Art from the Heart: Artists and Realtors collaborate to benefit children in need.
Pact, An Adoption Alliance, a 501C3 non-profit organization to support children of color in need of adoption will be the beneficiary of a unique collaboration between 40 Bay Area artists and Eddie Salem and Heather Stoltz of Prudential CA realty. Building community in a way which supports and benefits children and families, artists and the business sector all at the same time is the goal of Art from the Heart. Knowing how collaborative business can help organizations of all kinds, this newly formed coalition is addressing the real challenges of building collaborative human relationships for an important cause. Art from the Heart, curated by Beryl Miller and Randy Pottenger of the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, will be presented at 767 Bryant Street Lofts, San Francisco on May 5 and 6. The show is open from 11-5 daily.
Pact, An Adoption Alliance chose its name because of its meaning: a "pact" is a solemn agreement; to be of one mind; a covenant. Pact believes that in making an adoption plan, birth parents and adoptive parents enter into an agreement to recognize and protect the best interests of the child. Essential to that agreement is a lifelong commitment to recognize, respect and address the dual heritages - both personal and cultural - that are the child's birth right. Pact’s goal is for every child to feel wanted, honored and loved, a cherished member of a strong family with proud connection to his or her rich heritages. A nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization begun by two adoptive parents in 1991, Pact has developed a national reputation for excellence in serving all members of the adoption triad. Each year, Pact offers educational events attended by more than 1500 individuals, provides - free of charge - over 1000 crisis consultations to birth parents, and consults with hundreds of potential adoptive parents. Top priority is given to programs especially designed to support and inform adopted children and adopted adults of color. Throughout the twelve years since its inception, Pact's small staff has dedicated themselves to the mission of providing the highest quality adoption-related services to children of color, their birth parents and their adoptive parents. Despite its limited budget, Pact has helped place over 750 children in permanent, loving families and has counseled thousands of adopted adults, birth parents, foster parents and adoptive parents. Pact also works with adoption professionals to facilitate adoptions and to initiate programs that better serve clients raising children of color. Importantly, Pact goes beyond traditional adoption services by offering extensive post-placement opportunities for all families raising children of color (same-race, transracial, international, transcultural, etc.), providing informative and essential education, connection and support.
Two and three dimensional paintings, photography, multi-media work, encaustics, sculpture and glasswork will be presented. A partial list of participating artists include Isidoro Angeles, Tron Bykle, Joann Colffino, Ila Coombs, Hylla Evans, Mary Farmer, Patty Gaffney, Stephen Gale, Peggy Gatto, Eileen Goldenberg, Deborah Hayner, Cari Hernandez, Howard Hersh, Laura Kleinman, Kathy Knebel, Emily Lazarre, Mari Marks, Brigitte Mc Reynolds, Beryl Miller, Florence Monzasch, Julie Moore, Melita Morales, Sharon Paster, Kate Proctor, Gail Steinberg, Patrick Regan, Lauryn Taylor, Tina Vietmeier, Rita Wienk, and Judith Williams.
This show is made available through the efforts of Eddie Salem & Heather Stoltz, Prudential CA Realty. The three floor, 3500 square foot Live/work loft at 7676 Bryant Street lofts which will house the show is available for purchase. A wine reception will be provided and an opportunity to meet many of the artists will be available. For companies that remain skeptical of the bottom-line benefits of collaboration tools, a survey of 300 business leaders conducted by Deloitte Consulting provides some compelling evidence. Deloitte finds that 75% of the execs it surveyed consider collaboration a top priority, and those who've linked partners and suppliers to their internal business processes report 70% greater profitability than companies that haven't integrated with partners yet. The adoption of collaborative business is especially prevalent in large businesses, where 33% are conducting pilot programs and another 45% are planning to do so.
Execs appear to be encouraged by the results of companies already participating in external collaboration.
For more information, contact Gail Steinberg. Gail.steinberg@comcast.net