Supporting preservation efforts and local artists through on-site art-making, community conversations, and exhibitions.
Welcome to Painting for Preservation!
Welcome to Painting for Preservation! This initiative, founded by artist Sara M. Zak, is aimed at drawing attention to distressed, at-risk, and under-utilized historic locations through on site art making.
Mission: To bring together artists of all media in support of historic distressed properties and communities. To create artwork on-site related to the location as a means of raising positive awareness of the space. My hope is that we can continue this effort in Buffalo and expand the concept to other architecturally rich cities. Please e-mail Sara M. Zak if you are interested in starting a Painting for Preservation initiative in your city at info@paintingforpreservation.org
Our goals: 1. Raise awareness of at-risk, distressed and under-utilized locations and their neighborhoods
2. Create a record of historically rich locations through art
3. Create a community of artists invested in the urban landscape
4. Bring exposure and provide assistance to artists interested in documenting at-risk historic neighborhoods while also collaborating with members of those same neighborhoods.
5. Involve communities in sharing their stories of local historic architectural and their neighborhoods.
Monday, April 18, 2011
ELAB
Really looking forward to having artist members of ELAB (Emerging Leaders of the Arts in Buffalo) join us at the next paint in. Check out the Buffalo Rising Online article about the upcoming event at Harris Hardware, 169 East Ferry.
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