Events: Arizona - Phoenix - Scottsdale

Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona (Free Arts) is pleased to announce The Soul of My Roots/El Alma de Mis Raices will be on exhibit at the Wolfsinkel Education Center at Phoenix Art Museum, located at 1625 N. Central Ave. in Phoenix from Aug. 30-Nov. 14.  The exhibit was created as part of Free Arts Professional Artist Series, in collaboration with Phoenix Art Museum and Phoenix-based teaching artist, Emily Costello.  The exhibit will be on display and open to the public for free during the Museum’s business hours (http://bit.ly/PhxArtHours). 

During the series, teenage boys from a local shelter for unaccompanied minors visited Phoenix Art Museum to draw inspiration from the exhibition, Border Crossing: Mexico and the American Southwest.  They shared observations and interpretations, practice sketching, and learned painting techniques.  The results are rich narratives that demonstrate how each young artist connects with their roots. 

The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation have granted more than $3 million to Free Arts over the past six years. The two programs specifically supported by their recent grant are the Free Arts Camp and Professional Artist Series. The organization hopes this gift will inspire others to support Free Arts as they work to raise an additional $700,000 to complete the capital campaign. To learn more about the work of Free Arts or how you can get involved, visit freeartsaz.org.