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Bringing art to life

The Art Connection's mission is to enrich and empower underserved communities by providing access to original works of visual art.

Placed Artwork: 7,867	Recipient Agencies: 411	Art Donors: 479

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Colorful Compositions

Many of the social service agencies we partner with are in search of colorful artwork to brighten the halls of their spaces. A prime example of that can be found in the paintings by art donor Matt Carrano. This work is called “Entropy No 2”.

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Learn how The Fay Slover Fund at The Boston Foundation provides support to bring an art placement program to your community.

Featured artist

A Fast Five Questions with Janel Houton

While Janel Houton has been an art donor since 2015, her artwork has been an extremely popular choice recently. Since the beginning of 2018, she’s had thirteen works join the permanent collections of FriendshipWorks, Health Resources in Action, and Charles River Community Health Center. During the artwork selection process the most common remarks associated with her work include an admiration for their vibrancy, tranquility, and joyful renditions of nature.
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FriendshipWorks Answers our Fast Five Questions

FriendshipWorks’ mission is to reduce social isolation, enhance quality of life, and preserve the dignity of older adults in Greater Boston. Since 1984 they have accomplished this by recruiting and training volunteers of all ages, faiths, and backgrounds who provide friendship, advocacy, education, assistance and emotional support.
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