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Artwork signifying hope for at-risk youth creators gather
Artwork signifying hope for at-risk youth creators gather
Artwork signifying hope for the future of at-risk youth was recently unveiled at Central Bucks Family YMCA. This unique art piece was commissioned by the Central Bucks Drug Free Community Coalition and was created over a two year period at New Hope Academy, a non-traditional private school with locations in Doylestown and Yardley. In the fall of 2011, the Coalition decided to create a visual symbol directed toward at-risk youth to signify hope and inspiration for their future. Art students at New Hope Academy, with support from the school's founder and president Kathy Rosso-Gana, fashioned the piece.
In early December of 2012 Central Bucks Drug Free Community Coalition directors Melanie Swanson, prevention specialist for the Council of Southeast Pennsylvania, and Kimberly Cambra, executive director for CB Cares Educational Foundation, previewed the artwork. Swanson and Cambra were elated over how beautifully the students’ efforts captured the true purpose of this project.
The artwork depicts a tree of hope surrounded by a garden. The trunk and branches of the tree feature words representing resilience, and when pieced together, the canvases symbolize growth and change. The piece, measuring 10” by 20”, was created with 57 separate multi-level canvases using mixed media.
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“We are thrilled to display this piece in a prominent place in our Y,” said Zane Moore, president and CEO of Central Bucks Family YMCA. “It signifies how we all have the best interests of our youth at heart. It’s the heart of our mission at the Y.”
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Back row, standing from left:Melanie Swanson (in front), Prevention Specialist, Council of Southeast PA, Kimberly Cambra, Executive Director of C.B. Cares, Jake Cooney-Olson, Cynthia Hawk, NHA art teacher, Coors Conant, Anthony Sempravive, Johanna Peckham, Sarah Cawley, Talia Lemma, Brittany Harding, Jarod Kennedy,Miatta Christopher, Margaret Kenney, Jeanne Nahill, NHA art teacher, Kristen Brander, NHA art teacher, Gary Harris, NHA assistant director, and Kathleen Rosso-Gana, President METC & NHA.
Sitting from left: Cole Edmonds, Nicholas Elsing, Sean Wright, Christopher Ware, Erin Eckman, Kristen Steimetz, Marissa Hires, Kimberly Wagner, Emilia Godlewski, and Tiffany Gilliard.
