Portraits of Our Future

The Gaskill Liberty Program will be having an an art show & sale called "Portraits of Our Future" in Buffalo on Friday, March 28th from 6 to 10 pm. Hosted by the 464 Gallery on Amherst St., the exhibit will run in the upstairs Studio 464 in conjunction with the downstairs digital painting exhibit "New Worlds and Undiscovered Lands" by Anthony Pismarov. There will be original student paintings and photographs for sale as well as baked goods, with all sales and proceeds going towards Liberty's year-end trip to New York City. Local photographer 7famdesign generously provided photographs of previous student work to be used for sale also.

Niagara County Community College's Liberty Partnerships Program is a dropout prevention and career preparation program that services grades 5-12 in Niagara County. Gaskill Preparatory, a middle school that is one of nine Niagara County Liberty sites, is planning a trip to New York City in June of 2014 as a year-end reward for its hard-working scholars. The students have set academic, behavioral, and attendance goals for this trip and are striving to meet them every day. This show is the latest in a string of fundraising efforts to make this trip happen without imposing a financial burden on Liberty families. Our students are excited for this show not only to raise money, but also to share their positive creative energy with the Buffalo-Niagara community. They have already taken part in a mural project to help beautify downtown Niagara Falls and admirably hope to spread their message and energy as far as possible. They are truly striving for a better, more beautiful future in their hometown.

Further fundraising efforts are detailed here:
http://www.gofundme.com/Gaskill-Liberty

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