17th Annual Art From the Streets Show and Sale
Art From the Streets
For Immediate Release...
Art From the Streets Announces Dates for 17th Annual Show and Sale
Austin, Texas – June
3, 2009 – Art From The Streets (AFTS), a volunteer-driven
program providing a safe and encouraging environment for Austin’s homeless
to create art, today announced the dates for its 17th Annual Art from the Streets Show and Sale exhibition. This year's event will be held on Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless (ARCH), 500 East 7th Street at Neches. Orignal artwork starts at $35 with all sales proceeds, apart from a nominal mounting fee, going directly to the participating artists. A $3 suggested admission donation helps defray the cost of program supplies and materials. Parking is available on the street... [more]
2008 Art From the Streets Show & Sale a Huge Success:
Attendance: 1,949
Sales & Donations: $90,854
At the 2008 show, the artists sold the second highest total in our program's
16-year history, a remarkable accomplishment given the economic climate.
Nearly 2,000 people from the Austin area and beyond came to show their
support and purchase a beautiful work of art. And the artists had a chance
to share their work with many new people that had never been to the show
before. The artists and everyone involved with Art From the Streets would
like to thank all who attended. Check back soon for information on the
2009 show and sale. We look forward to seeing you next year.
Art From the Streets Raises More Than $ 90K For Participating Homeless Artists; Sets Attendance Record
16th Annual Show & Sale results in an incredible 30% sales increase, 70% attendee increase from previous year
Austin, Texas – November
24, 2008 – Art From The Streets (AFTS), a volunteer-driven
program providing a safe and encouraging environment for Austin’s homeless
to create art, today announced it raised more than $90,000, a thirty
percent increase from last year, through art and calendar sales and
admission donations at its 16th Annual Art from the Streets Show & Sale,
making this year’s event the second most successful in the program’s
history. Money raised by art sales directly assists participating artists,
while donation money defrays the cost of art supplies and materials
for the Art From the Streets program... [more]
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An Austin Volunteer-Run Program
A volunteer-run program in Austin, Texas providing a safe and encouraging environment where the positive spirit and creativity of homeless people is nurtured through artistic expression. Volunteers facilitate twice-weekly open studio art classes at the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless (ARCH) which culminate in an annual art show where the homeless participants exhibit and sell their art to the general public – breaking down barriers of prejudice and fear with feats of beauty and creativity, while at the same time bringing in some badly needed cash.
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