Thank you to everyone who has donated so far. We can STILL USE more donations! The more YOU donate, the more money WE raise and the CLOSER we get to PURCHASING A NEW HOME FOR GATEWAYS.

Artists' Exchange staff will be tagging all items on Thursday, June 10th, so we will continue to accept donations until that day.

And of course, don't miss the event:

• Yard Sale Vendors
• Artisan Vendors
• Re-Use Workshops
• Upcycled Art Showcase
  
• Food & Drink
  

Mark your calendars for a fun-filled day celebrating the art of re-use.

Shannon would like to highlight that after all expenses, which were minimal due to a number of donations of frames, the Gateways Art Show raised just over $600.

Jamie, the Met School intern who put the show together, did an outstanding job while learning the entire process of framing as well as curating and planning a gallery show.

There was tremendous attendance at the event; thank you to everyone who came, particularly to those who purchased art!

The evening also included a meeting of the Journal Exchange participants who met each other for the first time and completed their journal by creating a front cover for the journal, composed of a photograph of the two partners together, surrounded by decoupaged designs they created on the spot during the event.

Several of the Cranston East students participating in the project ended up purchasing artwork, in some cases works that were created by their journal partners.

This was a very special evening for everyone involved.



Thank you to Jamie for all his hard work... and humor (see below), and to Shannon for being such a great mentor to Jamie, and to Karen for initiating and creating such a meaningful exchange between our guys and their newfound friends.

Amanda Shuman is a graduate student at Boston University wrapping up a Master's Degree in Arts Administration.

She selected Artists' Exchange as an internship site to continue to build her skills in fundraising.

So far she has begun working under Christina's supervision on corporate sponsors for the 3rd annual Fall Out of Summer Arts Festival and will also be working on the Gateways to Change Capital Campaign to raise funds for a new building.

Amanda brings a lot of experience and enthusiasm to the table and we are happy to have her as part of the team.

 

 
The former Windmill Studios space has been bartered to three new artists! In exchange for studio space to continue their work in ceramics, Adam (pictured top left), Karen (pictured bottom right) and Brian (pictured bottom left) will be working with day program artists, assisting in teaching skills in wheel throwing, handbuilding and in studio maintenance.


Brian, Karen and Adam are all
extremely friendly and willing to help, and have already made a great addition to the team here at Artists' Exchange.