Grass Roots Art and Community Effort

Grass Roots Art & Community Effort (GRACE) is a non-profit organization based in Hardwick, Vermont, United States, that supports art-making among local community members, including the elderly and patients of mental health centers. Perhaps the most notable artist associated with GRACE is the late Gayleen Aiken.[1] The organization maintains a permanent collection of art made in its programs.[2] GRACE was founded in 1975 by Don Sunseri, a New York artist of the 1960s and 1970s who "escaped the insulation and sophistication of the art world," and whose credo was "Be yourself and do it your way."[3]

References

1. "Works by Barre folk artist Gayleen Aiken chosen for American Folk Art Museum". The Barre Montpelier Times Argus. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
2. Kogan, Lee (2004). Encyclopedia of American Folk Art. New York: Routledge. p. 230. ISBN 9780415929868.
3. Wexler, Alice (Spring 2005). "GRACE Notes: A Grass Roots Art and Community Effort". Studies in Art Education. 46 (3): 256. doi:10.1080/00393541.2005.11650078. JSTOR 3497084.

External links

• Official website