2005 Art Auction
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The Project
Supporting Young Artists
A silent art auction held to benefit First Artists, a national nonprofit organization that inspires creative expression by providing art supplies to children from low-income families.
Exhibition hosted by Tower Gallery in Northern Liberties, Philadelphia
At a time when schools across the country are forced to decide between art classes, updated textbooks, and basic supplies, children are often denied access to art education of any kind. A life with art education holds greater hope for creativity and expression in other areas. That is why providing art supplies to children is such an essential task. Without art supplies it is that much harder for our children to enjoy lives of expression, imagination, and in some cases, hope.
The arts provide children with opportunities to develop creativity, to learn the tools of communication, and to create multiple solutions to problems. The arts provide individuals a language that is universal, one that cuts across the disciplines and helps to bring more coherent meaning to our world. ~ Arts Education Advocacy, Americans for the Arts, Champions of Change: The Impact of the Arts on Learning, 1999