Portraits of Hope "NASCAR Soaring Dreams Project"

Photo: VPS

 

Portraits of Hope designed four unique cars for the Roush Racing Team in vibrant colors and designs, which were raced by four of the world's top NASCAR drivers including: #60 Carl Edwards, #17 Matt Kenseth, #16 Greg Biffle, and #6 Mark Martin, as part of a Portraits of Hope creative therapy and civic leadership initiative for children and youth. The project encouraged youth from hospitals, schools, and after-school programs in the race cities to have big goals and provided them with opportunities and activities to explore personal goals and societal issues through civic education and art. Roush drivers Edwards, Kenseth, Martin, and Biffle directly participated in youth sessions in the race cities. During the course of the sessions, the kids painted large art panels in a variety of shapes and colors which were used to beautify local social service and civic facilities in Bristol, Dallas-Ft.Worth, Phoenix, and Dover. www.portraitsofhope.org

 

Soaring Dreams NASCAR Project – A Portraits of Hope Project

Portraits of Hope's NASCAR public art and civic initiative

Conceived and developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope

 

Four vibrant designs for Roush racing team cars

 

Cars raced by Roush drivers Mark Martin, Carl Edwards Matt Kenseth, and Greg Biffle at NASCAR races in Bristol, Ft. Worth, Phoenix and Dover

 

Public art and civic project involving children in hospitals, schools and after-school programs in the race cities

 

Creative therapy sessions for hospitalized children and persons with disabilities and illnesses; including cancer, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injurues, heart issues, and other serious conditions

 

Project-based learning: interdisciplinary

contemporary issues and civic education and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12

 

Special thank you to ACC Capital and Roush Racing

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