What's New? ...Starving Artist Program is growing
"Every child is an artist. The problem is, how to remain an artist when we grow up."~ Pablo Picasso
Thank you New Seasons Market in Woodstock, Portland Police Bureau Sunshine Division, and Trader Joe's in Happy Valley, for helping us solve Picasso's problem in outer Southeast Portland, Lents and Woodstock neighborhoods.
Portland First City In U.S. To Feed Starving Artists (And Their Cats)
Portland is the first city in the United States with a program to feed starving artists (and their cats). The nonprofit Starving Artist Program was founded by Art In Portland and is co-sponsored by the Portland Police Bureau Sunshine Division and Trader Joe's specialty foods. The program supplies gourmet and specialty food to starving artists (and their cats).
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Portland, OR -- Portland has the first program in the U.S. to provide food to starving artists (and their cats).
Art in Portland was founded in 2013 by local senior Portland artists and performing artists to provide an art destination in outer Southeast Portland including an art museum, performing arts center and classrooms for caregivers to take seniors and special needs and gifted children to be taught art -- by artists ...and, provides food and art supplies to starving artists.
The nonprofit Starving Artist Program was founded by Art In Portland and is sponsored by the Portland Police Bureau Sunshine Division with gourmet food donated by Trader Joe's grocery, and New Seasons Market.
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Art in Portland was formed by local Portland artists and performing artists to provide an art museum and destination in Southeast Portland for caregivers to take seniors and disabled folks for art lessons ...and for special needs, gifted, economically disadvantaged and other children to be taught by artists ...and provides food and art supplies to starving artists.
Sponsor and donors of our Starving Artist Program include:
Sponsor - Portland Police Bureau Sunshine Division has been providng food and clothing relief to Portland families and individuals in need since 1923.
Donor - Trader Joe's, a specialty grocery store, has three stores in Portland and five in immediately surrounding Portland Metropolitan communities and supports neighborhood nonprofit groups.
Donor - New Seasons Market - The friendliest store in town ~ a gourmet specialty grocery store with 18 locations in the Portland area; mission, values & vision: building a market for local and regional products and supporting family farms. It means giving back to our community, and creating a progressive workplace where our staff can thrive.
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