Enduring Inspiration: pART ONE
Art, in all its forms, has the power to lift our spirits, fuel our resilience, and bring us together as we stay apart. Enduring Inspiration exhibition celebrates our collective creativity by highlighting artworks created during shelter-in-place.
The exhibition focuses on resilience as a key theme that has manifested throughout the past year. Our participants and teaching artists have worked together using art kits, interactive worksheets, virtual classes and phone-based programs as a starting point towards creating artwork, to share stories and perspectives on life, through art.
Presented in partnership with Creative Spark, a Covia Community Service.
Upcoming Exhibition: November 2021
Call for Submission: Open
We are currently accepting submissions for the next round of Enduring Inspiration, exploring the idea of Image of Self. If you have created an artwork with Ruth’s Table or Creative Spark program, please submit a photo and a brief description below. Submissions in all mediums are welcome.
COLLAGE
IN DEPTH
Throughout the past year, our participants have explored collage, drawing, painting, weaving, poetry, self-reflection and storytelling to create meaningful works that reflect on the themes of resilience, identity, and home.
The exhibition is an extension of our Enduring Inspiration initiative that aims to facilitate avenues of creativity, learning, and empowerment to support and uplift our elder communities. Over the year, we delivered 715 art kits around the Bay Area and reached over 1,400 elders through accessible remote programming.
While this exhibition features a small selection of the resulting works, it highlights a diversity of perspectives on inspiration at home. Most importantly, it holds a powerful message that recognizes the transformative power of art: to heal and bring communities together, to challenge assumptions about age and disability, as well as our deep believe that creative engagement is indeed essential.
View the full exhibition catalogue here.