You are
cordially invited to attend a Hearts for Healing exhibition, reception and
auction on Sunday, February 9, 1-4pm at the L Street Fine Art Gallery located
at 675 "L" St San Diego, CA 92101, (across from entrance to the OMNI
Hotel) featuring more than 80 heartfelt artworks created by students from
R, Roger Rowe Middle School at Rancho Santa Fe, under the direction of Gerrit
Greve.
In 2003 Greve
was the driving force in establishing the Arts for Healing Program on the
Encinitas campus of Scripps Hospital, and later expanded the program to include
additional hospitals and medical clinics with his “Hearts for Healing”
programs.
As founder
and director of the Hearts for Healing Foundation, a nonprofit community
outreach now in its sixth year, Greve shares with youth the healing power of
art.
With the help
of personally trained assistants, Greve works with youth in local schools and
community centers not only to impart artistic skills, but also to explore students’
self-expression and ability to communicate feelings through art. Greve
describes Hearts for Healing students, “They are excited about how their work
will help others; how they are going to be giving up their artwork and this is
a unique concept for kids. They are doing something in order to give it away.
Not only that, but they are creating something in order to make someone else
feel good."
As a result,
participating students gain a sense of empowerment by making a difference in
people’s lives and in the enhancement of the community and healing
environments.
Works of Cardiff artist Gerrit Greve who
has been well regarded throughout the San Diego area for more than four
decades, selections from Greve’s Water Series will be on display at L Street
Fine Art through February 2014.
To attend,
please RSVP gerritgreve@cox.net or amberz@fhcsd.org.
Kay Colvin is Director of L Street Fine Art Gallery in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter, and
specializes in promoting emerging and mid-career artists. Contact her at kaycolvin@lstreetfineart.com.
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