Ashley Pruneau Fundraiser at Letizia’s Fiore

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This month a portion of the proceeds from my artwork sold will be donated to the Ashley Pruneau Fund. Trying to get the word out and help a friend in need.

On Saturday, July 1, 2012, an unknown attacker viciously assaulted Ashley Pruneau with a hammer while she was alone inside her apartment.

Ashley suffered numerous blows to the head during the assault, and the attacker left her to die. Fortunately, she was discovered and was rushed to the hospital in time to save her life.

Letizia’s Fiore hosted a Fundraiser – $15 donation pp went 100% to Ashley’s fund for her recovery, medical bills etc. Letizia’s Fiore provided wood fired pizzas and Moretti beer for all attendees. Silent auction and More.

Please take the time to post this link to your walls so we can send as much help as possible. If you didn’t make the fundraiser, please use the link below to do what you can.

http://www.gofundme.com/AshleyPruneau

Open Heart Magic

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My partner Cole discovered this non-profit through one of her gym members who is organizing an upcoming run to raise funds for Open Heart Magic!!

Their Mission is to use the therapeutic power of magic and laughter to energize and strengthen seriously ill children in Chicago area hospitals, and aid their healing. They strive to reach young patients one-by-one regardless of their disease, medical situation or physical ability so that all children may benefit from this engaging and entertaining therapy.

Their Vision:

“To give every hospitalized child the chance to receive the benefits of participating in bedside magic. To grow slowly and smartly in size and method to continue to thoughtfully reach these children. To continue to foster the highest standards of personalized interaction and magic engagement and consistently improve our methods using magic as therapy to empower children so we strengthen the benefits of what we do and can apply these methods to teach others in new applications.”

 

This month a percentage of my artwork sold will be donated to Open Heart Magic!  Check them out at:

http://www.openheartmagic.org/

Upcoming Artist Reception and Wine Tasting!!

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A Vision Chicago is excited to announce the opening of Kim Leutwyler.
Please join us for the artist reception and wine tasting, which will take place on:

Friday, June 22, 2012 from 6pm – 10pm
910 North Damen Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622

June 22nd 2012 marks the beginning of Chicago’s yearly Pride Celebration. What better way to kick off Pride Weekend than an artist reception and wine-tasting amongst beautiful floral arrangements at A Vision Chicago? Stop in, try some wine and check out the work of Kim Leutwyler, a Chicago-based artist who creates large-scale paintings primarily dealing with images of beauty, gender, and Queer-identity.

Kim Leutwyler incorporates various facets of nature in to her work, which makes A Vision Chicago the perfect pairing for her paintings. Her artwork has been exhibited in multiple galleries throughout the United States, and she is part of a permanent collection at both the Naestved Cultural Center in Denmark and the Brooklyn Art Library in New York.

Mark your calendar, gather your friends and plan the trip as this opening will be an amazing way to kick off Pride Weekend.

A Vision Chicago

Since 2005, A Vision, has been bringing a fresh and stylish energy to the Chicagoland area, with original, customized concepts, modern floral designs and highly personalized service. Breathing new life into the familiar, their unique offerings are a perfect mix of contemporary and classic, certain to delight and destined to leave a vivid and lasting impression.

www.avisionchicago.com

Kim Leutwyler

Kim Leutwyler creates large-scale figure paintings of LGBTQ-identified women. She holds concurrent degrees in Studio and Art History from Arizona State University, and graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a Painting and Drawing degree.

www.kimleutwyler.com

Stand Up to Cancer

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I recently received the heartbreaking news that my grandmother has been diagnosed with some very serious cancer.

In the past I have featured organizations that focus on certain types of cancer. For the month of May, a portion of the proceeds from my artwork sold will be donated to Stand Up 2 Cancer

“Stand Up To Cancer is a new initiative created to accelerate groundbreaking cancer research that will get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives. SU2C’s goal is to bring together the best and the brightest in the cancer community, encouraging collaboration instead of competition.”

To find out why they are different and ways to get involved, please visit standup2cancer.org

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For Youth Inquiry (FYI) – Performing Health Collective

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For Youth Inquiry (FYI) – Performing Health Collective.

FYI is a collective of artists, educators and activists.

“Our mission is to engage youth in safe, accessible conversations about sexual health and sexual violence through participatory theatre”

FYI is currently based in Chicago, IL, with additional programming running in Pittsburgh, PA.

Months of performance and research by the group led to a performance in which they debunk the fear of talking about sex.
As they toured, they recognized that the topic of sexual violence was prevalent in the conversations with youth in many communities. They have expanded programming to include performance workshops on sexual violence “to responsibly acknowledge that sexual health education cannot be effective without including education around sexual violence.”

A portion of the proceeds from my artwork sold this month will be donated to FYI. Please visit their website to find out ways to get involved, or have them perform at your establishment!