Arte Que Salva is a
project which helps children who live in disadvantage and poverty. It was
founded by Brazilian missionary Eve Picardi who has organized mission trips to
Brazil and several other countries. She made a visit to Haiti shortly after the
2010 earthquake that did extensive damage to the country. Ms. Picardi saw the
misery of the people whose homes and dreams were suddenly destroyed. Her vision
was to help the displaced children recover from their trauma by providing them
with art supplies. Many of the children had never seen art brushes and paints.
The endeavor in Haiti
was a success and thus began the Arte Que Salva project. Organized by Eve
Picardi and Miami artist Carmem Gusmao, the project is now in its 3rd year and
for the first time will have an auction which features art that was made by
underprivileged children who live in Sanford, Florida and Rio de Janeiro’s
infamous landfield (Lixao de Gramacho). The children drew pictures of their
dreams which were then sent to professional artists. Those artists completed
the children’s work to create paintings that will be offered in the auction.
Among the 48 Brazilian artists who volunteered their time is Margarette Mattos
of Cambridge-MA. All the profits from the auction will go directly to support
the Central Florida Dream Education Center and the Life Change Project in Rio
de Janeiro. These programs provide educational and mentoring services for
children.
The auction Arte Que
Salva – USA 2015 will take place in Miami, Florida on March 26.
New York
Paris
London
Tokyo
Milan
Shanghai
Finally, spring is almost here. We who live in the Northeast
appreciate this. What about celebrating this gorgeous season with one of those
unique pairs of sneakers designed by Nike Women’s Sportswear?
The newest model of Air Max 1 is the “Ultra City” Collection. It includes patterns
inspired by six of the world’s style capitals. New York is represented by black
and white roses and Paris by pink roses and blue lilies. London and Tokyo follow
with more roses and cherry blossoms, respectively. Finally Milan is represented
by lilies and Shanghai by plum blossoms.
The shoes were released globally on International
Women’s Day, March 8th except in North America. The Women’s Nike Sportswear Spring 2015 City
Collection will be available in North America, online at nike.com/sportswear and
at select Nike Sportswear retailers beginning April 11.
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