Bringing art into the Community
"Every Layer Tells a Story,
Every Hand Adds Hope."
In partnership with
St. Catherine's Center for Children
We have started a pilot program called Every Layer Tells a Story, Every Hand Adds Hope. Local artists, students, volunteers and friends have donated materials and their time to start collage boards. This collaborative project brings children and families together through accessible, hands-on artmaking that fosters self-expression, healing, and connection. By starting with layered images, words, colors and textures, participants get to tell their own stories without the intimidation of starting with a blank page. It gives them a chance to respond and rebuild, rather than inventing from nothing. These pre-started collages are part of Art Kits that children who are living through difficult situations in temporary housing here in Columbia County receive, along with additional art supplies and materials so they can deconstruct and reassemble the collages to tell their own unique stories. Our dream is to have exhibits of the before and after pictures of the collages around the area, to bring awareness to the project and the need to support at risk children through art in our community,