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“We use art as a way to express ourselves and wanted to teach people that art is a way that they can let things out to help heal themselves from any stress they may be going through”
-Bell and Kenia Co Creators of Heart of Art
Hello, we are Heart of Art (HOA for short) and in 2012, the only all women run DIY art gallery in Los Angeles was born. Heart of Art's Gallery is a safe space that nurtures a community who embraces the femininity and loving nature that gives these beautiful souls a voice and healing through art, workshops, and performances.
On the evening of August 29th the Gallery was attacked. Two men from the surrounding neighborhood who had just harassed some of the attendees became aggressive and violent towards the crowd as well as the establishment. Bell and Kenia, founders and owners of HOA, ushered all guests inside and barricaded the doors with no hesitation. The police were called however during that wait for them to get here, we felt the walls shaking as they kicked the doors and destroyed the art outside.
This incident was the last of present attacks on the space over the past several years and it has forced HOA to finally make the tough decision to close down and relocate.
Bell and Kenia originally opened because a space such as this was needed; something that focused on empowering women, youth, and the LGBTQ community. Bell and Kenia “wanted to reach out to people and let them know no matter what they are going through that there was a community of people who support them and support the fact that it is okay to be different.”
Through years of renting spaces to create awareness events for topics and issues that no one would talk about, such as femicide in Juarez Mexico and it became harder and harder for them to afford daily rentals, but their passions to create a space where women are the majority and their voices are heard drove them to create Heart of Art Gallery.
It is of utmost importance that the idea behind Heart of Art has a home everybody is welcome and safe in and is why we have decided to start a Gofund Me; to get our next vision in motion and create a new space for the community. With the funds currently raised, Bell and Kenia have been able to move the entire contents and art from all the lovely contributors they have met over the years, but their work is not done yet and they are working hard to keep Heart of Art beating through these tough, dividing times.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
The Heart of Art family.
heartofrtgalleryla.com
-Bell and Kenia Co Creators of Heart of Art
Hello, we are Heart of Art (HOA for short) and in 2012, the only all women run DIY art gallery in Los Angeles was born. Heart of Art's Gallery is a safe space that nurtures a community who embraces the femininity and loving nature that gives these beautiful souls a voice and healing through art, workshops, and performances.
On the evening of August 29th the Gallery was attacked. Two men from the surrounding neighborhood who had just harassed some of the attendees became aggressive and violent towards the crowd as well as the establishment. Bell and Kenia, founders and owners of HOA, ushered all guests inside and barricaded the doors with no hesitation. The police were called however during that wait for them to get here, we felt the walls shaking as they kicked the doors and destroyed the art outside.
This incident was the last of present attacks on the space over the past several years and it has forced HOA to finally make the tough decision to close down and relocate.
Bell and Kenia originally opened because a space such as this was needed; something that focused on empowering women, youth, and the LGBTQ community. Bell and Kenia “wanted to reach out to people and let them know no matter what they are going through that there was a community of people who support them and support the fact that it is okay to be different.”
Through years of renting spaces to create awareness events for topics and issues that no one would talk about, such as femicide in Juarez Mexico and it became harder and harder for them to afford daily rentals, but their passions to create a space where women are the majority and their voices are heard drove them to create Heart of Art Gallery.
It is of utmost importance that the idea behind Heart of Art has a home everybody is welcome and safe in and is why we have decided to start a Gofund Me; to get our next vision in motion and create a new space for the community. With the funds currently raised, Bell and Kenia have been able to move the entire contents and art from all the lovely contributors they have met over the years, but their work is not done yet and they are working hard to keep Heart of Art beating through these tough, dividing times.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
The Heart of Art family.
heartofrtgalleryla.com
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Wearethe Camcreature
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Los Angeles, CA
