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Earth Week at AFH - Unveiling and Honoring and Celebrating - and You are Invited!
This was a challenging week for Boston ...but a reminder that our city and our citizens are strong and resilient! Following are some photos of AFH rebounding: celebrating Earth Week at Massport and preparing to present our First EpiCenter Awards for leadership in Climate Action at the 8th annual Greatest Party on Earth on April 27 at the EpiCenter!
AFH 3-D Design Studio Invited to Partner with Massport and The Otis School in East Boston to Create recap sculpture!
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Our AFH 3-D Design Studio sorting thousands of bottle caps collected by 4th graders in the Otis School in East Boston.
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AFH teen-designer, Ayub Sharif, and mentor Hannah Fallon placing the bottle caps in the structure.
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Massport invitation to the unveiling of the recap sculpture
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AFH's 3-D Design team poses proudly with the 4th graders from the Otis School in East Boston, who collected the largest numbet of plastic bottle caps in the Massport Recycle competition.
And Next Up....Artists For Humanity Celebrates the Earth, our Teen Artists and Honors Leaders in Climate Action
Earth Week will conclude with the Greatest Party On Earth this Saturday April 27 at the EpiCenter starting with a Benefactor Reception and the presentation of the first EpiCenter Awards honoring Mayor Thomas M. Menino and Pat Brandes, Executive Director of the Barr Foundation for their leadership in climate action. From there it is on to The Greatest Party!
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The funky crowd at last year's Greatest Party On Earth!
Please click here for details and to purchase tickets. The party will dazzle, the decor and art by AFH teen artists will inspire, and the funds raised will support paid, after-school jobs in art and design that empower AFH teens. And there is so much more, so come and be surprised!
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AFH in Artizen Magazine
"While most of Artizen’s student highlights have focused on one person,
this time we couldn’t resist highlighting an amazing institution itself.
Artists for Humanity is a powerhouse of innovative business,
stewardship, mentorship, community building and environmental
awareness, all wrapped into one package and served up to Boston’s
middle and high school teens and its local businesses.
The vision behind this gift Read More..."
Since 1991, Artists For Humanity has empowered and employed Boston teens in an intensive program of arts, creativity and enterprise. AFH partners youth with professional artists/designers to design, create and sell art products. With fully equipped, staffed studios in Painting/Murals, Sculpture/Industrial Design, Screen-Printing, Graphic Design, Photography, Web Design and Video, youth and mentors collaborate on creative projects, many specifically commissioned by clients. In the process, young artists develop entrepreneurial skills, and introduce audiences to their voice, vision and virtuosity. Artists For Humanity apprentices have produced fine art and creative products for Boston's largest firms and organizations.
In 2004, Artists For Humanity established its headquarters, the Artists For Humanity EpiCenter, in the Fort Point Arts District of Boston. Built to meet the highest levels of sustainability set by the US Green Building Council, this LEED Platinum building informs our youth about issues of environmental stewardship, and serves as an inspiration and backdrop for their creativity. Named one of the Top Ten Green Buildings in the country, and one of the 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Boston, The Artists For Humanity EpiCenter provides a fitting venue for perhaps the largest permanent collection of youth-created fine art and design in the nation.
Today, the Artists For Humanity model is being disseminated internationally to organizations that utilize our framework of responsibility, respect, and positive relationships to empower young people in their communities.
In 2004, Artists For Humanity established its headquarters, the Artists For Humanity EpiCenter, in the Fort Point Arts District of Boston. Built to meet the highest levels of sustainability set by the US Green Building Council, this LEED Platinum building informs our youth about issues of environmental stewardship, and serves as an inspiration and backdrop for their creativity. Named one of the Top Ten Green Buildings in the country, and one of the 5 Most Beautiful Buildings in Boston, The Artists For Humanity EpiCenter provides a fitting venue for perhaps the largest permanent collection of youth-created fine art and design in the nation.
Today, the Artists For Humanity model is being disseminated internationally to organizations that utilize our framework of responsibility, respect, and positive relationships to empower young people in their communities.
