Look for my work to be featured for the month of May, in an online auction for "Canadian Artist for the Poor". This organization helps to break the cycle of poverty by raising funds to aid the poorest and most destitute areas of the world.
Please visit ihttp://www.artistsforthepoor.ca/auction.html for more information.
As a visual artist I am often asked to donate works for charity auctions and fundraisers. I used to feel put out by these requests, wondering what the benefit is for me, but in the last year or so I have changed my mind about this. In early 2009, I began working with the City of Calgary in the department of Arts & Culture, programming art classes for risk youth and homeless Calgarians. This experience has been very inspiring and has helped me reassess how I want to give back. Participating in this online auction is one small way I can get involved.
Looking towards the future I am interested in running annual art projects that engage children and youth in Central and South America.
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