{"id":105280,"date":"2017-09-29T13:07:01","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T13:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/designwire\/artlifting-provides-a-platform-for-homeless-and-disabled-artists\/"},"modified":"2022-11-01T10:51:12","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T14:51:12","slug":"artlifting-provides-a-platform-for-homeless-and-disabled-artists","status":"publish","type":"id_news","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/designwire\/artlifting-provides-a-platform-for-homeless-and-disabled-artists\/","title":{"rendered":"ArtLifting Provides a Platform for Homeless and Disabled Artists"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ArtLifting, which sells artwork by the homeless and disabled, offers Shannon R.\u2019s Triangle Mandala<\/em> <\/span>among a selection of prints. Photography courtesy of ArtLifting. <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Homelessness and physical disabilities <\/span>almost always limit financial opportunities, even for people with creative talents. To combat the problem, a Boston-area Harvard College graduate, Liz Powers, and her brother, Spencer, founded the for-profit ArtLifting<\/a>, which sells original pieces as well as prints and licensed merchandise by the homeless and disabled. Scott Benner<\/a>, who has a nerve condition, Jeff Roysdon, who is managing anxiety, and Tim Strouss<\/a>, who is partially paralyzed, are just a few examples from the current roster of 130 artists<\/a>. By providing them with both the sales revenue and the acclaim, ArtLifting truly <\/span>uplifts.<\/span>
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Jeff Roysdon\u2019s Rubic <\/em>and <\/span>Modern Sculpture <\/em>installed in a mock-up dining area. <\/span>Photography courtesy of ArtLifting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The enterprise is now catching the eye of leading designers, drawn to the compelling story and the wide range of evocative works to complement different interiors. For guest rooms at the Ames Boston Hotel<\/a>, Glen & Company<\/a> specified prints reproducing Allen Chamberland<\/a>\u2019s intricate black-and-white paper-cuts of local architectural subjects. \u201cThe story behind ArtLifting and the quality of the work itself are an amazing combination,\u201d Glen Coben<\/a> says. Boston-based Gensler<\/a> principal Arlyn Vogelmann <\/a>is also a Chamberland fan\u2014converting other paper-cuts into wall covering for a nearby office project. Gensler\u2019s San Francisco office<\/a>, meanwhile, held an exhibition of ArtLifting participants in the Bay Area to introduce the program to designers and visitors.<\/span><\/p>\n

Boston Buildings<\/em> by Allen Chamberland. <\/span>Photography courtesy of ArtLifting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
An office setting with Scott Benner\u2019s Self Portrait<\/em> <\/span>and <\/span>Untitled 32<\/em>. <\/span>Photography courtesy of ArtLifting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
A Pleasant Duo<\/em> by Tim Strauss. <\/span>Photography courtesy of ArtLifting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

> See more from the August 2017 issue of Interior Design<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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