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Portraits of Hope, “Garden in Transit – Airborne,” DC-3 and Centennial of Flight Celebration, Kitty Hawk
Photo: Paul Bowen
Portraits of Hope “first flight” project with NASA in honor of the Wright Brothers. At the invitation of NASA, Portraits of Hope developed the concept for a public art and civic project in which seriously ill children in hospitals throughout the U.S. participated in Portraits of Hope creative therapy sessions that led to the creation of a vibrant, hand-painted DC-3 aircraft which was one of 100 historical planes featured at the Centennial of Flight celebration at Kitty Hawk. After learning about the project concept, the North Carolina Department of Transportation specifically selected the 1937 plane to highlight the artwork. “Garden in Transit – Airborne” made several flybys at the national ceremony, attended by the President, dignitaries and legends involved in the history of flight. www.portraitsofhope.org
Garden in Transit-Airborne – A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's Centennial of Flight Public Art and Civic Project – DC-3 Aircraft
Conceived and developed by Ed Massey, co-founder of Portraits of Hope
National Portraits of Hope project involving children in hospitals throughout the U.S.
Creative therapy sessions for
hospitalized children and persons with
disabilities; including cancer, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, and other serious conditions
12-month program and collaborative
phase
Exhibition at Centennial of Flight Celebrations, Kitty Hawk
Special thank you to NASA
Allison Van Laningham, Patti Ramseur, Susan Kohlmann Smith Moore, Leatherwood, Timco Aviation, Delta Technical Coatings, Wooster Paint Company, Purdy-Bessemer Holdings, Shaoul Levy Par Realty, Rafael Padilla, Helen Bing
Photo: POH
Portraits of Hope's massive public art and civic project – involving more than 20,000 kids, adults and volunteers – that visually transformed Manhattan. By recruiting and utilizing more than 5,400 fully operational NYC taxis to participate in the unprecedented 4-month exhibition, the cabs and city streets of New York were transformed into a giant mobile canvas. The unprecedented event integrated two key characteristics that define the City: the saturation of the iconic taxis; and the vertical physicality of Manhattan. www.portraitsofhope.org
Garden in Transit -- A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's NYC Public Art and Civic Project -- NYC Taxis
Conceived and Developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope
5,400+ New York City Taxis
23,000 Children and Adults
200+ Participating Schools, Hospitals, and NYC institutions
700,000 Sq. ft. of paintings
Youth and Program Sessions in NY, CA, NJ, OH, GA, PA
Project-based learning: interdisciplinary contemporary issues and civic education and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12
Creative therapy sessions for hospitalized children and persons with disabilities; including cancer, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, and other serious conditions
10-month program and collaborative phase
4-month New York City public art exhibition
Youth sessions and exhibition in Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island
Portraits of Hope rings NASDAQ opening bell
Special thank you to Helen Bing and Peter Bing, Vornado Realty, Hotel Pennsylvania, MACtac, Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Cordelia Corporation, Veriflora, Wooster Paint Company, Jenner & Block, Purdy-Bessemer Holdings, FedEx, Hudson River Park Trust, Susan Kohlmann, Debbie and Hal Jacobs, Nazdar, Abbot & Abbot Box Corp. AAA Flag & Banner, Bruce and Nancy Newberg Family Fund, Pillsbury Sutro Shaw Pittman, Davidow Charitable Fund, Joleen and Mitch Julis, Armstrong Nickoll Family Foundation, Polo Ralph Lauren Foundation, Ore Hill Partners LLC, Time Warner, Building Maintenance Services LLC, PTG Event Services, FedEx, NASDAQ
Portraits of Hope, “Garden in Transit – Airborne,” DC-3 and Centennial of Flight Celebration, Kitty Hawk
Photo: Paul Bowen
Portraits of Hope “first flight” project with NASA in honor of the Wright Brothers. At the invitation of NASA, Portraits of Hope developed the concept for a public art and civic project in which seriously ill children in hospitals throughout the U.S. participated in Portraits of Hope creative therapy sessions that led to the creation of a vibrant, hand-painted DC-3 aircraft which was one of 100 historical planes featured at the Centennial of Flight celebration at Kitty Hawk. After learning about the project concept, the North Carolina Department of Transportation specifically selected the 1937 plane to highlight the artwork. “Garden in Transit – Airborne” made several flybys at the national ceremony, attended by the President, dignitaries and legends involved in the history of flight. www.portraitsofhope.org
Garden in Transit-Airborne – A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's Centennial of Flight Public Art and Civic Project – DC-3 Aircraft
Conceived and developed by Ed Massey, co-founder of Portraits of Hope
National Portraits of Hope project involving children in hospitals throughout the U.S.
Creative therapy sessions for
hospitalized children and persons with
disabilities; including cancer, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, and other serious conditions
12-month program and collaborative
phase
Exhibition at Centennial of Flight Celebrations, Kitty Hawk
Special thank you to NASA
Allison Van Laningham, Patti Ramseur, Susan Kohlmann Smith Moore, Leatherwood, Timco Aviation, Delta Technical Coatings, Wooster Paint Company, Purdy-Bessemer Holdings, Shaoul Levy Par Realty, Rafael Padilla, Helen Bing
Photo: Jez Coulson
Portraits of Hope's massive public art and civic project – involving more than 20,000 kids, adults and volunteers – that visually transformed Manhattan. By recruiting and utilizing more than 5,400 fully operational NYC taxis to participate in the unprecedented 4-month exhibition, the cabs and city streets of New York were transformed into a giant mobile canvas. The unprecedented event integrated two key characteristics that define the City: the saturation of the iconic taxis; and the vertical physicality of Manhattan. www.portraitsofhope.org
Garden in Transit -- A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's NYC Public Art and Civic Project -- NYC Taxis
Conceived and Developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope
5,400+ New York City Taxis
23,000 Children and Adults
200+ Participating Schools, Hospitals, and NYC institutions
700,000 Sq. ft. of paintings
Youth and Program Sessions in NY, CA, NJ, OH, GA, PA
Project-based learning: interdisciplinary contemporary issues and civic education and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12
Creative therapy sessions for hospitalized children and persons with disabilities; including cancer, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, and other serious conditions
10-month program and collaborative phase
4-month New York City public art exhibition
Youth sessions and exhibition in Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island
Portraits of Hope rings NASDAQ opening bell
Special thank you to Helen Bing and Peter Bing, Vornado Realty, Hotel Pennsylvania, MACtac, Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Cordelia Corporation, Veriflora, Wooster Paint Company, Jenner & Block, Purdy-Bessemer Holdings, FedEx, Hudson River Park Trust, Susan Kohlmann, Debbie and Hal Jacobs, Nazdar, Abbot & Abbot Box Corp. AAA Flag & Banner, Bruce and Nancy Newberg Family Fund, Pillsbury Sutro Shaw Pittman, Davidow Charitable Fund, Joleen and Mitch Julis, Armstrong Nickoll Family Foundation, Polo Ralph Lauren Foundation, Ore Hill Partners LLC, Time Warner, Building Maintenance Services LLC, PTG Event Services, FedEx, NASDAQ
Portraits of Hope, “Garden in Transit – Airborne,” DC-3 and Centennial of Flight Celebration, Kitty Hawk
Photo: High Wings Images
Portraits of Hope “first flight” project with NASA in honor of the Wright Brothers. At the invitation of NASA, Portraits of Hope developed the concept for a public art and civic project in which seriously ill children in hospitals throughout the U.S. participated in Portraits of Hope creative therapy sessions that led to the creation of a vibrant, hand-painted DC-3 aircraft which was one of 100 historical planes featured at the Centennial of Flight celebration at Kitty Hawk. After learning about the project concept, the North Carolina Department of Transportation specifically selected the 1937 plane to highlight the artwork. “Garden in Transit – Airborne” made several flybys at the national ceremony, attended by the President, dignitaries and legends involved in the history of flight. www.portraitsofhope.org
Garden in Transit-Airborne – A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's Centennial of Flight Public Art and Civic Project – DC-3 Aircraft
Conceived and developed by Ed Massey, co-founder of Portraits of Hope
National Portraits of Hope project involving children in hospitals throughout the U.S.
Creative therapy sessions for
hospitalized children and persons with
disabilities; including cancer, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, and other serious conditions
12-month program and collaborative
phase
Exhibition at Centennial of Flight Celebrations, Kitty Hawk
Special thank you to NASA
Allison Van Laningham, Patti Ramseur, Susan Kohlmann Smith Moore, Leatherwood, Timco Aviation, Delta Technical Coatings, Wooster Paint Company, Purdy-Bessemer Holdings, Shaoul Levy Par Realty, Rafael Padilla, Helen Bing
Photo: Shortamatic
Portraits of Hope's unprecedented Los Angeles coastline public art and civic project involving more than 10,500 kids, adults and volunteers, which visually transformed all 156 Los Angeles County beach lifeguard towers on 31 miles of beach – including Malibu, Will Rogers, Santa Monica, Venice, Marina Del Rey, Playa Del Rey, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Palos Verdes, and San Pedro. www.portraitsofhope.org
Summer of Color -- A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's LA County Public Art and Civic Project – LA County Lifeguard Towers
Conceived and Developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope
156 Los Angeles County Lifeguard Towers
31 Miles of Beach and Coastline
10,500 Children and Adults
118 Participating Schools, Hospitals, Social Service and Civic Institutions
350,000 Sq. Ft of Paintings
Youth and Program Sessions in Greater LA
Project-based learning: interdisciplinary contemporary issues and civic
education and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12
Creative therapy sessions for
hospitalized children and persons with
disabilities; including cancer, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, visual impairments, and other serious conditions
6-month program and collaborative
phase
5-month Los Angeles County beach public art
exhibition
Close Cooperation with LA County Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky and Don Knabe and the LA County Department of Beaches and Harbors and LA County Lifeguards
Special thank you to Image Options, Laird Plastics and Recycling, Ford Motor Company
Benjamin Moore Paints, Skinny Cow, Verseidag Seemee US, EFI Vutek, Morley Builders, Vista Paint, The Weingart Foundation, CornerstoneOnDemand, Drumstick, Chris Bonas, Casa Del Mar, Tim Bennett, Andy Boyle, Nazdar Coatings, Adina Beverages, Robert Gore Rifkind
Foundation, Helen and Peter Bing, Loren Philip Photography, Starbucks Volunteer Services,
Subversive Nature Designs, MACtac, The Barnes Family, Hasbro Studios, Wooster Brush, The Bachelor, UCLA, Mark Benjamin, Susan Kohlmann, Tomarco Fastening & Anchoring Solutions, AAA Flag & Banner, Jenner & Block, A.V.I. Construction, The Newberg Family, Debra Ricketts, The Penske Family, The Davidow Charitable Fund. Annie Barnes, UCLA Freshmen and Transfer Students, USC-UNICEF, LMU Students
Photo: Jeff Winslow
Initiated in 1995 and completed in Spring 2000, Project 9865-Tower of Hope is the achievement
of thousands of children battling cancer, spinal injuries, burn trauma, AIDS, heart ailments
and other conditions in hospitals, pediatric care centers, and illness-related camps throughout
CA, who were assisted by many communities which joined together to help them realize
the public art creation. Painting a new canvas for the 165 ft. high tower - panel by panel -
provided youngsters coping with pain, isolation and fear with a joyous and therapeutic outlet
in the course of undergoing their treatments. Students in more than 100 schools and youth
programs participated in civic leadership sessions during which they helped prepare the
panels for the hospital sessions and created thousands of Portraits of Hope get well cards for
the kids with messages in English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Farsi, Hebrew and Braille.
Project 9865–Tower of Hope – A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's CA public art and civic initiative
Conceived and developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope
Creation of new outer wall for and visual transformation of 17-year-old, 165 ft. high, monochromatic oil tower
Statewide public art and civic project involving children in hospitals and schools throughout every region of CA
More than 25,000 youngsters and adults
Creative therapy sessions for hospitalized children and persons with disabilities and illnesses; including cancer, AIDS, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, heart issues, and other serious conditions
Project-based learning: interdisciplinary
contemporary issues and civic education and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12
The finished artwork was made of more than 200 separate and perfectly aligned panels which were installed by Hathaway Dinwiddie
A gateway to Beverly Hills/Los Angeles,
57,000 cars drive by the tower daily
Civic groups and institutions in communities throughout CA helped make the project a reality
Appreciation to Senator Dianne Feinstein, Senator Barbara Boxer, Governor Pete Wilson,
Governor Gray Davis, CA Assembly Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa, State Superintendent of
Public Instruction Delaine Eastin, State Senator Tom Hayden, Los Angeles Mayor Richard
Riordan, U.S, Attorney Alejandro Mayorkas, LA County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, LA City
Councilmembers Mike Feuer, Laura Chick and Joel Wachs, MOCA Director Richard Koshalek,
UCLA Armand Hammer Museum Director Henry Hopkins, LA Cultural Affairs Director Adolfo
Nodal, LACMA President Andrea Rich, The Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens Director
James Folsom, Dr. Charles Aronberg, Child Life Specialists Rachel Hunt, Eileen Andrade,
Victoria Brunn, Susan Marchant, Camilla Sutter, Rebecca Rice, Joy Weingartner, Susan
Gallegos, Joan Kazerounian, Leslie Young, Ginny Marshall, Susan Fallgren, Michael Burgess,
Jacqueline McCall, Doug Vennell, Jere Murray, Collette Case, and Sheri Sevenbergen, Lillian
Raffel, Cindy Aronberg, Greg Cosko, Sam Levy, Dr.David Rimoin, Dr. Carole Hurvitz, Beverly
Hills Board of Education, Beverly Hills City Council.
Special thank you to Hathaway Dinwiddie
Nathan Cummings Foundation, Entertainment Industry Foundation, Helen Landgarten. Delta
Technical Coatings, Newberg Family Fund, Nassberg Family, Andy Fuzesi, Macerich Company,
Venoco Energy Company, Davidow Charitable Fund, Purdy Bessemer Holdings, Wooster Paint
Company, Penske Automotive, Westfield, ConAgra Foundation, Helen Bing, Bruce and Toni
Corwin Foundation, Boston Foundation, Ove Arup.
Photo: Tom Bonner
Initiated in 1995 and completed in Spring 2000, Project 9865-Tower of Hope is the achievement
of thousands of children battling cancer, spinal injuries, burn trauma, AIDS, heart ailments
and other conditions in hospitals, pediatric care centers, and illness-related camps throughout
CA, who were assisted by many communities which joined together to help them realize
the public art creation. Painting a new canvas for the 165 ft. high tower - panel by panel -
provided youngsters coping with pain, isolation and fear with a joyous and therapeutic outlet
in the course of undergoing their treatments. Students in more than 100 schools and youth
programs participated in civic leadership sessions during which they helped prepare the
panels for the hospital sessions and created thousands of Portraits of Hope get well cards for
the kids with messages in English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Farsi, Hebrew and Braille.
Project 9865–Tower of Hope – A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's CA public art and civic initiative
Conceived and developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope
Creation of new outer wall for and visual transformation of 17-year-old, 165 ft. high, monochromatic oil tower
Statewide public art and civic project involving children in hospitals and schools throughout every region of CA
More than 25,000 youngsters and adults
Creative therapy sessions for hospitalized children and persons with disabilities and illnesses; including cancer, AIDS, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, heart issues, and other serious conditions
Project-based learning: interdisciplinary
contemporary issues and civic education and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12
The finished artwork was made of more than 200 separate and perfectly aligned panels which were installed by Hathaway Dinwiddie
A gateway to Beverly Hills/Los Angeles,
57,000 cars drive by the tower daily
Civic groups and institutions in communities throughout CA helped make the project a reality
Appreciation to Senator Dianne Feinstein, Senator Barbara Boxer, Governor Pete Wilson,
Governor Gray Davis, CA Assembly Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa, State Superintendent of
Public Instruction Delaine Eastin, State Senator Tom Hayden, Los Angeles Mayor Richard
Riordan, U.S, Attorney Alejandro Mayorkas, LA County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, LA City
Councilmembers Mike Feuer, Laura Chick and Joel Wachs, MOCA Director Richard Koshalek,
UCLA Armand Hammer Museum Director Henry Hopkins, LA Cultural Affairs Director Adolfo
Nodal, LACMA President Andrea Rich, The Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens Director
James Folsom, Dr. Charles Aronberg, Child Life Specialists Rachel Hunt, Eileen Andrade,
Victoria Brunn, Susan Marchant, Camilla Sutter, Rebecca Rice, Joy Weingartner, Susan
Gallegos, Joan Kazerounian, Leslie Young, Ginny Marshall, Susan Fallgren, Michael Burgess,
Jacqueline McCall, Doug Vennell, Jere Murray, Collette Case, and Sheri Sevenbergen, Lillian
Raffel, Cindy Aronberg, Greg Cosko, Sam Levy, Dr.David Rimoin, Dr. Carole Hurvitz, Beverly
Hills Board of Education, Beverly Hills City Council.
Special thank you to Hathaway Dinwiddie
Nathan Cummings Foundation, Entertainment Industry Foundation, Helen Landgarten. Delta
Technical Coatings, Newberg Family Fund, Nassberg Family, Andy Fuzesi, Macerich Company,
Venoco Energy Company, Davidow Charitable Fund, Purdy Bessemer Holdings, Wooster Paint
Company, Penske Automotive, Westfield, ConAgra Foundation, Helen Bing, Bruce and Toni
Corwin Foundation, Boston Foundation, Ove Arup.
Harold Cunningham (Right), construction teacher, and Victor Bright (Second from Right), history teacher, both from Cane Ridge High School, tour a construction site June 6, 2013 where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is building a new resource manager’s office at Cheatham Lake in Ashland City, Tenn. Project Engineer Debbie Dowell and Construction Engineering Technician Victor Young from the Mid Cumberland Construction Office provided the tour for the teachers who are partnering with the Corps in a teacher externship that will help them develop project based learning curriculum. The Nashville District works with schools, teachers and students involved in science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs. (USACE photo by Leon Roberts)
Photo: POH
Initiated in 1995 and completed in Spring 2000, Project 9865-Tower of Hope is the achievement
of thousands of children battling cancer, spinal injuries, burn trauma, AIDS, heart ailments
and other conditions in hospitals, pediatric care centers, and illness-related camps throughout
CA, who were assisted by many communities which joined together to help them realize
the public art creation. Painting a new canvas for the 165 ft. high tower - panel by panel -
provided youngsters coping with pain, isolation and fear with a joyous and therapeutic outlet
in the course of undergoing their treatments. Students in more than 100 schools and youth
programs participated in civic leadership sessions during which they helped prepare the
panels for the hospital sessions and created thousands of Portraits of Hope get well cards for
the kids with messages in English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Farsi, Hebrew and Braille.
Project 9865–Tower of Hope – A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's CA public art and civic initiative
Conceived and developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope
Creation of new outer wall for and visual transformation of 17-year-old, 165 ft. high, monochromatic oil tower
Statewide public art and civic project involving children in hospitals and schools throughout every region of CA
More than 25,000 youngsters and adults
Creative therapy sessions for hospitalized children and persons with disabilities and illnesses; including cancer, AIDS, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, heart issues, and other serious conditions
Project-based learning: interdisciplinary
contemporary issues and civic education and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12
The finished artwork was made of more than 200 separate and perfectly aligned panels which were installed by Hathaway Dinwiddie
A gateway to Beverly Hills/Los Angeles,
57,000 cars drive by the tower daily
Civic groups and institutions in communities throughout CA helped make the project a reality
Appreciation to Senator Dianne Feinstein, Senator Barbara Boxer, Governor Pete Wilson,
Governor Gray Davis, CA Assembly Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa, State Superintendent of
Public Instruction Delaine Eastin, State Senator Tom Hayden, Los Angeles Mayor Richard
Riordan, U.S, Attorney Alejandro Mayorkas, LA County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, LA City
Councilmembers Mike Feuer, Laura Chick and Joel Wachs, MOCA Director Richard Koshalek,
UCLA Armand Hammer Museum Director Henry Hopkins, LA Cultural Affairs Director Adolfo
Nodal, LACMA President Andrea Rich, The Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens Director
James Folsom, Dr. Charles Aronberg, Child Life Specialists Rachel Hunt, Eileen Andrade,
Victoria Brunn, Susan Marchant, Camilla Sutter, Rebecca Rice, Joy Weingartner, Susan
Gallegos, Joan Kazerounian, Leslie Young, Ginny Marshall, Susan Fallgren, Michael Burgess,
Jacqueline McCall, Doug Vennell, Jere Murray, Collette Case, and Sheri Sevenbergen, Lillian
Raffel, Cindy Aronberg, Greg Cosko, Sam Levy, Dr.David Rimoin, Dr. Carole Hurvitz, Beverly
Hills Board of Education, Beverly Hills City Council.
Special thank you to Hathaway Dinwiddie
Nathan Cummings Foundation, Entertainment Industry Foundation, Helen Landgarten. Delta
Technical Coatings, Newberg Family Fund, Nassberg Family, Andy Fuzesi, Macerich Company,
Venoco Energy Company, Davidow Charitable Fund, Purdy Bessemer Holdings, Wooster Paint
Company, Penske Automotive, Westfield, ConAgra Foundation, Helen Bing, Bruce and Toni
Corwin Foundation, Boston Foundation, Ove Arup.
Photo: Loren Philip
Portraits of Hope's unprecedented Los Angeles coastline public art and civic project involving more than 10,500 kids, adults and volunteers, which visually transformed all 156 Los Angeles County beach lifeguard towers on 31 miles of beach – including Malibu, Will Rogers, Santa Monica, Venice, Marina Del Rey, Playa Del Rey, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Palos Verdes, and San Pedro. www.portraitsofhope.org
Summer of Color -- A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's LA County Public Art and Civic Project – LA County Lifeguard Towers
Conceived and Developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope
156 Los Angeles County Lifeguard Towers
31 Miles of Beach and Coastline
10,500 Children and Adults
118 Participating Schools, Hospitals, Social Service and Civic Institutions
350,000 Sq. Ft of Paintings
Youth and Program Sessions in Greater LA
Project-based learning: interdisciplinary contemporary issues and civic
education and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12
Creative therapy sessions for
hospitalized children and persons with
disabilities; including cancer, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, visual impairments, and other serious conditions
6-month program and collaborative
phase
5-month Los Angeles County beach public art
exhibition
Close Cooperation with LA County Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky and Don Knabe and the LA County Department of Beaches and Harbors and LA County Lifeguards
Special thank you to Image Options, Laird Plastics and Recycling, Ford Motor Company
Benjamin Moore Paints, Skinny Cow, Verseidag Seemee US, EFI Vutek, Morley Builders, Vista Paint, The Weingart Foundation, CornerstoneOnDemand, Drumstick, Chris Bonas, Casa Del Mar, Tim Bennett, Andy Boyle, Nazdar Coatings, Adina Beverages, Robert Gore Rifkind
Foundation, Helen and Peter Bing, Loren Philip Photography, Starbucks Volunteer Services,
Subversive Nature Designs, MACtac, The Barnes Family, Hasbro Studios, Wooster Brush, The Bachelor, UCLA, Mark Benjamin, Susan Kohlmann, Tomarco Fastening & Anchoring Solutions, AAA Flag & Banner, Jenner & Block, A.V.I. Construction, The Newberg Family, Debra Ricketts, The Penske Family, The Davidow Charitable Fund. Annie Barnes, UCLA Freshmen and Transfer Students, USC-UNICEF, LMU Students
Harold Cunningham (Right), construction teacher, and Victor Bright (Second from Right), history teacher, both from Cane Ridge High School, tour a construction site June 6, 2013 where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is building a new resource manager’s office at Cheatham Lake in Ashland City, Tenn. Project Engineer Debbie Dowell and Construction Engineering Technician Victor Young from the Mid Cumberland Construction Office provided the tour for the teachers who are partnering with the Corps in a teacher externship that will help them develop project based learning curriculum. The Nashville District works with schools, teachers and students involved in science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs. (USACE photo by Leon Roberts)
Photo: David Margolis
Portraits of Hope developed a public art and civic project for New York City youth from
schools, pediatric care facilities, and after-school programs that culminated in a 5-month
exhibition of 25,000 sq. ft. of artwork for Chelsea Piers, one of the largest and most frequented
social, recreational, and sports facilities in the U.S. Located on the Hudson River, Chelsea
Piers includes an indoor ice skating rink, a driving range, bowling alley, athletic club, indoor
and outdoor sports areas, banquet halls, and boat docks. Portraits of Hope’s 5-month visual
transformation of Chelsea Piers included sections fronting the Westside Highway, the Peer Park
grounds, the Modern History Wall area, and an 8,000 sq. ft. historical and fully operational
tugboat that docked at the Piers. Children in NYC hospitals participated in creative therapy
sessions in which they painted colorful shapes which engulfed the exterior of the tugboat
navigated by Captain Kevin. The educational sessions focused on the role of teamwork in
advancing civic and individual goals and issues. The public art creations allowed NYC students
to experience a positive, hands-on, collaborative opportunity. www.portraitsofhope.org
Soaring Dreams Chelsea Piers Project – A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's Chelsea Piers public art and civic initiative
Conceived and developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope
More than 25,000-square-feet of public art was created
for the Chelsea Piers project
An 8,000 square foot canvas of colorful shapes, hand-painted
by the kids, transformed a fully operational tugboat. The tugboat
with its 449 brightly colored shapes could easily be spotted
sailing around Manhattan or when docked at Pier 62
The art for Pier Park was highlighted by sweeping views of the
Statue of Liberty, the Hudson River, and when docked –
Captain Kevin’s “peacocked” tugboat
Chelsea Piers has 4 million visitors annually
The public art and civic project involved children in hospitals,
schools and after-school programs in NYC
In connection with the project, creative therapy sessions
were held for hospitalized children and persons
with disabilities and illnesses; including cancer, orthopedic
ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, heart issues,
and other serious conditions
Project-based learning was central to the project: including
interdisciplinary contemporary issues and civic education
and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12
Special thank you to ACC Capital, Hudson River Park Trust, Chelsea Piers, Captain Kevin
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
Photo: POH
Portraits of Hope's unprecedented Los Angeles coastline public art and civic project involving more than 10,500 kids, adults and volunteers, which visually transformed all 156 Los Angeles County beach lifeguard towers on 31 miles of beach – including Malibu, Will Rogers, Santa Monica, Venice, Marina Del Rey, Playa Del Rey, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Palos Verdes, and San Pedro. www.portraitsofhope.org
Summer of Color -- A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's LA County Public Art and Civic Project – LA County Lifeguard Towers
Conceived and Developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope
156 Los Angeles County Lifeguard Towers
31 Miles of Beach and Coastline
10,500 Children and Adults
118 Participating Schools, Hospitals, Social Service and Civic Institutions
350,000 Sq. Ft of Paintings
Youth and Program Sessions in Greater LA
Project-based learning: interdisciplinary contemporary issues and civic
education and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12
Creative therapy sessions for
hospitalized children and persons with
disabilities; including cancer, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, visual impairments, and other serious conditions
6-month program and collaborative
phase
5-month Los Angeles County beach public art
exhibition
Close Cooperation with LA County Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky and Don Knabe and the LA County Department of Beaches and Harbors and LA County Lifeguards
Special thank you to Image Options, Laird Plastics and Recycling, Ford Motor Company
Benjamin Moore Paints, Skinny Cow, Verseidag Seemee US, EFI Vutek, Morley Builders, Vista Paint, The Weingart Foundation, CornerstoneOnDemand, Drumstick, Chris Bonas, Casa Del Mar, Tim Bennett, Andy Boyle, Nazdar Coatings, Adina Beverages, Robert Gore Rifkind
Foundation, Helen and Peter Bing, Loren Philip Photography, Starbucks Volunteer Services,
Subversive Nature Designs, MACtac, The Barnes Family, Hasbro Studios, Wooster Brush, The Bachelor, UCLA, Mark Benjamin, Susan Kohlmann, Tomarco Fastening & Anchoring Solutions, AAA Flag & Banner, Jenner & Block, A.V.I. Construction, The Newberg Family, Debra Ricketts, The Penske Family, The Davidow Charitable Fund. Annie Barnes, UCLA Freshmen and Transfer Students, USC-UNICEF, LMU Students
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
Photo: Chris_crssd (flickr)
Portraits of Hope's unprecedented Los Angeles coastline public art and civic project involving more than 10,500 kids, adults and volunteers, which visually transformed all 156 Los Angeles County beach lifeguard towers on 31 miles of beach – including Malibu, Will Rogers, Santa Monica, Venice, Marina Del Rey, Playa Del Rey, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Palos Verdes, and San Pedro. www.portraitsofhope.org
Summer of Color -- A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's LA County Public Art and Civic Project – LA County Lifeguard Towers
Conceived and Developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope
156 Los Angeles County Lifeguard Towers
31 Miles of Beach and Coastline
10,500 Children and Adults
118 Participating Schools, Hospitals, Social Service and Civic Institutions
350,000 Sq. Ft of Paintings
Youth and Program Sessions in Greater LA
Project-based learning: interdisciplinary contemporary issues and civic
education and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12
Creative therapy sessions for
hospitalized children and persons with
disabilities; including cancer, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, visual impairments, and other serious conditions
6-month program and collaborative
phase
5-month Los Angeles County beach public art
exhibition
Close Cooperation with LA County Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky and Don Knabe and the LA County Department of Beaches and Harbors and LA County Lifeguards
Special thank you to Image Options, Laird Plastics and Recycling, Ford Motor Company
Benjamin Moore Paints, Skinny Cow, Verseidag Seemee US, EFI Vutek, Morley Builders, Vista Paint, The Weingart Foundation, CornerstoneOnDemand, Drumstick, Chris Bonas, Casa Del Mar, Tim Bennett, Andy Boyle, Nazdar Coatings, Adina Beverages, Robert Gore Rifkind
Foundation, Helen and Peter Bing, Loren Philip Photography, Starbucks Volunteer Services,
Subversive Nature Designs, MACtac, The Barnes Family, Hasbro Studios, Wooster Brush, The Bachelor, UCLA, Mark Benjamin, Susan Kohlmann, Tomarco Fastening & Anchoring Solutions, AAA Flag & Banner, Jenner & Block, A.V.I. Construction, The Newberg Family, Debra Ricketts, The Penske Family, The Davidow Charitable Fund. Annie Barnes, UCLA Freshmen and Transfer Students, USC-UNICEF, LMU Students
Photo: POH
Public Art, Creative Therapy, Civic Leadership, and Community Engagement
Portraits of Hope has involved tens of thousands of children and adults in huge civic collaborations - in the U.S. and abroad – that have strikingly transformed everything from airplanes, buildings, and the New York City taxi fleet to blimps, tugboats, race cars, and the Los Angeles beach lifeguard towers, by working with organizations from NASA to NASCAR.
Conceived and developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey,
Founders of Portraits of Hope
Developed initially for seriously ill and physically disabled children, the
501 (c)(3) program creates one-of-a-kind motivational art projects that
merge the production of dynamic public art works with creative therapy
for hospitalized children and civic education for students of all ages.
More than 900 hospitals, schools, and social service agencies have
directly participated in Portraits of Hope projects in addition to a
broad array of adult civic groups and colleges.
For children in hospitals and persons with disabilities, participation in the
projects serves as creative therapy. Special Portraits of Hope brushes
and methods have been developed for children and adults with physical
disabilities, including telescope brushes for those in wheel chairs, shoe
brushes for people unable to manipulate a brush with their hands, and
fruit-flavored mouth brushes for kids and adults with limited or no movement
in their limbs.
In schools, Portraits of Hope’s interdisciplinary, project-based learning
program focuses on social issues education, with an emphasis placed
on how youth would integrate their personal ambitions with broader
societal objectives. During the sessions the kids learn about the importance
of civic education, creativity, and teamwork in achieving both individual
and societal goals. They then experience the power of teamwork by
engaging in collaborative sessions for the creation of the vibrant, large-scale
public works.
The high-profile civic projects culminate in tangible feats that instill a powerful
sense of pride and achievement in all participants, and provides children with
an opportunity to say, “I did that!” – often on the national and world stage.
Art panels from the large-scale exhibitions are donated to beautify social service
institutions everywhere – senior centers, child service centers, women’s shelters,
transitional housing units, schools, and many other community facilities, including
communities recovering from natural disasters.
Every demographic group has been involved in Portraits of Hope,
highlighting the power of teamwork, collaboration, and achievement for all.
Summer of Color, Soaring Dreams Airship,, Garden in Transit, Soaring Dreams NASCAR,
Project 9865 - Tower of Hope, Garden in Transit Airborne, Chelsea Piers Project, Ice at
Santa Monica, 212 S. State Street Project
Photo: POH
Initiated in 1995 and completed in Spring 2000, Project 9865-Tower of Hope is the achievement
of thousands of children battling cancer, spinal injuries, burn trauma, AIDS, heart ailments
and other conditions in hospitals, pediatric care centers, and illness-related camps throughout
CA, who were assisted by many communities which joined together to help them realize
the public art creation. Painting a new canvas for the 165 ft. high tower - panel by panel -
provided youngsters coping with pain, isolation and fear with a joyous and therapeutic outlet
in the course of undergoing their treatments. Students in more than 100 schools and youth
programs participated in civic leadership sessions during which they helped prepare the
panels for the hospital sessions and created thousands of Portraits of Hope get well cards for
the kids with messages in English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Farsi, Hebrew and Braille.
Project 9865–Tower of Hope – A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's CA public art and civic initiative
Conceived and developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope
Creation of new outer wall for and visual transformation of 17-year-old, 165 ft. high, monochromatic oil tower
Statewide public art and civic project involving children in hospitals and schools throughout every region of CA
More than 25,000 youngsters and adults
Creative therapy sessions for hospitalized children and persons with disabilities and illnesses; including cancer, AIDS, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, heart issues, and other serious conditions
Project-based learning: interdisciplinary
contemporary issues and civic education and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12
The finished artwork was made of more than 200 separate and perfectly aligned panels which were installed by Hathaway Dinwiddie
A gateway to Beverly Hills/Los Angeles,
57,000 cars drive by the tower daily
Civic groups and institutions in communities throughout CA helped make the project a reality
Appreciation to Senator Dianne Feinstein, Senator Barbara Boxer, Governor Pete Wilson,
Governor Gray Davis, CA Assembly Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa, State Superintendent of
Public Instruction Delaine Eastin, State Senator Tom Hayden, Los Angeles Mayor Richard
Riordan, U.S, Attorney Alejandro Mayorkas, LA County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, LA City
Councilmembers Mike Feuer, Laura Chick and Joel Wachs, MOCA Director Richard Koshalek,
UCLA Armand Hammer Museum Director Henry Hopkins, LA Cultural Affairs Director Adolfo
Nodal, LACMA President Andrea Rich, The Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens Director
James Folsom, Dr. Charles Aronberg, Child Life Specialists Rachel Hunt, Eileen Andrade,
Victoria Brunn, Susan Marchant, Camilla Sutter, Rebecca Rice, Joy Weingartner, Susan
Gallegos, Joan Kazerounian, Leslie Young, Ginny Marshall, Susan Fallgren, Michael Burgess,
Jacqueline McCall, Doug Vennell, Jere Murray, Collette Case, and Sheri Sevenbergen, Lillian
Raffel, Cindy Aronberg, Greg Cosko, Sam Levy, Dr.David Rimoin, Dr. Carole Hurvitz, Beverly
Hills Board of Education, Beverly Hills City Council.
Special thank you to Hathaway Dinwiddie
Nathan Cummings Foundation, Entertainment Industry Foundation, Helen Landgarten. Delta
Technical Coatings, Newberg Family Fund, Nassberg Family, Andy Fuzesi, Macerich Company,
Venoco Energy Company, Davidow Charitable Fund, Purdy Bessemer Holdings, Wooster Paint
Company, Penske Automotive, Westfield, ConAgra Foundation, Helen Bing, Bruce and Toni
Corwin Foundation, Boston Foundation, Ove Arup.
Photo: POH
Portraits of Hope's unprecedented Los Angeles coastline public art and civic project involving more than 10,500 kids, adults and volunteers, which visually transformed all 156 Los Angeles County beach lifeguard towers on 31 miles of beach – including Malibu, Will Rogers, Santa Monica, Venice, Marina Del Rey, Playa Del Rey, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Palos Verdes, and San Pedro. www.portraitsofhope.org
Summer of Color -- A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's LA County Public Art and Civic Project – LA County Lifeguard Towers
Conceived and Developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope
156 Los Angeles County Lifeguard Towers
31 Miles of Beach and Coastline
10,500 Children and Adults
118 Participating Schools, Hospitals, Social Service and Civic Institutions
350,000 Sq. Ft of Paintings
Youth and Program Sessions in Greater LA
Project-based learning: interdisciplinary contemporary issues and civic
education and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12
Creative therapy sessions for
hospitalized children and persons with
disabilities; including cancer, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, visual impairments, and other serious conditions
6-month program and collaborative
phase
5-month Los Angeles County beach public art
exhibition
Close Cooperation with LA County Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky and Don Knabe and the LA County Department of Beaches and Harbors and LA County Lifeguards
Special thank you to Image Options, Laird Plastics and Recycling, Ford Motor Company
Benjamin Moore Paints, Skinny Cow, Verseidag Seemee US, EFI Vutek, Morley Builders, Vista Paint, The Weingart Foundation, CornerstoneOnDemand, Drumstick, Chris Bonas, Casa Del Mar, Tim Bennett, Andy Boyle, Nazdar Coatings, Adina Beverages, Robert Gore Rifkind
Foundation, Helen and Peter Bing, Loren Philip Photography, Starbucks Volunteer Services,
Subversive Nature Designs, MACtac, The Barnes Family, Hasbro Studios, Wooster Brush, The Bachelor, UCLA, Mark Benjamin, Susan Kohlmann, Tomarco Fastening & Anchoring Solutions, AAA Flag & Banner, Jenner & Block, A.V.I. Construction, The Newberg Family, Debra Ricketts, The Penske Family, The Davidow Charitable Fund. Annie Barnes, UCLA Freshmen and Transfer Students, USC-UNICEF, LMU Students
Water Management Section Chief Bob Sneed pours out excess water from a Kemmerer water sampler into J. Percy Priest Lake in Nashville, Tenn. Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Water Management Section showed Stratford STEM Magnet High School teachers how to collect water samples and check water quality June 17, 2013 as part of a teacher externship to help them develop project based learning curriculum. (USACE photo by Leon Roberts)
Photo: POH
Public Art, Creative Therapy, Civic Leadership, and Community Engagement
Portraits of Hope has involved tens of thousands of children and adults in huge civic collaborations - in the U.S. and abroad – that have strikingly transformed everything from airplanes, buildings, and the New York City taxi fleet to blimps, tugboats, race cars, and the Los Angeles beach lifeguard towers, by working with organizations from NASA to NASCAR.
Conceived and developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey,
Founders of Portraits of Hope
Developed initially for seriously ill and physically disabled children, the
501 (c)(3) program creates one-of-a-kind motivational art projects that
merge the production of dynamic public art works with creative therapy
for hospitalized children and civic education for students of all ages.
More than 900 hospitals, schools, and social service agencies have
directly participated in Portraits of Hope projects in addition to a
broad array of adult civic groups and colleges.
For children in hospitals and persons with disabilities, participation in the
projects serves as creative therapy. Special Portraits of Hope brushes
and methods have been developed for children and adults with physical
disabilities, including telescope brushes for those in wheel chairs, shoe
brushes for people unable to manipulate a brush with their hands, and
fruit-flavored mouth brushes for kids and adults with limited or no movement
in their limbs.
In schools, Portraits of Hope’s interdisciplinary, project-based learning
program focuses on social issues education, with an emphasis placed
on how youth would integrate their personal ambitions with broader
societal objectives. During the sessions the kids learn about the importance
of civic education, creativity, and teamwork in achieving both individual
and societal goals. They then experience the power of teamwork by
engaging in collaborative sessions for the creation of the vibrant, large-scale
public works.
The high-profile civic projects culminate in tangible feats that instill a powerful
sense of pride and achievement in all participants, and provides children with
an opportunity to say, “I did that!” – often on the national and world stage.
Art panels from the large-scale exhibitions are donated to beautify social service
institutions everywhere – senior centers, child service centers, women’s shelters,
transitional housing units, schools, and many other community facilities, including
communities recovering from natural disasters.
Every demographic group has been involved in Portraits of Hope,
highlighting the power of teamwork, collaboration, and achievement for all.
Summer of Color, Soaring Dreams Airship,, Garden in Transit, Soaring Dreams NASCAR,
Project 9865 - Tower of Hope, Garden in Transit Airborne, Chelsea Piers Project, Ice at
Santa Monica, 212 S. State Street Project
Photo: POH
Public Art, Creative Therapy, Civic Leadership, and Community Engagement
Portraits of Hope has involved tens of thousands of children and adults in huge civic collaborations - in the U.S. and abroad – that have strikingly transformed everything from airplanes, buildings, and the New York City taxi fleet to blimps, tugboats, race cars, and the Los Angeles beach lifeguard towers, by working with organizations from NASA to NASCAR.
Conceived and developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey,
Founders of Portraits of Hope
Developed initially for seriously ill and physically disabled children, the
501 (c)(3) program creates one-of-a-kind motivational art projects that
merge the production of dynamic public art works with creative therapy
for hospitalized children and civic education for students of all ages.
More than 900 hospitals, schools, and social service agencies have
directly participated in Portraits of Hope projects in addition to a
broad array of adult civic groups and colleges.
For children in hospitals and persons with disabilities, participation in the
projects serves as creative therapy. Special Portraits of Hope brushes
and methods have been developed for children and adults with physical
disabilities, including telescope brushes for those in wheel chairs, shoe
brushes for people unable to manipulate a brush with their hands, and
fruit-flavored mouth brushes for kids and adults with limited or no movement
in their limbs.
In schools, Portraits of Hope’s interdisciplinary, project-based learning
program focuses on social issues education, with an emphasis placed
on how youth would integrate their personal ambitions with broader
societal objectives. During the sessions the kids learn about the importance
of civic education, creativity, and teamwork in achieving both individual
and societal goals. They then experience the power of teamwork by
engaging in collaborative sessions for the creation of the vibrant, large-scale
public works.
The high-profile civic projects culminate in tangible feats that instill a powerful
sense of pride and achievement in all participants, and provides children with
an opportunity to say, “I did that!” – often on the national and world stage.
Art panels from the large-scale exhibitions are donated to beautify social service
institutions everywhere – senior centers, child service centers, women’s shelters,
transitional housing units, schools, and many other community facilities, including
communities recovering from natural disasters.
Every demographic group has been involved in Portraits of Hope,
highlighting the power of teamwork, collaboration, and achievement for all.
Summer of Color, Soaring Dreams Airship,, Garden in Transit, Soaring Dreams NASCAR,
Project 9865 - Tower of Hope, Garden in Transit Airborne, Chelsea Piers Project, Ice at
Santa Monica, 212 S. State Street Project
Photo: Rosine Sorbom
Portraits of Hope's unprecedented Los Angeles coastline public art and civic project involving more than 10,500 kids, adults and volunteers, which visually transformed all 156 Los Angeles County beach lifeguard towers on 31 miles of beach – including Malibu, Will Rogers, Santa Monica, Venice, Marina Del Rey, Playa Del Rey, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Palos Verdes, and San Pedro. www.portraitsofhope.org
Summer of Color -- A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's LA County Public Art and Civic Project – LA County Lifeguard Towers
Conceived and Developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope
156 Los Angeles County Lifeguard Towers
31 Miles of Beach and Coastline
10,500 Children and Adults
118 Participating Schools, Hospitals, Social Service and Civic Institutions
350,000 Sq. Ft of Paintings
Youth and Program Sessions in Greater LA
Project-based learning: interdisciplinary contemporary issues and civic
education and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12
Creative therapy sessions for
hospitalized children and persons with
disabilities; including cancer, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, visual impairments, and other serious conditions
6-month program and collaborative
phase
5-month Los Angeles County beach public art
exhibition
Close Cooperation with LA County Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky and Don Knabe and the LA County Department of Beaches and Harbors and LA County Lifeguards
Special thank you to Image Options, Laird Plastics and Recycling, Ford Motor Company
Benjamin Moore Paints, Skinny Cow, Verseidag Seemee US, EFI Vutek, Morley Builders, Vista Paint, The Weingart Foundation, CornerstoneOnDemand, Drumstick, Chris Bonas, Casa Del Mar, Tim Bennett, Andy Boyle, Nazdar Coatings, Adina Beverages, Robert Gore Rifkind
Foundation, Helen and Peter Bing, Loren Philip Photography, Starbucks Volunteer Services,
Subversive Nature Designs, MACtac, The Barnes Family, Hasbro Studios, Wooster Brush, The Bachelor, UCLA, Mark Benjamin, Susan Kohlmann, Tomarco Fastening & Anchoring Solutions, AAA Flag & Banner, Jenner & Block, A.V.I. Construction, The Newberg Family, Debra Ricketts, The Penske Family, The Davidow Charitable Fund. Annie Barnes, UCLA Freshmen and Transfer Students, USC-UNICEF, LMU Students
Photo: POH
Public Art, Creative Therapy, Civic Leadership, and Community Engagement
Portraits of Hope has involved tens of thousands of children and adults in huge civic collaborations - in the U.S. and abroad – that have strikingly transformed everything from airplanes, buildings, and the New York City taxi fleet to blimps, tugboats, race cars, and the Los Angeles beach lifeguard towers, by working with organizations from NASA to NASCAR.
Conceived and developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey,
Founders of Portraits of Hope
Developed initially for seriously ill and physically disabled children, the
501 (c)(3) program creates one-of-a-kind motivational art projects that
merge the production of dynamic public art works with creative therapy
for hospitalized children and civic education for students of all ages.
More than 900 hospitals, schools, and social service agencies have
directly participated in Portraits of Hope projects in addition to a
broad array of adult civic groups and colleges.
For children in hospitals and persons with disabilities, participation in the
projects serves as creative therapy. Special Portraits of Hope brushes
and methods have been developed for children and adults with physical
disabilities, including telescope brushes for those in wheel chairs, shoe
brushes for people unable to manipulate a brush with their hands, and
fruit-flavored mouth brushes for kids and adults with limited or no movement
in their limbs.
In schools, Portraits of Hope’s interdisciplinary, project-based learning
program focuses on social issues education, with an emphasis placed
on how youth would integrate their personal ambitions with broader
societal objectives. During the sessions the kids learn about the importance
of civic education, creativity, and teamwork in achieving both individual
and societal goals. They then experience the power of teamwork by
engaging in collaborative sessions for the creation of the vibrant, large-scale
public works.
The high-profile civic projects culminate in tangible feats that instill a powerful
sense of pride and achievement in all participants, and provides children with
an opportunity to say, “I did that!” – often on the national and world stage.
Art panels from the large-scale exhibitions are donated to beautify social service
institutions everywhere – senior centers, child service centers, women’s shelters,
transitional housing units, schools, and many other community facilities, including
communities recovering from natural disasters.
Every demographic group has been involved in Portraits of Hope,
highlighting the power of teamwork, collaboration, and achievement for all.
Summer of Color, Soaring Dreams Airship,, Garden in Transit, Soaring Dreams NASCAR,
Project 9865 - Tower of Hope, Garden in Transit Airborne, Chelsea Piers Project, Ice at
Santa Monica, 212 S. State Street Project
Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Water Management Section take Stratford STEM Magnet High School teachers out on J. Percy Priest Lake in Nashville, Tenn., June 17, 2013, to collect water samples. The Corps hosted a teacher externship to help teachers with developing project based learning curriculum. (USACE photo by Leon Roberts)
Photo: POH
Portraits of Hope's unprecedented Los Angeles coastline public art and civic project involving more than 10,500 kids, adults and volunteers, which visually transformed all 156 Los Angeles County beach lifeguard towers on 31 miles of beach – including Malibu, Will Rogers, Santa Monica, Venice, Marina Del Rey, Playa Del Rey, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Palos Verdes, and San Pedro. www.portraitsofhope.org
Summer of Color -- A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's LA County Public Art and Civic Project – LA County Lifeguard Towers
Conceived and Developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope
156 Los Angeles County Lifeguard Towers
31 Miles of Beach and Coastline
10,500 Children and Adults
118 Participating Schools, Hospitals, Social Service and Civic Institutions
350,000 Sq. Ft of Paintings
Youth and Program Sessions in Greater LA
Project-based learning: interdisciplinary contemporary issues and civic
education and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12
Creative therapy sessions for
hospitalized children and persons with
disabilities; including cancer, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, visual impairments, and other serious conditions
6-month program and collaborative
phase
5-month Los Angeles County beach public art
exhibition
Close Cooperation with LA County Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky and Don Knabe and the LA County Department of Beaches and Harbors and LA County Lifeguards
Special thank you to Image Options, Laird Plastics and Recycling, Ford Motor Company
Benjamin Moore Paints, Skinny Cow, Verseidag Seemee US, EFI Vutek, Morley Builders, Vista Paint, The Weingart Foundation, CornerstoneOnDemand, Drumstick, Chris Bonas, Casa Del Mar, Tim Bennett, Andy Boyle, Nazdar Coatings, Adina Beverages, Robert Gore Rifkind
Foundation, Helen and Peter Bing, Loren Philip Photography, Starbucks Volunteer Services,
Subversive Nature Designs, MACtac, The Barnes Family, Hasbro Studios, Wooster Brush, The Bachelor, UCLA, Mark Benjamin, Susan Kohlmann, Tomarco Fastening & Anchoring Solutions, AAA Flag & Banner, Jenner & Block, A.V.I. Construction, The Newberg Family, Debra Ricketts, The Penske Family, The Davidow Charitable Fund. Annie Barnes, UCLA Freshmen and Transfer Students, USC-UNICEF, LMU Students
Richard Tippit, a biologist in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Water Management Section, explains how the district conducts a water quality program with Stratford STEM Magnet High School teachers visiting the headquarters in Nashville, Tenn., June 17, 2013. The Corps hosted a teacher externship to help teachers with developing project based learning curriculum. (USACE photo by Leon Roberts)
Photo: POH
Portraits of Hope's unprecedented Los Angeles coastline public art and civic project involving more than 10,500 kids, adults and volunteers, which visually transformed all 156 Los Angeles County beach lifeguard towers on 31 miles of beach – including Malibu, Will Rogers, Santa Monica, Venice, Marina Del Rey, Playa Del Rey, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Palos Verdes, and San Pedro. www.portraitsofhope.org
Summer of Color -- A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's LA County Public Art and Civic Project – LA County Lifeguard Towers
Conceived and Developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope
156 Los Angeles County Lifeguard Towers
31 Miles of Beach and Coastline
10,500 Children and Adults
118 Participating Schools, Hospitals, Social Service and Civic Institutions
350,000 Sq. Ft of Paintings
Youth and Program Sessions in Greater LA
Project-based learning: interdisciplinary contemporary issues and civic
education and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12
Creative therapy sessions for
hospitalized children and persons with
disabilities; including cancer, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, visual impairments, and other serious conditions
6-month program and collaborative
phase
5-month Los Angeles County beach public art
exhibition
Close Cooperation with LA County Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky and Don Knabe and the LA County Department of Beaches and Harbors and LA County Lifeguards
Special thank you to Image Options, Laird Plastics and Recycling, Ford Motor Company
Benjamin Moore Paints, Skinny Cow, Verseidag Seemee US, EFI Vutek, Morley Builders, Vista Paint, The Weingart Foundation, CornerstoneOnDemand, Drumstick, Chris Bonas, Casa Del Mar, Tim Bennett, Andy Boyle, Nazdar Coatings, Adina Beverages, Robert Gore Rifkind
Foundation, Helen and Peter Bing, Loren Philip Photography, Starbucks Volunteer Services,
Subversive Nature Designs, MACtac, The Barnes Family, Hasbro Studios, Wooster Brush, The Bachelor, UCLA, Mark Benjamin, Susan Kohlmann, Tomarco Fastening & Anchoring Solutions, AAA Flag & Banner, Jenner & Block, A.V.I. Construction, The Newberg Family, Debra Ricketts, The Penske Family, The Davidow Charitable Fund. Annie Barnes, UCLA Freshmen and Transfer Students, USC-UNICEF, LMU Students
Photo: Loren Philip
Portraits of Hope's unprecedented Los Angeles coastline public art and civic project involving more than 10,500 kids, adults and volunteers, which visually transformed all 156 Los Angeles County beach lifeguard towers on 31 miles of beach – including Malibu, Will Rogers, Santa Monica, Venice, Marina Del Rey, Playa Del Rey, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Palos Verdes, and San Pedro. www.portraitsofhope.org
Summer of Color -- A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's LA County Public Art and Civic Project – LA County Lifeguard Towers
Conceived and Developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope
156 Los Angeles County Lifeguard Towers
31 Miles of Beach and Coastline
10,500 Children and Adults
118 Participating Schools, Hospitals, Social Service and Civic Institutions
350,000 Sq. Ft of Paintings
Youth and Program Sessions in Greater LA
Project-based learning: interdisciplinary contemporary issues and civic
education and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12
Creative therapy sessions for
hospitalized children and persons with
disabilities; including cancer, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, visual impairments, and other serious conditions
6-month program and collaborative
phase
5-month Los Angeles County beach public art
exhibition
Close Cooperation with LA County Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky and Don Knabe and the LA County Department of Beaches and Harbors and LA County Lifeguards
Special thank you to Image Options, Laird Plastics and Recycling, Ford Motor Company
Benjamin Moore Paints, Skinny Cow, Verseidag Seemee US, EFI Vutek, Morley Builders, Vista Paint, The Weingart Foundation, CornerstoneOnDemand, Drumstick, Chris Bonas, Casa Del Mar, Tim Bennett, Andy Boyle, Nazdar Coatings, Adina Beverages, Robert Gore Rifkind
Foundation, Helen and Peter Bing, Loren Philip Photography, Starbucks Volunteer Services,
Subversive Nature Designs, MACtac, The Barnes Family, Hasbro Studios, Wooster Brush, The Bachelor, UCLA, Mark Benjamin, Susan Kohlmann, Tomarco Fastening & Anchoring Solutions, AAA Flag & Banner, Jenner & Block, A.V.I. Construction, The Newberg Family, Debra Ricketts, The Penske Family, The Davidow Charitable Fund. Annie Barnes, UCLA Freshmen and Transfer Students, USC-UNICEF, LMU Students
Photo: POH
Public Art, Creative Therapy, Civic Leadership, and Community Engagement
Portraits of Hope has involved tens of thousands of children and adults in huge civic collaborations - in the U.S. and abroad – that have strikingly transformed everything from airplanes, buildings, and the New York City taxi fleet to blimps, tugboats, race cars, and the Los Angeles beach lifeguard towers, by working with organizations from NASA to NASCAR.
Conceived and developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey,
Founders of Portraits of Hope
Developed initially for seriously ill and physically disabled children, the
501 (c)(3) program creates one-of-a-kind motivational art projects that
merge the production of dynamic public art works with creative therapy
for hospitalized children and civic education for students of all ages.
More than 900 hospitals, schools, and social service agencies have
directly participated in Portraits of Hope projects in addition to a
broad array of adult civic groups and colleges.
For children in hospitals and persons with disabilities, participation in the
projects serves as creative therapy. Special Portraits of Hope brushes
and methods have been developed for children and adults with physical
disabilities, including telescope brushes for those in wheel chairs, shoe
brushes for people unable to manipulate a brush with their hands, and
fruit-flavored mouth brushes for kids and adults with limited or no movement
in their limbs.
In schools, Portraits of Hope’s interdisciplinary, project-based learning
program focuses on social issues education, with an emphasis placed
on how youth would integrate their personal ambitions with broader
societal objectives. During the sessions the kids learn about the importance
of civic education, creativity, and teamwork in achieving both individual
and societal goals. They then experience the power of teamwork by
engaging in collaborative sessions for the creation of the vibrant, large-scale
public works.
The high-profile civic projects culminate in tangible feats that instill a powerful
sense of pride and achievement in all participants, and provides children with
an opportunity to say, “I did that!” – often on the national and world stage.
Art panels from the large-scale exhibitions are donated to beautify social service
institutions everywhere – senior centers, child service centers, women’s shelters,
transitional housing units, schools, and many other community facilities, including
communities recovering from natural disasters.
Every demographic group has been involved in Portraits of Hope,
highlighting the power of teamwork, collaboration, and achievement for all.
Summer of Color, Soaring Dreams Airship,, Garden in Transit, Soaring Dreams NASCAR,
Project 9865 - Tower of Hope, Garden in Transit Airborne, Chelsea Piers Project, Ice at
Santa Monica, 212 S. State Street Project
Photo: Rosine Sorbom
Portraits of Hope's unprecedented Los Angeles coastline public art and civic project involving more than 10,500 kids, adults and volunteers, which visually transformed all 156 Los Angeles County beach lifeguard towers on 31 miles of beach – including Malibu, Will Rogers, Santa Monica, Venice, Marina Del Rey, Playa Del Rey, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Palos Verdes, and San Pedro. www.portraitsofhope.org
Summer of Color -- A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's LA County Public Art and Civic Project – LA County Lifeguard Towers
Conceived and Developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope
156 Los Angeles County Lifeguard Towers
31 Miles of Beach and Coastline
10,500 Children and Adults
118 Participating Schools, Hospitals, Social Service and Civic Institutions
350,000 Sq. Ft of Paintings
Youth and Program Sessions in Greater LA
Project-based learning: interdisciplinary contemporary issues and civic
education and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12
Creative therapy sessions for
hospitalized children and persons with
disabilities; including cancer, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, visual impairments, and other serious conditions
6-month program and collaborative
phase
5-month Los Angeles County beach public art
exhibition
Close Cooperation with LA County Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky and Don Knabe and the LA County Department of Beaches and Harbors and LA County Lifeguards
Special thank you to Image Options, Laird Plastics and Recycling, Ford Motor Company
Benjamin Moore Paints, Skinny Cow, Verseidag Seemee US, EFI Vutek, Morley Builders, Vista Paint, The Weingart Foundation, CornerstoneOnDemand, Drumstick, Chris Bonas, Casa Del Mar, Tim Bennett, Andy Boyle, Nazdar Coatings, Adina Beverages, Robert Gore Rifkind
Foundation, Helen and Peter Bing, Loren Philip Photography, Starbucks Volunteer Services,
Subversive Nature Designs, MACtac, The Barnes Family, Hasbro Studios, Wooster Brush, The Bachelor, UCLA, Mark Benjamin, Susan Kohlmann, Tomarco Fastening & Anchoring Solutions, AAA Flag & Banner, Jenner & Block, A.V.I. Construction, The Newberg Family, Debra Ricketts, The Penske Family, The Davidow Charitable Fund. Annie Barnes, UCLA Freshmen and Transfer Students, USC-UNICEF, LMU Students
Photo: N.S Bernas
Portraits of Hope's unprecedented Los Angeles coastline public art and civic project involving more than 10,500 kids, adults and volunteers, which visually transformed all 156 Los Angeles County beach lifeguard towers on 31 miles of beach – including Malibu, Will Rogers, Santa Monica, Venice, Marina Del Rey, Playa Del Rey, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Palos Verdes, and San Pedro. www.portraitsofhope.org
Summer of Color -- A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's LA County Public Art and Civic Project – LA County Lifeguard Towers
Conceived and Developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope
156 Los Angeles County Lifeguard Towers
31 Miles of Beach and Coastline
10,500 Children and Adults
118 Participating Schools, Hospitals, Social Service and Civic Institutions
350,000 Sq. Ft of Paintings
Youth and Program Sessions in Greater LA
Project-based learning: interdisciplinary contemporary issues and civic
education and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12
Creative therapy sessions for
hospitalized children and persons with
disabilities; including cancer, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, visual impairments, and other serious conditions
6-month program and collaborative
phase
5-month Los Angeles County beach public art
exhibition
Close Cooperation with LA County Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky and Don Knabe and the LA County Department of Beaches and Harbors and LA County Lifeguards
Special thank you to Image Options, Laird Plastics and Recycling, Ford Motor Company
Benjamin Moore Paints, Skinny Cow, Verseidag Seemee US, EFI Vutek, Morley Builders, Vista Paint, The Weingart Foundation, CornerstoneOnDemand, Drumstick, Chris Bonas, Casa Del Mar, Tim Bennett, Andy Boyle, Nazdar Coatings, Adina Beverages, Robert Gore Rifkind
Foundation, Helen and Peter Bing, Loren Philip Photography, Starbucks Volunteer Services,
Subversive Nature Designs, MACtac, The Barnes Family, Hasbro Studios, Wooster Brush, The Bachelor, UCLA, Mark Benjamin, Susan Kohlmann, Tomarco Fastening & Anchoring Solutions, AAA Flag & Banner, Jenner & Block, A.V.I. Construction, The Newberg Family, Debra Ricketts, The Penske Family, The Davidow Charitable Fund. Annie Barnes, UCLA Freshmen and Transfer Students, USC-UNICEF, LMU Students
Photo: POH
Portraits of Hope's unprecedented Los Angeles coastline public art and civic project involving more than 10,500 kids, adults and volunteers, which visually transformed all 156 Los Angeles County beach lifeguard towers on 31 miles of beach – including Malibu, Will Rogers, Santa Monica, Venice, Marina Del Rey, Playa Del Rey, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Palos Verdes, and San Pedro. www.portraitsofhope.org
Summer of Color -- A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's LA County Public Art and Civic Project – LA County Lifeguard Towers
Conceived and Developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope
156 Los Angeles County Lifeguard Towers
31 Miles of Beach and Coastline
10,500 Children and Adults
118 Participating Schools, Hospitals, Social Service and Civic Institutions
350,000 Sq. Ft of Paintings
Youth and Program Sessions in Greater LA
Project-based learning: interdisciplinary contemporary issues and civic
education and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12
Creative therapy sessions for
hospitalized children and persons with
disabilities; including cancer, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, visual impairments, and other serious conditions
6-month program and collaborative
phase
5-month Los Angeles County beach public art
exhibition
Close Cooperation with LA County Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky and Don Knabe and the LA County Department of Beaches and Harbors and LA County Lifeguards
Special thank you to Image Options, Laird Plastics and Recycling, Ford Motor Company
Benjamin Moore Paints, Skinny Cow, Verseidag Seemee US, EFI Vutek, Morley Builders, Vista Paint, The Weingart Foundation, CornerstoneOnDemand, Drumstick, Chris Bonas, Casa Del Mar, Tim Bennett, Andy Boyle, Nazdar Coatings, Adina Beverages, Robert Gore Rifkind
Foundation, Helen and Peter Bing, Loren Philip Photography, Starbucks Volunteer Services,
Subversive Nature Designs, MACtac, The Barnes Family, Hasbro Studios, Wooster Brush, The Bachelor, UCLA, Mark Benjamin, Susan Kohlmann, Tomarco Fastening & Anchoring Solutions, AAA Flag & Banner, Jenner & Block, A.V.I. Construction, The Newberg Family, Debra Ricketts, The Penske Family, The Davidow Charitable Fund. Annie Barnes, UCLA Freshmen and Transfer Students, USC-UNICEF, LMU Students
Photo: POH
Public Art, Creative Therapy, Civic Leadership, and Community Engagement
Portraits of Hope has involved tens of thousands of children and adults in huge civic collaborations - in the U.S. and abroad – that have strikingly transformed everything from airplanes, buildings, and the New York City taxi fleet to blimps, tugboats, race cars, and the Los Angeles beach lifeguard towers, by working with organizations from NASA to NASCAR.
Conceived and developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey,
Founders of Portraits of Hope
Developed initially for seriously ill and physically disabled children, the
501 (c)(3) program creates one-of-a-kind motivational art projects that
merge the production of dynamic public art works with creative therapy
for hospitalized children and civic education for students of all ages.
More than 900 hospitals, schools, and social service agencies have
directly participated in Portraits of Hope projects in addition to a
broad array of adult civic groups and colleges.
For children in hospitals and persons with disabilities, participation in the
projects serves as creative therapy. Special Portraits of Hope brushes
and methods have been developed for children and adults with physical
disabilities, including telescope brushes for those in wheel chairs, shoe
brushes for people unable to manipulate a brush with their hands, and
fruit-flavored mouth brushes for kids and adults with limited or no movement
in their limbs.
In schools, Portraits of Hope’s interdisciplinary, project-based learning
program focuses on social issues education, with an emphasis placed
on how youth would integrate their personal ambitions with broader
societal objectives. During the sessions the kids learn about the importance
of civic education, creativity, and teamwork in achieving both individual
and societal goals. They then experience the power of teamwork by
engaging in collaborative sessions for the creation of the vibrant, large-scale
public works.
The high-profile civic projects culminate in tangible feats that instill a powerful
sense of pride and achievement in all participants, and provides children with
an opportunity to say, “I did that!” – often on the national and world stage.
Art panels from the large-scale exhibitions are donated to beautify social service
institutions everywhere – senior centers, child service centers, women’s shelters,
transitional housing units, schools, and many other community facilities, including
communities recovering from natural disasters.
Every demographic group has been involved in Portraits of Hope,
highlighting the power of teamwork, collaboration, and achievement for all.
Summer of Color, Soaring Dreams Airship,, Garden in Transit, Soaring Dreams NASCAR,
Project 9865 - Tower of Hope, Garden in Transit Airborne, Chelsea Piers Project, Ice at
Santa Monica, 212 S. State Street Project
Photo: POH
Portraits of Hope's unprecedented Los Angeles coastline public art and civic project involving more than 10,500 kids, adults and volunteers, which visually transformed all 156 Los Angeles County beach lifeguard towers on 31 miles of beach – including Malibu, Will Rogers, Santa Monica, Venice, Marina Del Rey, Playa Del Rey, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Palos Verdes, and San Pedro. www.portraitsofhope.org
Summer of Color -- A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's LA County Public Art and Civic Project – LA County Lifeguard Towers
Conceived and Developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope
156 Los Angeles County Lifeguard Towers
31 Miles of Beach and Coastline
10,500 Children and Adults
118 Participating Schools, Hospitals, Social Service and Civic Institutions
350,000 Sq. Ft of Paintings
Youth and Program Sessions in Greater LA
Project-based learning: interdisciplinary contemporary issues and civic
education and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12
Creative therapy sessions for
hospitalized children and persons with
disabilities; including cancer, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, visual impairments, and other serious conditions
6-month program and collaborative
phase
5-month Los Angeles County beach public art
exhibition
Close Cooperation with LA County Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky and Don Knabe and the LA County Department of Beaches and Harbors and LA County Lifeguards
Special thank you to Image Options, Laird Plastics and Recycling, Ford Motor Company
Benjamin Moore Paints, Skinny Cow, Verseidag Seemee US, EFI Vutek, Morley Builders, Vista Paint, The Weingart Foundation, CornerstoneOnDemand, Drumstick, Chris Bonas, Casa Del Mar, Tim Bennett, Andy Boyle, Nazdar Coatings, Adina Beverages, Robert Gore Rifkind
Foundation, Helen and Peter Bing, Loren Philip Photography, Starbucks Volunteer Services,
Subversive Nature Designs, MACtac, The Barnes Family, Hasbro Studios, Wooster Brush, The Bachelor, UCLA, Mark Benjamin, Susan Kohlmann, Tomarco Fastening & Anchoring Solutions, AAA Flag & Banner, Jenner & Block, A.V.I. Construction, The Newberg Family, Debra Ricketts, The Penske Family, The Davidow Charitable Fund. Annie Barnes, UCLA Freshmen and Transfer Students, USC-UNICEF, LMU Students
Photo: Omomyid (flickr)
Portraits of Hope's unprecedented Los Angeles coastline public art and civic project involving more than 10,500 kids, adults and volunteers, which visually transformed all 156 Los Angeles County beach lifeguard towers on 31 miles of beach – including Malibu, Will Rogers, Santa Monica, Venice, Marina Del Rey, Playa Del Rey, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Palos Verdes, and San Pedro. www.portraitsofhope.org
Summer of Color -- A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's LA County Public Art and Civic Project – LA County Lifeguard Towers
Conceived and Developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope
156 Los Angeles County Lifeguard Towers
31 Miles of Beach and Coastline
10,500 Children and Adults
118 Participating Schools, Hospitals, Social Service and Civic Institutions
350,000 Sq. Ft of Paintings
Youth and Program Sessions in Greater LA
Project-based learning: interdisciplinary contemporary issues and civic
education and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12
Creative therapy sessions for
hospitalized children and persons with
disabilities; including cancer, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, visual impairments, and other serious conditions
6-month program and collaborative
phase
5-month Los Angeles County beach public art
exhibition
Close Cooperation with LA County Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky and Don Knabe and the LA County Department of Beaches and Harbors and LA County Lifeguards
Special thank you to Image Options, Laird Plastics and Recycling, Ford Motor Company
Benjamin Moore Paints, Skinny Cow, Verseidag Seemee US, EFI Vutek, Morley Builders, Vista Paint, The Weingart Foundation, CornerstoneOnDemand, Drumstick, Chris Bonas, Casa Del Mar, Tim Bennett, Andy Boyle, Nazdar Coatings, Adina Beverages, Robert Gore Rifkind
Foundation, Helen and Peter Bing, Loren Philip Photography, Starbucks Volunteer Services,
Subversive Nature Designs, MACtac, The Barnes Family, Hasbro Studios, Wooster Brush, The Bachelor, UCLA, Mark Benjamin, Susan Kohlmann, Tomarco Fastening & Anchoring Solutions, AAA Flag & Banner, Jenner & Block, A.V.I. Construction, The Newberg Family, Debra Ricketts, The Penske Family, The Davidow Charitable Fund. Annie Barnes, UCLA Freshmen and Transfer Students, USC-UNICEF, LMU Students
Photo: POH
Portraits of Hope's unprecedented Los Angeles coastline public art and civic project involving more than 10,500 kids, adults and volunteers, which visually transformed all 156 Los Angeles County beach lifeguard towers on 31 miles of beach – including Malibu, Will Rogers, Santa Monica, Venice, Marina Del Rey, Playa Del Rey, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Palos Verdes, and San Pedro. www.portraitsofhope.org
Summer of Color -- A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's LA County Public Art and Civic Project – LA County Lifeguard Towers
Conceived and Developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope
156 Los Angeles County Lifeguard Towers
31 Miles of Beach and Coastline
10,500 Children and Adults
118 Participating Schools, Hospitals, Social Service and Civic Institutions
350,000 Sq. Ft of Paintings
Youth and Program Sessions in Greater LA
Project-based learning: interdisciplinary contemporary issues and civic
education and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12
Creative therapy sessions for
hospitalized children and persons with
disabilities; including cancer, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, visual impairments, and other serious conditions
6-month program and collaborative
phase
5-month Los Angeles County beach public art
exhibition
Close Cooperation with LA County Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky and Don Knabe and the LA County Department of Beaches and Harbors and LA County Lifeguards
Special thank you to Image Options, Laird Plastics and Recycling, Ford Motor Company
Benjamin Moore Paints, Skinny Cow, Verseidag Seemee US, EFI Vutek, Morley Builders, Vista Paint, The Weingart Foundation, CornerstoneOnDemand, Drumstick, Chris Bonas, Casa Del Mar, Tim Bennett, Andy Boyle, Nazdar Coatings, Adina Beverages, Robert Gore Rifkind
Foundation, Helen and Peter Bing, Loren Philip Photography, Starbucks Volunteer Services,
Subversive Nature Designs, MACtac, The Barnes Family, Hasbro Studios, Wooster Brush, The Bachelor, UCLA, Mark Benjamin, Susan Kohlmann, Tomarco Fastening & Anchoring Solutions, AAA Flag & Banner, Jenner & Block, A.V.I. Construction, The Newberg Family, Debra Ricketts, The Penske Family, The Davidow Charitable Fund. Annie Barnes, UCLA Freshmen and Transfer Students, USC-UNICEF, LMU Students
Construction Engineering Technician Victory Young (Second from Left) and Project Engineer Debbie Dowell, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Mid Cumberland Construction Office, talk about ongoing construction of a new navigation lock operators building at Cheatham Dam with Victor Bright (Right), history teacher, and Harold Cunningham, construction teacher, during a tour June 6, 2013. The Cane Ridge High School teachers were participating in an externship with the Corps to develop project based learning curriculum. (USACE photo by Leon Roberts)
Photo: POH
Public Art, Creative Therapy, Civic Leadership, and Community Engagement
Portraits of Hope has involved tens of thousands of children and adults in huge civic collaborations - in the U.S. and abroad – that have strikingly transformed everything from airplanes, buildings, and the New York City taxi fleet to blimps, tugboats, race cars, and the Los Angeles beach lifeguard towers, by working with organizations from NASA to NASCAR.
Conceived and developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey,
Founders of Portraits of Hope
Developed initially for seriously ill and physically disabled children, the
501 (c)(3) program creates one-of-a-kind motivational art projects that
merge the production of dynamic public art works with creative therapy
for hospitalized children and civic education for students of all ages.
More than 900 hospitals, schools, and social service agencies have
directly participated in Portraits of Hope projects in addition to a
broad array of adult civic groups and colleges.
For children in hospitals and persons with disabilities, participation in the
projects serves as creative therapy. Special Portraits of Hope brushes
and methods have been developed for children and adults with physical
disabilities, including telescope brushes for those in wheel chairs, shoe
brushes for people unable to manipulate a brush with their hands, and
fruit-flavored mouth brushes for kids and adults with limited or no movement
in their limbs.
In schools, Portraits of Hope’s interdisciplinary, project-based learning
program focuses on social issues education, with an emphasis placed
on how youth would integrate their personal ambitions with broader
societal objectives. During the sessions the kids learn about the importance
of civic education, creativity, and teamwork in achieving both individual
and societal goals. They then experience the power of teamwork by
engaging in collaborative sessions for the creation of the vibrant, large-scale
public works.
The high-profile civic projects culminate in tangible feats that instill a powerful
sense of pride and achievement in all participants, and provides children with
an opportunity to say, “I did that!” – often on the national and world stage.
Art panels from the large-scale exhibitions are donated to beautify social service
institutions everywhere – senior centers, child service centers, women’s shelters,
transitional housing units, schools, and many other community facilities, including
communities recovering from natural disasters.
Every demographic group has been involved in Portraits of Hope,
highlighting the power of teamwork, collaboration, and achievement for all.
Summer of Color, Soaring Dreams Airship,, Garden in Transit, Soaring Dreams NASCAR,
Project 9865 - Tower of Hope, Garden in Transit Airborne, Chelsea Piers Project, Ice at
Santa Monica, 212 S. State Street Project
Photo: Rosine Sorbom
Portraits of Hope's unprecedented Los Angeles coastline public art and civic project involving more than 10,500 kids, adults and volunteers, which visually transformed all 156 Los Angeles County beach lifeguard towers on 31 miles of beach – including Malibu, Will Rogers, Santa Monica, Venice, Marina Del Rey, Playa Del Rey, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Palos Verdes, and San Pedro. www.portraitsofhope.org
Summer of Color -- A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's LA County Public Art and Civic Project – LA County Lifeguard Towers
Conceived and Developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope
156 Los Angeles County Lifeguard Towers
31 Miles of Beach and Coastline
10,500 Children and Adults
118 Participating Schools, Hospitals, Social Service and Civic Institutions
350,000 Sq. Ft of Paintings
Youth and Program Sessions in Greater LA
Project-based learning: interdisciplinary contemporary issues and civic
education and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12
Creative therapy sessions for
hospitalized children and persons with
disabilities; including cancer, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, visual impairments, and other serious conditions
6-month program and collaborative
phase
5-month Los Angeles County beach public art
exhibition
Close Cooperation with LA County Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky and Don Knabe and the LA County Department of Beaches and Harbors and LA County Lifeguards
Special thank you to Image Options, Laird Plastics and Recycling, Ford Motor Company
Benjamin Moore Paints, Skinny Cow, Verseidag Seemee US, EFI Vutek, Morley Builders, Vista Paint, The Weingart Foundation, CornerstoneOnDemand, Drumstick, Chris Bonas, Casa Del Mar, Tim Bennett, Andy Boyle, Nazdar Coatings, Adina Beverages, Robert Gore Rifkind
Foundation, Helen and Peter Bing, Loren Philip Photography, Starbucks Volunteer Services,
Subversive Nature Designs, MACtac, The Barnes Family, Hasbro Studios, Wooster Brush, The Bachelor, UCLA, Mark Benjamin, Susan Kohlmann, Tomarco Fastening & Anchoring Solutions, AAA Flag & Banner, Jenner & Block, A.V.I. Construction, The Newberg Family, Debra Ricketts, The Penske Family, The Davidow Charitable Fund. Annie Barnes, UCLA Freshmen and Transfer Students, USC-UNICEF, LMU Students
Photo: Frank Bird
Portraits of Hope's unprecedented Los Angeles coastline public art and civic project involving more than 10,500 kids, adults and volunteers, which visually transformed all 156 Los Angeles County beach lifeguard towers on 31 miles of beach – including Malibu, Will Rogers, Santa Monica, Venice, Marina Del Rey, Playa Del Rey, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Palos Verdes, and San Pedro. www.portraitsofhope.org
Summer of Color -- A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's LA County Public Art and Civic Project – LA County Lifeguard Towers
Conceived and Developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope
156 Los Angeles County Lifeguard Towers
31 Miles of Beach and Coastline
10,500 Children and Adults
118 Participating Schools, Hospitals, Social Service and Civic Institutions
350,000 Sq. Ft of Paintings
Youth and Program Sessions in Greater LA
Project-based learning: interdisciplinary contemporary issues and civic
education and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12
Creative therapy sessions for
hospitalized children and persons with
disabilities; including cancer, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, visual impairments, and other serious conditions
6-month program and collaborative
phase
5-month Los Angeles County beach public art
exhibition
Close Cooperation with LA County Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky and Don Knabe and the LA County Department of Beaches and Harbors and LA County Lifeguards
Special thank you to Image Options, Laird Plastics and Recycling, Ford Motor Company
Benjamin Moore Paints, Skinny Cow, Verseidag Seemee US, EFI Vutek, Morley Builders, Vista Paint, The Weingart Foundation, CornerstoneOnDemand, Drumstick, Chris Bonas, Casa Del Mar, Tim Bennett, Andy Boyle, Nazdar Coatings, Adina Beverages, Robert Gore Rifkind
Foundation, Helen and Peter Bing, Loren Philip Photography, Starbucks Volunteer Services,
Subversive Nature Designs, MACtac, The Barnes Family, Hasbro Studios, Wooster Brush, The Bachelor, UCLA, Mark Benjamin, Susan Kohlmann, Tomarco Fastening & Anchoring Solutions, AAA Flag & Banner, Jenner & Block, A.V.I. Construction, The Newberg Family, Debra Ricketts, The Penske Family, The Davidow Charitable Fund. Annie Barnes, UCLA Freshmen and Transfer Students, USC-UNICEF, LMU Students
A team member uses this non-fiction book to take notes on her topic. These notes will be "written in her own words" on the educational web site.
Photo: POH
Public Art, Creative Therapy, Civic Leadership, and Community Engagement
Portraits of Hope has involved tens of thousands of children and adults in huge civic collaborations - in the U.S. and abroad – that have strikingly transformed everything from airplanes, buildings, and the New York City taxi fleet to blimps, tugboats, race cars, and the Los Angeles beach lifeguard towers, by working with organizations from NASA to NASCAR.
Conceived and developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey,
Founders of Portraits of Hope
Developed initially for seriously ill and physically disabled children, the
501 (c)(3) program creates one-of-a-kind motivational art projects that
merge the production of dynamic public art works with creative therapy
for hospitalized children and civic education for students of all ages.
More than 900 hospitals, schools, and social service agencies have
directly participated in Portraits of Hope projects in addition to a
broad array of adult civic groups and colleges.
For children in hospitals and persons with disabilities, participation in the
projects serves as creative therapy. Special Portraits of Hope brushes
and methods have been developed for children and adults with physical
disabilities, including telescope brushes for those in wheel chairs, shoe
brushes for people unable to manipulate a brush with their hands, and
fruit-flavored mouth brushes for kids and adults with limited or no movement
in their limbs.
In schools, Portraits of Hope’s interdisciplinary, project-based learning
program focuses on social issues education, with an emphasis placed
on how youth would integrate their personal ambitions with broader
societal objectives. During the sessions the kids learn about the importance
of civic education, creativity, and teamwork in achieving both individual
and societal goals. They then experience the power of teamwork by
engaging in collaborative sessions for the creation of the vibrant, large-scale
public works.
The high-profile civic projects culminate in tangible feats that instill a powerful
sense of pride and achievement in all participants, and provides children with
an opportunity to say, “I did that!” – often on the national and world stage.
Art panels from the large-scale exhibitions are donated to beautify social service
institutions everywhere – senior centers, child service centers, women’s shelters,
transitional housing units, schools, and many other community facilities, including
communities recovering from natural disasters.
Every demographic group has been involved in Portraits of Hope,
highlighting the power of teamwork, collaboration, and achievement for all.
Summer of Color, Soaring Dreams Airship,, Garden in Transit, Soaring Dreams NASCAR,
Project 9865 - Tower of Hope, Garden in Transit Airborne, Chelsea Piers Project, Ice at
Santa Monica, 212 S. State Street Project
Photo: POH
Public Art, Creative Therapy, Civic Leadership, and Community Engagement
Portraits of Hope has involved tens of thousands of children and adults in huge civic collaborations - in the U.S. and abroad – that have strikingly transformed everything from airplanes, buildings, and the New York City taxi fleet to blimps, tugboats, race cars, and the Los Angeles beach lifeguard towers, by working with organizations from NASA to NASCAR.
Conceived and developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey,
Founders of Portraits of Hope
Developed initially for seriously ill and physically disabled children, the
501 (c)(3) program creates one-of-a-kind motivational art projects that
merge the production of dynamic public art works with creative therapy
for hospitalized children and civic education for students of all ages.
More than 900 hospitals, schools, and social service agencies have
directly participated in Portraits of Hope projects in addition to a
broad array of adult civic groups and colleges.
For children in hospitals and persons with disabilities, participation in the
projects serves as creative therapy. Special Portraits of Hope brushes
and methods have been developed for children and adults with physical
disabilities, including telescope brushes for those in wheel chairs, shoe
brushes for people unable to manipulate a brush with their hands, and
fruit-flavored mouth brushes for kids and adults with limited or no movement
in their limbs.
In schools, Portraits of Hope’s interdisciplinary, project-based learning
program focuses on social issues education, with an emphasis placed
on how youth would integrate their personal ambitions with broader
societal objectives. During the sessions the kids learn about the importance
of civic education, creativity, and teamwork in achieving both individual
and societal goals. They then experience the power of teamwork by
engaging in collaborative sessions for the creation of the vibrant, large-scale
public works.
The high-profile civic projects culminate in tangible feats that instill a powerful
sense of pride and achievement in all participants, and provides children with
an opportunity to say, “I did that!” – often on the national and world stage.
Art panels from the large-scale exhibitions are donated to beautify social service
institutions everywhere – senior centers, child service centers, women’s shelters,
transitional housing units, schools, and many other community facilities, including
communities recovering from natural disasters.
Every demographic group has been involved in Portraits of Hope,
highlighting the power of teamwork, collaboration, and achievement for all.
Summer of Color, Soaring Dreams Airship,, Garden in Transit, Soaring Dreams NASCAR,
Project 9865 - Tower of Hope, Garden in Transit Airborne, Chelsea Piers Project, Ice at
Santa Monica, 212 S. State Street Project
Photo: Loren Philip
Portraits of Hope's unprecedented Los Angeles coastline public art and civic project involving more than 10,500 kids, adults and volunteers, which visually transformed all 156 Los Angeles County beach lifeguard towers on 31 miles of beach – including Malibu, Will Rogers, Santa Monica, Venice, Marina Del Rey, Playa Del Rey, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Palos Verdes, and San Pedro. www.portraitsofhope.org
Summer of Color -- A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's LA County Public Art and Civic Project – LA County Lifeguard Towers
Conceived and Developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope
156 Los Angeles County Lifeguard Towers
31 Miles of Beach and Coastline
10,500 Children and Adults
118 Participating Schools, Hospitals, Social Service and Civic Institutions
350,000 Sq. Ft of Paintings
Youth and Program Sessions in Greater LA
Project-based learning: interdisciplinary contemporary issues and civic
education and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12
Creative therapy sessions for
hospitalized children and persons with
disabilities; including cancer, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, visual impairments, and other serious conditions
6-month program and collaborative
phase
5-month Los Angeles County beach public art
exhibition
Close Cooperation with LA County Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky and Don Knabe and the LA County Department of Beaches and Harbors and LA County Lifeguards
Special thank you to Image Options, Laird Plastics and Recycling, Ford Motor Company
Benjamin Moore Paints, Skinny Cow, Verseidag Seemee US, EFI Vutek, Morley Builders, Vista Paint, The Weingart Foundation, CornerstoneOnDemand, Drumstick, Chris Bonas, Casa Del Mar, Tim Bennett, Andy Boyle, Nazdar Coatings, Adina Beverages, Robert Gore Rifkind
Foundation, Helen and Peter Bing, Loren Philip Photography, Starbucks Volunteer Services,
Subversive Nature Designs, MACtac, The Barnes Family, Hasbro Studios, Wooster Brush, The Bachelor, UCLA, Mark Benjamin, Susan Kohlmann, Tomarco Fastening & Anchoring Solutions, AAA Flag & Banner, Jenner & Block, A.V.I. Construction, The Newberg Family, Debra Ricketts, The Penske Family, The Davidow Charitable Fund. Annie Barnes, UCLA Freshmen and Transfer Students, USC-UNICEF, LMU Students
Portraits of Hope, “Ice at Santa Monica” – Los Angeles Outdoor Ice Skating Facility
Photo: Wire Image
Portraits of Hope teamed with Proctor & Gamble - Herbal Essences and worked closely with Santa Monica’s Bayside Business District to transform Santa Monica’s seasonal and traditionally monochromatic recreational ice facility into a lush, festive, brightly colored, and fully operational one-of-a-kind ice skating facility and public artwork. This Portraits of Hope public art and civic project involved hundreds of youth participants in schools, hospitals, and social service programs, college volunteers, and community groups. As part of the civic leadership and creative therapy sessions and activities, participants painted spheres, discs, and panels which could be seen from outside, inside, and above the rink facility. Artwork elements and installations included: the ice, protective skate walls, adjoining building walls, giant spheres, hanging discs, full inside and street facing perimeter enclosure, tents, and ice clearing vehicle. www.portraitsofhope.org
Ice at Santa Monica -- A Portraits of Hope Project
Portraits of Hope's Santa Monica Public Art and Civic Project – Seasonal Outdoor Ice Facility
Conceived and Developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope
Visual Transformation of Public Space
Youth and Program Sessions in Greater LA
Project-based learning: interdisciplinary contemporary issues and civic
education and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12
Creative therapy sessions for
hospitalized children and persons with
disabilities; including cancer, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, visual impairments, and other serious conditions
3-month program and collaborative
phase
4-month Santa Monica public art
exhibition
Leighton Meester joined a Portraits of Hope session for Braille Institute youth and helped in painting textured art elements with the kids before joining them for a skate around the rink
Special thank you to Proctor & Gamble – Herbal Essences , Johannes Van Tilburg, Loren Philip Photography
Close Cooperation with Proctor & Gamble – Herbal Essences, Santa Monica Bayside Business District, Liquid Thread, Marina Maher Communications, SMG United, Arc Worldwide, Santa Monica Corporation