photo by Samantha Stidham

What is Recovery Panes?

Recovery Panes is a multi-phase community project involving those who have been impacted by addiction. Participants created a small encaustic painting representative of their personal experience, strength and hope. The complex elements of encaustic wax uniquely allowed a symbolic and cathartic exploration of their experiences. Participants also shared a short, written response to the process which is paired with their art in an accompanying catalogue



All individual paintings are joined to form a larger work, framed and presented to resemble large windows with each painting representing a single windowpane. The art is interactive- the individual panels are mounted on magnets, allowing the viewers to rearrange the paintings, symbolizing our need to change our perspective and move towards de-stigmatizing addiction.

Both the Recovery Panes and the accompanying catalogue will be shown at the Portland Center for the Performing Arts through March of 2012.

A reception will be held on Thursday, February 2nd, 5pm-9pm, to celebrate both Recovery Panes and 'Come to Your Senses', a showcase of encaustic paintings by local artists

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Finding money

I was so excited to get this project going, but I am spending a lot of time working on finding money.  Apparently my vision is much larger and more encompassing than I originally realized.  I suppose I could try to scale back, or limit the participants, or minimize the exposure.  However, I would rather just work harder, get a bit uncomfortable and simply ask for the funds to make this happen.

I have never done grant writing or fund raising before 'Recovery Panes'.  I have received a community project grant from RACC (Regional Arts and Culture Council) that has launched me into this brand new world.  I am waiting to find out the results of a request from the Black Rock Arts Foundation in the next 3 or 4 weeks.  Also, I have submitted a request to Pepsi.  They are doing a whole series of community oriented grants.  It will be a public vote if my proposal meets their criteria and I will be notified April 1st.
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