#the memory project

[closet-cyborg]

Here is a picture of the portrait I did this year for the Memory Project!

Memory project takes pictures of people in unfortunate situations and sends them to artists and art teachers around the world to get their portraits done. It’s really a nice gift because a lot of times these people don’t have access to photographs or ways of remembering happy moments, and it just shows that someone out there cares about them- cares about them enough to spend hours on a work of art for them. Here’s a link to their website:

Memory Project - Portraits of Kindness

The Memory Project invites young artists around the world to create portraits for children facing challenges.

https://memoryproject.org

[closet-cyborg]

Here’s a picture of the portrait I did this year for The Memory Project (something everyone reading this post should look into) Incase you didn’t know, The Memory Project takes pictures of people in unfortunate situations and sends them to artists and art teachers around the world to get their portraits done. It’s really a nice gift because a lot of times these people don’t have access to photographs or ways of remembering happy moments, and it just shows that someone out there cares about them- cares about them enough to spend hours on a work of art for them. Here’s a link to their website: https://memoryproject.org

I completed this about 3 weeks ago. The little boy’s favorite color was red, and being tired of all of the same fire and flower backgrounds kids who like this color see over and over again, I painted a giant crab in the background. I thought it as fitting because beautiful crabs live in the Philippines, and I hope he can cherish this painting for as long as necessary. Also- fan brushes save lives.

I usually don’t say this, but please don’t remove the caption on this picture. I posted it to spread the word about this organization.

[sterfried]

This is an orphan I drew His name is Misha

[livinglife-makingart]

So in my school we have a national art honors society which I'm part of and every year we do pieces for the Memory Project. This is when you get a picture of a child in an impoverished country and you do their portrait. This year we got pictures from children who're Syrian refugees. This is the portrait I did. This beautiful little girl is only thirteen and loves pink. I'm posting this in the hopes that maybe more artists will take up this amazing cause to brighten a child's day and give them something that they can cherish for the rest of their life. I will say it's a little pricy to do for just one portrait but seeing the looks on the kids faces when they get their pictures is totally worth it. So please if you have any artistic talent just look up The Memory Project and consider it

[svabfacad]

SVA Computer Art Supports The Memory Project

The Memory Project is a nonprofit organization that invites art teachers and their students to create portraits for youth around the world who have faced substantial challenges, such as neglect, abuse, loss of parents, and extreme poverty. Karis Oh (BFA 2016) started working on portraits for The Memory Project when she was in high school and introduced the project to the SVA Computer Art Department.

This year, Deepa Paulus (BFA 2018), started The Memory Project Club. Deepa Paulas shares, "I wanted to bring The Memory Project to SVA as a way to give back to others with art. We are so blessed to be studying what we love to do, so it is really important to use our abilities to help others."

Each student in the club has received a photograph of a child from Ethiopia and created a portrait for them using a variety of mediums.

A member of The Memory Project Club shares, “I've produced so much art over the years for myself. Even being in SVA, the whole process of applying and all the pieces I've manufactured to get accepted was all for myself and my own education. Otherwise, if I ever made something, whether it be a commission or a gift, I would expect some monetary or material exchange. Since the first mark I made on the page, creating a portrait for somebody who I've never met has already given me something in return, the therapeutic liberation of knowing I am doing a good thing. "I joined the Memory Project to be more in touch with my emotions and to bring happiness to somebody who has experienced more hardships than I could fathom."

The Memory Project has created over 80,000 portraits for children around the world. If you are interested in donating or creating a portrait, please visit their website, memoryproject.org

[angelas-arts-and-crafts]

Below you'll find a description of the Memory Project. This is the portrait I created this year for Tangmo, an orphan in Thailand. For some reason the picture made the eye on the left look strange. I don't know why that happened.

I'm very proud of this piece and I hope she enjoys it. :)