Art With Action
Art With Action was created in 2017 as a way to raise funds to donate to organizations that promote social justice and protect civil rights. 100% of the proceeds from each painting purchased in this series are donated to benefit the following organizations:
The ACLU
The NAACP
Black Lives Matter
RAICES (Refugee and Immigrant For Education and Legal Services)
The Southern Poverty Law Center
NPR
Planned Parenthood
ASAP (Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project)
Together Rising
Through individual painting sales to concerned citizens, Art With Action has raised over $5,000. From time to time, there will be paintings for sale in this category; the work will continue to promote peace and social justice for all.
~Protest Toni, Acrylic on paper and tape. Poster for Black Lives Matter rally in Boston, 2020
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Initial Offerings
Tiny landscapes, each hand framed. Acrylic and Copper Leaf on Wood, sold for between $50-$100 each. These were some of the first “protest paintings.” 36 paintings sold out in a few weeks to people from all over the US and abroad.
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Broken Bo(a)rders
Abstract images of tent cities, barbed enclosures, and detainment centers. These paintings funded groups who provided relief to refugees on the border, and advocated against their mistreatment.
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Lotus of Love
A collection of botanical paintings to fund advocacy groups and provide bail money for children separated from their families at the US/Mexico border in 2018-19.