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15th Annual Show & Sale - Nov 3-4, 2007
2007 - Artwork by Lupe Galvez

Giving Thanks!

Art From the Streets Reports Art Sales of $68,000 At Its 15th Annual Show and Sale of Art by People Who Are Homeless

Helping Homeless Artists for 15 Years – Half A Million Dollars and Counting

Art From the Streets (AFTS) wishes to thank the Austin community for helping make it’s 15th Annual Show and Sale of Art by People Who Are Homeless such a great success! The show raised $72,000 from art sales and admission donations. Art sales directly benefit the participating artists, while donation money defrays the cost of art supplies and materials for the AFTS program.

The Annual Show and Sale, the culmination of twice-weekly art classes attended by people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, drew 1,200 people to the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless (ARCH) on November 3 and 4 and for a special four-hour-only After-The-Show Sale on Sunday, November 18.

“We’re grateful to everyone who came out to look at and purchase this wonderful art, and to the dozens and dozens of volunteers who made everything run so smoothly.” said Bill Jeffers, one of the co-directors of AFTS, “The artists worked really hard all year and created some beautiful work. They’ve truly earned this success.”

In the 15 shows to date, the Annual Art From the Streets Show and Sale has become an Austin tradition, attracting a loyal audience of art lovers, collectors and philanthropists. In the process it has helped homeless individuals sell $550,000 of art they created themselves. The proceeds have helped them pay for necessities such as food, clothing, medical care, and housing.

 
     
 
 

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The Austin Resource Center For The Homeless
The Austin Resource Center for the Homeless - 500 East 7th St. - 512.305.4100

The ARCH is is a multi-purpose facility made up of three components: a 100-bed shelter for men, a day resource center, and a health clinic for all homeless persons. The ARCH opened in April 2004.

"Over a five-year period, about 2–3 percent of the U.S. population (5–8 million people) will experience at least one night of homelessness."

 

Quotes:

"I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way--things I had no words for. " Georgia O'Keefe

"It doesn't matter how the paint is put on, as long as something is said." Jackson Pollock

"If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint." Edward Hopper

 

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Check the latest news on: Art From the Streets-The Movie

"'Art From the Streets' is a feature length documentary about the program Art From the Streets. It tells the story by following five of the artists over the course of a year. Viewers will visit homeless camps, learn the daily challenges of street life, and witness the strengths of human character. You will also experience the annual "Show & Sale" where the artists' work is sold and where they interact with people that they rarely have a chance to encounter in such a positive way." Layton Blaylock - Director

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