Recently, I was asked to make an Art Therapy Proposal to support my job in an After School Programme. This is what I made: Art Therapy Proposal by Anne-Marie Gray
Also, I have worked on the written work for the Children's Book, and photographed references for a new art series concerned with merging heroism and disability, in attempt to raise the status of people with various challenges and commend them for their daily bravery amidst an unequal society.
The list includes their name, location (not address), industry and what type of art they are primarily interested in. It certainly isn't good practice to chase these people down but slipping an anonymous, generic invitation to your upcoming exhibition or press release may not be a bad idea.
Down's Syndrome Association releases a Journal twice a year (September and February). It contains latest news, articles on subjects that cater to people of all ages who have Down's syndrome, research projects that are taking place, any new services and resources available, book reviews, and letters sent in by parents and family or friends of people with Down's syndrome.
Archivist of the Langdon Downs Museum of Learning Disabilities and Publications Officer/DSA Journal Editor, Mr. Ian Jones-Healey saw my Saatchi Gallery entry, contacted me and asked specifically for "Portrait of a Man" (series selection) and "Righting Misconceptions" (series selection).
"The fist is best known for the Black Power movement of the 1960s in America. While it represented unity within the race, it originates back to 1930s Germany. This symbol was first used by the Communist Party in Germany. It was a symbol that the party members would display to one another to show their unity against Hitler. The current tertiary rainbow colors represent all walks of life and my belief that all people should be given equal rights. It is time that all people are treated equally in this country- not just the people in power. Hence the title, Empower Equality. Each embellishment takes about 40 minutes. The concept took about 2 weeks to tweak to perfection. Getting it printed took about 3 weeks. I've hand drawn the word EVOLVE from left to right, and right to left. EVOLVE spelled backwards is EVLOVE- many people will think I'm writing LOVE over and over again. There are multiple color ways of this marker embellishment- I estimate that EVOLVE is written around 800 times per print. " - gilf!
Empower/Equality (grey) by gilf
Print
2012
This RUN contains 6 Grey Hand-Embellished prints numbered randomly in the first 40 prints of the edition of 200 from New York City street artist gilf!'s debut print Empower Equality. Each print is uniquely hand-embellished by gilf! and will have slight color deviations.