Hear Our Voices Safehouse Communtiy Art Project needs your help!

CALL FOR ENTRIES- 2^ND ANNUAL HEAR OUR VOICES COMMUNITY ART PROJECT AND EXHIBIT

Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence (SPAN) is proud to follow our successful first year art project with the 2^nd Annual Hear Our Voices Art Community Art Project in October 2017.  October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month so the project will end on October 25^th with a silent auction and reception sponsored by Elevations Credit Union. 

We are asking artists from around Boulder County to contribute an art piece for the project.  The idea and feeling of the art project is up to the individual artist but it should be “inspired” by a survivor story or a personal situation of violence they are aware of and can react to.  A survivor story we can provide if necessary. 

The thinking behind the art piece is simple, whether directly affected or not we are all exposed to violence and have to overcome our feelings to violence every day. Whether in the news, locally, personally or professionally.  We want artist to take those feeling and create a piece that will inspire and tell stories to others. Our motto at SPAN is healing, hope and opportunity. What is yours?

SPAN is a domestic violence non-profit serving Boulder and Broomfield County for almost 40 years.  In 2016 alone we took in 8,902 crisis line calls, we helped hundreds of men, women, elders and children with legal issues, protection orders, custody rights, counseling and immigration issues.  Our shelter provided a warm safe place to stay for over 316 adults and 67 children last year, while turning away nearly 1,500 due to lack of space.  You can help us change that by using art to inspire giving, support and advocacy.

This project is dedicated to giving artist representation to the experience of surviving and transcending intimate partner violence. You do not need to be a survivor of violence in order to participate; people of all backgrounds, experiences and relationships are welcome to submit a request for submission. 

• Please submit via email: mary@safehousealliance.org
• All artists will be given $150 to help with costs associated with the art piece.
• Submission must be in By September 8^th
• Art pieces are due by October 13^th
• All art pieces will be part of a silent auction event on October 25^th    
• All funds raised at the auction will go directly to client services at SPAN
• Art can come in any form, canvas, jewelry, sculpture, glass, photography etc.
• Art pieces might be displayed in other areas in Boulder County for marketing purposes
• Survivors working with SPAN  will also be making art pieces through counseling  team and Naropa Institute these will be on display but not sold at Art Exhibit on October 25^th