| Show Utah art show supports The Road Home 1 Amber Contributing Writer Take one fine night of art featuring mediums of spray paint to kitting add The Road Home homeless shelter and A ANew New Perspective Submerged in Art is formed Weird Chief Pictures Iosua Tai Josh and Adrienne Taeoalii along with Sub- Sub Visions Utah Artists worked to organize and hold this event on Friday Feb 26 2010 in Salt Lake City Artists were asked to display their work allowing locals to submerge themselves and also raised contributions for The Road Home Donations at the thedoor thedoor thedoor door tickets sold for prize drawings and each artist donating a portion of their sales contributed to the proceeds raised for the shelter As noted by Sub- Sub Visions founders The Theartist Theartist Theartist artist trade is often an impoverished one and it seems that our generosity to the homeless shelter is fitting The exhibit featured all art forms including music poetry photographs drawings and paintings sculptures tattoos and clothing With focus aimed toward a fresh generation of artistic discipline and vision Josh Taeoalii and his wife Adrienne produced over six tables filled with their work for the night Josh expressed excitement for the event the chance for his fellow fello artist friends to share their work and time spent raising money for a great cause When local artists come together with the community it says something about them and Josh Taeoalii agrees Are we hip people more in touch with our feelings Artists take notice and are aware of their surroundings I think we tend to dig a little deeper Joshua Sloan 17 was selected as the special guest to display his pieces and also represented The Road Home Joshua currently lives in the year- year around shelter which provides more than nights of shelter to over individuals Joshua has only been working on his art for about 2 years but has aspirations to become a fashion designer With his drawings design book and etchings on display he wanted everyone to appreciate his art more than he does Other contributing artists included Mason Fetzer a child of the digital revolution who paints to play with the eye and Troy Henderson who finds inspiration through urban landscapes and graffiti Adrienne Taeoalii Josh's wife began by selling her art on eBay and now makes a living from it Kali MelIus creates wearable artand art artand artand and Adrian latest vision includes disregarded toys that have some back to life in newly created forms In all the exhibit featured more than 12 amazingly driven and talented artists Expectations for forthe forthe forthe the evening were set high Josh Taeoalii hoped for fora a good experience for alland all alland alland and also wanted to create awareness for The Road Home The prizes from sponsors along with the donations demonstrated generosity but giving someone for hope completed the evening When asked about the nights night's achievements Josh Taeoalii said In a nut nutshell nutshell nutshell shell I hope after tonight that kid can leave here and say I can be an artist The Road Home helps families men and women to find well- well matched housing options after they have come to 1 s i stay in the shelter The main source of revenue revenue for The Road Home comes 4 from private contributions and the highest expense i 1 is running the shelter Som families can stay an average of 65 days They continue J to help meet the needs of the increasing numbers coming to the shelter and due to th the slow economy they expect to see even more staying this year The Road Home i ii always in need of donation donation especially blankets I bedding personal hygiene items socks socks- and cl clothing for more information on how to help call I r I t t I |
