Heartside artists' paintings will be displayed at Guiding Light Mission from Sept. 22 to Oct. 10. Guiding Light is a venue that offers a substance abuse recovery program for men, as well as emergency shelter services.
The Heartside community of Grand Rapids is poor by definition, yet rich in talent. Unknown to the naked eye, the community has an abundance of gifted people creating art of all kinds.
Debra Dieppa is one Heartside artist who expresses her adversities through painting. Describing herself as being born without roots, in the eye of a storm, she uses Heartside as a way to move forward, in a positive direction, with her life.
Debra, along with 19 other Heartside artists will have the chance to show of their talents at Guiding Light Mission in the ArtPrize competition. They are to collaborate on seven different large-scale canvases that are titled, "Kaleidoscopes."
The name "Kaleidoscopes" comes from their outlook on life. The artists patronize Heartside Ministries, for they have come from broken streets and backgrounds but the light of a community alive with understanding, acceptance, and unity helps them see thigns from a different perspective.
For more information about Guiding Light Mission, please go to www.lifeonthestreet.org.
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