Friends
of Art Manchester had a wonderful reception at the women’s residence on Lowell
Street last week. Our art was up on the
walls and we were given a tour of the facility.
The residence provides interim housing for 11 families and permanent
supportive housing for six chronically homeless individuals. The interim units serve as a safe space for
families to stay as they wait to enter Families in Transition programming.
Paul Davidson’s colorful mandala is hanging on the wall
of the second floor. Paul is also
participating in our second project for FIT. We are painting canvases again to
decorate the men’s residence. Those paintings will be done in February.
We
were welcomed by Karyn O’Neil, Chair of the Board of Directors of
Families inTransition. Our Treasurer, Linda Feinberg spoke briefly and introduced our Vice
President, Anthony Williams who told us about his vision for more public art in
Manchester. Linda also introduced our
new President, Stephanie Bogalis.
Left
to right: Anthony Williams, Linda Feinberg, Carolina Chauvette, Paul Davidson.
As you enter the building you are greeted by a painting
of beautiful flowers by our Vice President, Anthony Williams. Anthony is also a muralist and will be in
charge of a spring project. You’ll be hearing more about that in a few months.
Carolina
Chauvette likes big paintings and this one fills an interior hallway. She also does commissioned work, painting portraits
of musicians on canvas or guitar cases.
Carolina is a member of the Arts Commission and Friends
of Art Manchester will be providing art at City Hall in May and June.
Sunrise
painting on left is by our Treasurer, Linda Feinberg. The Birches painting on
right is by member Frank Moulin. These
paintings are hanging in the living room.
Paintings
by members Deb Funk (on left), Aline Lotter (below) and Colleen O’Connor
(bottom) are displayed in the kitchen/cafeteria.
