Fri December 6, 2013
Drawing Us Together
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at Santa Cruz County Government Building
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Friends Outside a program of the Volunteer Center that provides volunteer-based mentoring, community re-entry support, and immediate-needs services for the incarcerated, their families, and the recently released will host their second art exhibition this December at the Santa Cruz County Government Building.
Friends Outside staff and volunteers have joined forces with the Arts Council to offer an opening reception of the exhibit "Drawing Us Together" as part of the First Friday Art Walk on Dec. 6th from 5-8PM. All are invited to attend this free event.
“It is our hope to put a human face to incarceration through the sharing of art. In our own communications with clients, we’ve found art to be an excellent medium for breaking down barriers of understanding,†states Friends Outside Program Coordinator Deanna Adams.
Over the years many clients and family members have shared their artwork with Friends Outside volunteers. The initial idea for an art exhibit came from volunteers who were particularly compelled by the artwork they were seeing from clients.
“For some clients art serves as means to escape from the harsh realities they are facing and for others it is an opportunity to communicate and connect with family members where words can’t suffice. Many of the art pieces in our exhibit were given as gifts to their loved ones, accompanied by letters of affection written to the family members, especially touching are the letters written to children,†states Adams.
Exhibit attendees will have the opportunity to view art displays created by current or former inmates, meet the artists, talk with experts working within the social justice system, and learn about social change organizations dedicated to breaking the cycle of incarceration.
“We hope this event will spark dialogue about how the community can the support social justice efforts already in place and generate new solutions as wellâ€, states Adams.
The exhibit will remain on display throughout the month of December.
For more information about the event contact Friends Outside at 831-427-5078 or visit https://www.scvolunteercenter.org
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Friends Outside staff and volunteers have joined forces with the Arts Council to offer an opening reception of the exhibit "Drawing Us Together" as part of the First Friday Art Walk on Dec. 6th from 5-8PM. All are invited to attend this free event.
“It is our hope to put a human face to incarceration through the sharing of art. In our own communications with clients, we’ve found art to be an excellent medium for breaking down barriers of understanding,†states Friends Outside Program Coordinator Deanna Adams.
Over the years many clients and family members have shared their artwork with Friends Outside volunteers. The initial idea for an art exhibit came from volunteers who were particularly compelled by the artwork they were seeing from clients.
“For some clients art serves as means to escape from the harsh realities they are facing and for others it is an opportunity to communicate and connect with family members where words can’t suffice. Many of the art pieces in our exhibit were given as gifts to their loved ones, accompanied by letters of affection written to the family members, especially touching are the letters written to children,†states Adams.
Exhibit attendees will have the opportunity to view art displays created by current or former inmates, meet the artists, talk with experts working within the social justice system, and learn about social change organizations dedicated to breaking the cycle of incarceration.
“We hope this event will spark dialogue about how the community can the support social justice efforts already in place and generate new solutions as wellâ€, states Adams.
The exhibit will remain on display throughout the month of December.
For more information about the event contact Friends Outside at 831-427-5078 or visit https://www.scvolunteercenter.org
Friends Outside a program of the Volunteer Center that provides volunteer-based mentoring, community re-entry support, and immediate-needs services for the incarcerated, their families, and the recently released will host their second art exhibition this December at the Santa Cruz County Government Building.
Friends Outside staff and volunteers have joined forces with the Arts Council to offer an opening reception of the exhibit "Drawing Us Together" as part of the First Friday Art Walk on Dec. 6th from 5-8PM. All are invited to attend this free event.
“It is our hope to put a human face to incarceration through the sharing of art. In our own communications with clients, we’ve found art to be an excellent medium for breaking down barriers of understanding,†states Friends Outside Program Coordinator Deanna Adams.
Over the years many clients and family members have shared their artwork with Friends Outside volunteers. The initial idea for an art exhibit came from volunteers who were particularly compelled by the artwork they were seeing from clients.
“For some clients art serves as means to escape from the harsh realities they are facing and for others it is an opportunity to communicate and connect with family members where words can’t suffice. Many of the art pieces in our exhibit were given as gifts to their loved ones, accompanied by letters of affection written to the family members, especially touching are the letters written to children,†states Adams.
Exhibit attendees will have the opportunity to view art displays created by current or former inmates, meet the artists, talk with experts working within the social justice system, and learn about social change organizations dedicated to breaking the cycle of incarceration.
“We hope this event will spark dialogue about how the community can the support social justice efforts already in place and generate new solutions as wellâ€, states Adams.
The exhibit will remain on display throughout the month of December.
For more information about the event contact Friends Outside at 831-427-5078 or visit https://www.scvolunteercenter.org
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Friends Outside staff and volunteers have joined forces with the Arts Council to offer an opening reception of the exhibit "Drawing Us Together" as part of the First Friday Art Walk on Dec. 6th from 5-8PM. All are invited to attend this free event.
“It is our hope to put a human face to incarceration through the sharing of art. In our own communications with clients, we’ve found art to be an excellent medium for breaking down barriers of understanding,†states Friends Outside Program Coordinator Deanna Adams.
Over the years many clients and family members have shared their artwork with Friends Outside volunteers. The initial idea for an art exhibit came from volunteers who were particularly compelled by the artwork they were seeing from clients.
“For some clients art serves as means to escape from the harsh realities they are facing and for others it is an opportunity to communicate and connect with family members where words can’t suffice. Many of the art pieces in our exhibit were given as gifts to their loved ones, accompanied by letters of affection written to the family members, especially touching are the letters written to children,†states Adams.
Exhibit attendees will have the opportunity to view art displays created by current or former inmates, meet the artists, talk with experts working within the social justice system, and learn about social change organizations dedicated to breaking the cycle of incarceration.
“We hope this event will spark dialogue about how the community can the support social justice efforts already in place and generate new solutions as wellâ€, states Adams.
The exhibit will remain on display throughout the month of December.
For more information about the event contact Friends Outside at 831-427-5078 or visit https://www.scvolunteercenter.org
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Santa Cruz County Government Building
701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
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