April 8, 2022 – Sarasota
On March 22, Paul Sykes of Art Avenue hosted a reception and auction that generated $50,000 for Second Heart Homes, a Sarasota-based nonprofit that provides permanent homes for 36 formerly homeless men and women. Second Heart Homes offers clients housing, love and supportive services that promote mental health, sobriety, dignity and personal development.
The Art Avenue event featured a painting by Sarasota artist Vicki Chelf, whose “Women of Resistance” series honors women, including those who contributed to the Resistance during World War II. The piece, Second Heart Angel, honored Megan Howell, founder and director of Second Heart Homes, who resists the notion that homeless people are incapable of changing their lives.
Proceeds from Chelf’s work and other pieces – including art by Second Heart Homes client Nicholas Rentschler – will help the nonprofit reduce the impacts of homelessness.
Art Avenue is located at 1440 Main Street, Sarasota. For more information about Second Heart Homes, visit secondhearthomes.org.
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