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Art Show: Come As You Are
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HUGE thanks to everyone who has come to the SUMMERTIME gallery so far! The opening night was amazing and would not have been possible without the collaboration with our incredible partners at Sanctuary Art Center, DESC, K & F Catering, Efflux Creations, and CMD+P. It was beautiful to see the community come together to support local artists and social equity, and we deeply appreciate our partners and everyone who came to support the artists!
Artwork will be on display through June 29th at the CMD+P gallery space at 201 Yesler Way. More info about CMD+P:
http://www.effluxcreations.com/contact/
Digital scans of the artwork are also available as high quality 8”x10” prints. Artwork and instructions for ordering prints can be seen here:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/…
The Harm Reduction Research and Treatment Center at the University of Washington-Harborview Medical Center, in partnership with the DESC, Sanctuary Art Center and Efflux Creations, is proud to present the LEAP Artist Collective’s SUMMERTIME art show. SUMMERTIME will be on exhibit between June 7-June 29 at the CMD+P gallery & retail space (http://cmdprint.com) in Pioneer Square, with the First Thursday in June Art Walk kicking off opening night!
Please join us for an opening night reception on Thursday, June 7th from 6-8pm. Entry to the space is FREE, and hors d’oeuvres with light refreshments will be provided. We will also have live music by musicians from the LEAP Artist Collective! Both original pieces and 8”x10” prints will be available for purchase, as well as t-shirts that have been designed by the artists and screen printed by Efflux Creations. All proceeds from art sales will go directly back to the artist, with a small percentage going towards supporting future programming!
This is a great way to support local artists, programs, and organizations that aim to promote social equity for individuals with lived experience of homelessness.
We hope you will join us on June 7th for a night of amazing art, live music, light refreshments, and great company!
Thank you very much to Crosscut for putting together this wonderful article about the 1811 Artist Collective!
http://crosscut.com/…/once-homeless-now-theyre-creating-art/
There’s still two weeks left to go check out the Telling our Stories exhibit at the UW School of Social Work. Original artwork will be on display until December 15th, but prints will always be available through us for $22. You can see all of the available prints on our Facebook page and order by contacting us at harrtlab@uw.edu or 855-320-1004.
SEATTLE, WA — The Telling Our Stories exhibit is open to the public October 11 – December 15, 2017,
in the University of Washington School of Social Work Gallery (1st floor), 4101 15th Ave. NE (M-F,
8 AM – 6 PM). A public reception is scheduled for October 11, 6 – 8 PM.
Imagined and created by the LEAP Artist Collective, a growing group of 1811 Eastlake residents,
“Telling our Stories: Art and Homelessness” highlights the vision of resident artists living at the
Downtown Emergency Service Center’s 1811 Eastlake building. The art pieces speak to themes of hope,
healing, reconnection and finding home. The artists seek to show that their life stories are
defined by more than just the experience of homelessness, and to share how art continues to
facilitate healing, even after finding permanent housing.
The School of Social Work gallery will be hung with artwork created by 1811 residents over the
Collective’s nearly three years of vibrant life. The opening reception will include music by
community members and a brief presentation from some of the artists.
The LEAP Artist collective was born out of a collaboration between researchers at the University of
Washington’s Harm Reduction Research and Treatment Center, and residents, staff and management of
the Downtown Emergency Service Center. All parties came together in 2014 to identify ways to reduce
alcohol-related harm, improve quality of life, and create healing in their community. The LEAP
Artist collective has been an ongoing source of pride in the growing connection between residents.
As one 1811 resident and artist put it, “Every time I look at [my art work], I think, ‘Hey, I did
this. I accomplished this.’ And it represents all of us.”
(LEAP stands for the Life Enhancing Alcohol-management Program.)
Sponsoring Organizations:
The Harm Reduction Research and Treatment (HaRRT) Center is located at
the University of Washington–Harborview Medical Center. HaRRT Center researchers, clinicians and
trainees work collaboratively with substance users, community members and organizations to develop,
conduct, evaluate and disseminate evidence-based interventions that help reduce substance-related
harm and improve quality of life for affected
individuals and their communities.
The Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC) is a nonprofit organization of 400 professional staff,
board members, and community volunteers who strive to fulfill DESC’s mission to end chronic
homelessness in the Pacific Northwest. Since opening its first shelter in 1979, DESC has grown to
become the largest Puget Sound provider of award-winning, harm-reduction oriented housing, clinical
and supportive services to chronically homeless adults with co-occurring psychiatric, medical and
substance-use disorders.
The University of Washington School of Social Work is a recognized leader in solving the most
demanding social issues of our day through rigorous research, academic innovation and public
service. Among the nation’s top-ranked schools of social work, we recruit the best and the
brightest, nurture groundbreaking ideas, and partner strategically to challenge limits, redress
inequities and strengthen communities. Our fundamental purpose is to educate tomorrow’s social work
leaders, discover solutions that work in the real world, and build human capacity for lasting
social change.
To request disability accommodation, contact the Disability Services Office at least 10 days in
advance at
206.543.6450/V, 206.543.6452/TTY, 206.685.7264 (FAX), or email dso@uw.edu