A COLLECTIVE VISION 2008 will feature 75 photographs donated by 15 local photographers and will be sold at very attractive prices of $100-$500.

WHAT: Artworks Second Annual A Collective Vision Photography Fundraiser

WHEN: Saturday, November 1st, 2008 7:00PM

WHERE: OKOK Gallery on Old Ballard Avenue in Ballard
Fundraiser supports arts projects created by at-risk youth.

ARTWORKS INFORMATION:
Seattle – ArtWorks is hosting its second annual A Collective Vision Photography Fundraiser on November 1st, 2008.  ArtWorks mission is to empower youth through professional opportunities in the arts.

Our program employs, trains, and mentors groups of at-risk and adjudicated youth ages 14-18 through the creation of public art murals. We also work with volunteer youth and adults in the creation of public art.

We have completed over 350 murals since our founding in 1995.  We are especially proud of our murals in the SODO area of Seattle.  These murals are painted on the backs of commercial buildings and warehouses that line both sides of a two mile bus corridor in Seattle’s industrial district.

The youth we serve at ArtWorks are primarily mid-level offenders from the Juvenile Justice system.  Our youth are foster children, in drug rehabilitation and anger management classes, and members of single parent homes.  They are escaping gangs, prostitution and violence. 

They need caring adults in their lives, positive engagement during non school hours, employment skills and a sense of connection to the community in which they live. Through their involvement in ArtWorks programs they are given an opportunity to complete their first job experience, to earn their own wages, to begin to pay off any court ordered restitution owed to their victims, and to become a contributing member of, and artist in, their communities.

We believe that the public art we create serves the entire community by beautifying the urban landscape, improving construction zones in and around the city, and brightening the lives of countless commuters moving through the SODO Urban Arts Corridor.

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