We have launched a
Love My Neighbor 2 Prevail emergency social action program in Culver City as
part of my Artist Laureate tenure. In this program we ask children
staying at home to create special artwork to uplift spirits of Culver City
elders and at risk group. Children from different groups have started
participating in this program including our own “World Famous” Cub Scout Pack
79 and the kids did some visually awesome works with supportive messages.
It is also a remarkable example and testimony to my long-held belief in art
being not a luxury item or decoration, but a vital part of society more crucial
than ever at the times of crisis. Driven by empathy and love to their
neighbor in need kids often come up with images of remarkable visual
power.
With our program
while staying safe at home children are able to do something important, to
participate in their community and they do it through a process of true
art-making.
We print out
children’s artworks and attach them as uplifting keepsake items to a food
distribution packages. We are doing this in a great collaboration with
Culver City Recreation & Community Services Neighbors Caring for Neighbors
Emergency Relief Food Drive and distribution program at the Senior’s Center and
we hugely appreciate and give a shout out to all the staff members, volunteers
and community donors who tirelessly work on a front line in this difficult
times. This week the remarkable artwork by Jeremy from Cub Scout Pack 79
was shared with Culver City neighbors in need.
Even while staying
safe at home we still can do something meaningful in support of our neighbors
in need. Even in the safe isolation, we are still a community. If
anything - more than ever.
With Art We
Persevere! By loving our neighbor - we will prevail!
