Ashley Cecil

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Yes, it’s merely November 08, but I’m already gearing up for next year’s Champions 4 Her.  The annual festival will take place on June 20th, 09 and my team of artists will be expanding by a few.

Champions 4 Her is an umbrella fundraiser for multiple local nonprofits that serve women and girls. The 08 walk/run festival raised over $162,000 and we pulled off a phenomenal series of vibrant street paintings that engaged community participants from each of the nonprofits benefiting from money raised.  The artwork was a tremendous attraction to the event, which wouldn’t have been possible without the professional artists who worked with each of the groups to design and create the street paintings.

I’m looking for a few more visual artists who are interested in participating as a street painting facilitator.  It entails meeting with the group you will be assigned to at their facilities for a series of sessions to collaboratively create a final design of what will go onto the pavement at Water Front Park the day of the event.  Each group will consist of some combination of clients of the organization, volunteers, and/or staff (few of whom will have any artistic experience).  This is not an opportunity for artists to showcase their own work.  The objective is to guide your group through the art-making process and give them creative license.

There are plenty more details, such as the stipend and so on.  If you are interested, or know someone how may be, please send me an email at ashley.cecil (at) gmail.com.

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