© Portrait, Peter Max 2002
Founded in 2002, ArtWorks is dedicated to the establishment and support of creative and performing art exhibitions, titled Express Yourself, that feature the works of children and young adults suffering from life-threatening and chronic illnesses. ArtWorks recognizes the need these children and their siblings have to express their innermost thoughts and feelings, create an escape from the reality of their current situation and allow others to enter their hearts and minds. ArtWorks plans to raise significant funds that will help support creative art therapy programs in healthcare facilities that are financially unable to support them.
ArtWorks has planted roots in the therapeutic community by forging strong relationships with the child life staff and creative art therapists at dozens of hospitals and healthcare agencies in the New York Metropolitan Area. ArtWorks has successfully launched its Express Yourself exhibitions giving sick children, and their siblings, the opportunity to express themselves through paintings, drawings, music, song, dance and poetry. These exhibits have created a supportive environment where children are honored for their courage and celebrated for sharing their life experiences. Express Yourself has ultimately provided our participants with the unique experience of sharing their journey with friends, family and guests through a creative and therapeutic medium. It has given them something to work towards and look forward to during their many months of preparation.
ArtWorks sponsors a Traveling Art Show, displaying a sampling of artwork in gallery spaces within each participating healthcare facility and in local galleries. This increased exposure is geared toward educating the greater community by demonstrating the value of the arts as essential to the healing process. Framed Image is a proud sponsor of ArtWorks ~ The Naomi Cohain Foundation. Every June and December, we donate a portion of all sales to help fund ArtWorks and their goals. We are also the lead framer for both Express Yourself shows, in charge of framing between 40-60 works of art per show and also finding new frame shops to help in the framing, allowing ArtWorks to accept even more pieces from each child. For more information about ArtWorks ~ The Naomi Cohain Foundation, to become an Express Yourself sponsor, or to make a donation, please go to their website www.artworksfoundation.org. or call 201-608-0146.
ArtWorks has planted roots in the therapeutic community by forging strong relationships with the child life staff and creative art therapists at dozens of hospitals and healthcare agencies in the New York Metropolitan Area. ArtWorks has successfully launched its Express Yourself exhibitions giving sick children, and their siblings, the opportunity to express themselves through paintings, drawings, music, song, dance and poetry. These exhibits have created a supportive environment where children are honored for their courage and celebrated for sharing their life experiences. Express Yourself has ultimately provided our participants with the unique experience of sharing their journey with friends, family and guests through a creative and therapeutic medium. It has given them something to work towards and look forward to during their many months of preparation.
ArtWorks sponsors a Traveling Art Show, displaying a sampling of artwork in gallery spaces within each participating healthcare facility and in local galleries. This increased exposure is geared toward educating the greater community by demonstrating the value of the arts as essential to the healing process. Framed Image is a proud sponsor of ArtWorks ~ The Naomi Cohain Foundation. Every June and December, we donate a portion of all sales to help fund ArtWorks and their goals. We are also the lead framer for both Express Yourself shows, in charge of framing between 40-60 works of art per show and also finding new frame shops to help in the framing, allowing ArtWorks to accept even more pieces from each child. For more information about ArtWorks ~ The Naomi Cohain Foundation, to become an Express Yourself sponsor, or to make a donation, please go to their website www.artworksfoundation.org. or call 201-608-0146.