Art has the power to heal. All it takes to understand that is to view the paintings, photographs and sculptures created after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The local program The Special Project’s philosophy is to use art to help families separated by incarceration in Louisville Metro Corrections. It originated in 2007 with children’s activities in the visitors’ lobby and became part of the Sesame Street Workshop in 2012. Their latest event is a community art project combined with a fundraiser in collaboration with the Kentuckians for the Commonwealth. A donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, is matching contributions up to $2,000. It seems that The Special Project director Judi Jennings is right when she says, “artmaking can change the world.”
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 16
Tim Faulkner Gallery5:30-7 p.m. | $10+ suggested donation