1948 and incorporated as
a non-profit organization in 1953, Art League Houston (ALH) was created to
promote the public appreciation of and interest in the visual arts. During
the past 62 years, ALH has provided over 760 exhibitions to the Houston
community, showcased the work of nearly 22,200 artists, and instructed over
35,000 students through the Art League School and outreach programs.
OUR
MISSION
The mission of Art
League Houston is to cultivate awareness, appreciation, and accessibility of
contemporary visual art within the community for its cultural enrichment.
Art League Houston provides an opportunity for all members of the community to
experience the contemporary visual arts. We achieve our mission through
exhibitions, education, and outreach programs.
CONTACT
US
1953 Montrose Blvd
Houston, TX 77006
www.artleaguehouston.org
info@artleaguehouston.org
P 713-523-9530
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713-523-4053
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