Art For Healing NYC

Art, Music, Dance, Theatre, Workshops,Volunteer

9/11 Book Project

Thank you for sharing Your Personal 9/11 Story
Photograph, art, one page poem or story.
Your 9/11 Story may be published in our book tribute if you were here in the metropolitan area on that day of remembrance.
Deadline January 31, 2010 
 
Dedicated to Rick Rescola, our firefighters and police officers.
 The book is about our local people’s story.  Please, nothing political, and up to one page please. All writings, photos and art, amateurs welcome, must have been created by NYC metropolitans, including all commuters from N.J., L.I., Westchester, Conn. etc.Books will be donated to NYC Public Libraries. 
 The proceeds from the sale of books will be used to continue our healing workshops with children and the elderly and other visual and performing art fiscal sponsorships.
 
"Inspiration isn’t the domain of only writers and artists. It exists in the notebooks and diaries, letters and postcards of ordinary people."
Joe Franklin, TV host and writer’s book "A Gift for People."
We are honored to dedicate our book to Rick Rescorla  who saved 2700 people that day and went back up with our firemen not to return..........and to our firemen and policemen.  Were you here on 9/11/01 and after? We hope time passing,  has helped us heal. A sincere and gentle way to preserve memories and honor loved ones in this historic and elegant book of record.
 
 
Please email submissions to : poetryandprosenyc@yahoo.com
Or mail to:  Art for Healing NYC Org.
2350 Broadway Suite 1140 New York, N.Y. 10024
 
 Art and photographs please email 300 dpi
We also give web site credit!
 
 
 
 
The free readings and healing workshops were made possible in part by:
The Manhattan Community Arts Fund/New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Poets & Writers Inc., with public funds from New York Council for the Arts, a state agency, private and corporate donations, and Art for Healing NYC Org.
 
 

Here are s few photographs from some of our library readings and Art at our Gallery.

 

Reading at World Cares Org.Donnell branch libraryColumbus branch library

Wooden blocks painted by Art for Healing NYC Org. artists as participation in School of Visual Arts project, One Block at a Time. 12/01

Sean and Isang artists at the Art for Healing NYC Org. Gallery holding their blocks with the installation we made before donating them to School of Visual Arts One Block at a Time project 12/01