July 2nd, 2019
NEWS
"Be Love", the art that becomes a community
2 Jul 2019 - 14:12
The work of street artist Tina Loiodice with the students of the Caritas Summer Center
Not even the great heat of these days stopped them: the enthusiasm was skyrocketing and the work represented the arrival point of a journey that began in November last year. On June 25th Tina Loiodice, one of the most important Roman street artists, signed a work created with the children of the Minor Ready Reception Center in Via Venafro and with the young people who attend the summer center promoted by Caritas in the neighborhood.
"Be Love" is the title of the mural that saw the contribution of the TStreet Foundation of Terese Clark, an organization that is committed to creating engaging public works of art in urban communities that encourage human connection and positive social change.
The work that the boys were involved with was started by a workshop with Tina Loiodice which took place on November 20, 2018 on the anniversary of the signing of the "Convention on the rights of children and adolescents". The “L'Isola che c'è” Day Center hosted the first meeting of a street art laboratory open to the public, the students of the Tiburtino III district and the guests of the facilities for foreign minors of the Caritas of Rome. The meeting was a small journey into street art.
February 13th, 2019
Galileo Foundation raising awareness about human trafficking
The Galileo Foundation is promoting Pope Francis’ aim of ending human trafficking and modern slavery, according to its president and philanthropist members.
By Devin Watkins
Pope Francis is calling on men and women around the world to join in the fight against human trafficking.
He told a delegation of philanthropists and fundraisers of the Galileo Foundation at the weekend that it is every Christian’s duty to raise awareness of the plague of modern slavery.
John McCaffrey, President of the Galileo Foundation, and Theresa Clark, a philanthropist Member, spoke to Vatican News’ Stefano Leszczynski about how the Foundation is responding to the Pope’s call.
“We were born out of work that really began in the Pontifical Academy of Sciences,” said Mr. McCaffrey.
Early on in his pontificate, Pope Francis asked the Academy’s Chancellor, Bishop Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo, to examine the questions of human trafficking, modern slavery, and the trafficking of organs, and to work to end these scourges. Mr. McCaffrey said the bishop then asked him to help raise funds for conferences and initiatives to raise awareness.
“It was a couple of years after that that we realized there was a real appetite in the world to support this work,” he said.
Why Galileo?
Mr. McCaffrey noted that there is some curiosity surrounding the choice of the Foundation’s name. “‘Wasn’t Galileo excommunicated?’, friends ask me. And I always say, ‘No, he died happily in his bed.’ Of course, if you really fell afoul of the Church in those days, you didn’t die happily in your bed.”
The real reason they chose Galileo, Mr. McCaffrey said, was that he was a founding member of the 16th century forerunner to the Academy of Sciences. “It seemed like the right name, and it has really found resonance with people around the world who want to support not only the Pope and his projects but also this important connection and nexus between faith and science and social science,” he said.
Strengthen institutional capacity
One of the Galileo Foundation’s goals, said Mr. McCaffrey, is to strengthen the institutional capacity at the heart of the Church, “so that it can carry out the mission of the Pope and mission of the Gospel.”
Pope Francis encouraged the Foundation’s work during their private audience on Friday, he said, and invited them to bring joy into their work.
Mr. McCaffrey said Catholic donors “love the Church and they want to help.”
Philanthropy at the Pope’s service
Theresa Clark is an American nurse and member of the Galileo Foundation. She said its mission to help the Pope with all his projects “is something near and dear to our hearts.”
As a registered nurse, Ms. Clark said her calling is to take care of people who lack their own voice. This personal mission, she said, is “very much in line with the mission of the Galileo Foundation.”
November- 2017
STREET ART FOR AMATRICE PROJECT
Street art in Amatrice to bring color back to the streets of the town destroyed by the earthquake
in Culture , Earthquake Amatrice Accumoli 08/11/2017 13:46
The artists of the cultural UP2ARTISTS are creating a very special gift for the city.
The street art installation will restore color and hope to a fiercely affected community. The wall along the Castagneto valley , under the regional road 260, will become a small open-air museum thanks to the imagination of internationally renowned artists who will make original paintings and rich in meaning.
"With all my heart I thank those who bring a smile to Amatrice," says Mayor Sergio Pirozzi-. It is no coincidence that Amatrice has become "City of Italians", precisely because here every day we have the precious testimony of the solidarity of an extraordinary people. I would like to say thanks to the Club of the Most Beautiful Villages in Italy for having sponsored the initiative, to the creator Mauro Sgarbi, to the curator Simona Capodimonti, to Drago Edizioni and Tstreet Foundation, to AGM, Fondazione Maimeri, Graffiti Shop, LVD 'Brand Design, Maimeri and Montana for the support, to Stefano Aufieri and Michela Silenzi for the organization and dissemination, to the artists Beetroot, Giusy, Maupal, Moby Dick and the same Mauro Sgarbi who wanted to choose for us works related to our territory and to its history, even the most tragic, recent one. I invite all citizens to visit the artists in via del Castagneto, where they will work on days 9, 10 and 11 November and to attend the inauguration scheduled for Sunday 12 at noon. Thanks guys - he concludes Pirozzi - for this smile you give to my land and to my people ".
Andrea Bocelli visited Amatrice and offered his support to Mayor Serigio Prozzi and the people of Amatrice. Watch this touching video to see the heart of this town and its leader.
April 3rd, 2017
SEATTLE BASEBALL HERO MURAL
EDO VANNI - QUEEN ANNE, SEATTLE WASHINGTON
Artist Andy Eccleshall (left), and curator Terese Clark look up at the mural of Seattle baseball legend Edo Vanni at Rodgers Park. (Photo by Joe Veyera)