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| Adree's Art Heart and portrait at the QVCAH |
Wow! January was a busy month. With the last of the preparations completed, we got an exhibition of the Art Hearts up and running! It was a squeeze to get everything done in time but it was totally worth it.
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| Laurie's Art Heart and portrait |
Our opening night of the Art Hearts show for Olivia's Heart Fund was a blast! Brian and I arrived a little early to set up the last part of the exhibit - a laptop with a multimedia presentation detailing the Art Hearts project. My paintings and Jessie Coristine's photos were hung earlier that day. Each painting is paired with a portrait of the heart recipient, with his or her name and a brief synopsis of the heart story.
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| Katelyn and Julia's Heart and portrait, by the multimedia presentation |
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| Olivia's pieces on the piano, with Cloe's in the background |
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Quinebaug Valley Council for the Arts and Humanities is a lovely restored colonial building, so a number of the hearts are displayed over a fireplace. Others are paired up over available wall space. Olivia's are centered in the main room on a piano, right where the action was at during the reception.
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| HUGS!! Thank you, Adree! |
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| Adree and I pose for pics in front of her painting |
I was very lucky to get hugs from some of our participating heart families during the opening.
Brianna and her grandparents came to see her painting, as well as
Anna and her parents. I also got to meet the talented
Adree in person, and she brought me a beautiful handmade scarf, courtesy of Adree Creations™! As you can see from the photos (thanks to hubby as I broke the cardinal rule and forgot my camera), we are all wearing red for
National Wear Red Day for the American Heart Association. My scarf matched perfectly (and was full of awesome!) so I sported that the rest of the night.
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| Julie and Pete Ostiguy, founders of Olivia's Heart Fund |
Julie and Pete from Olivia's Heart Fund made it up to the exhibit, and brought some prints and cards to sell for the charity. Thank you to all those who supported us by coming out to visit and brought home a little Art Heart of their own. It was a great night, and an auspicious beginning to showing the project as it develops. We are hoping to bring the artwork back to the QVCAH when the series is complete.
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| Info about the OHF mission, with prints and cards of the Art Hearts |
The Art Hearts project will be shown at the QVCAH throughout the month of February. The building is open 12-4 on Saturdays and Sundays, as well as by appointment. It was a wonderful night, and a successful collaboration.
Pictures of the event and Brianna, Anna and Adree with their paintings even made the local paper! Many thanks go to Monika and Dimitriy and the board members of the QVCAH who totally made this happen. :-)
