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History and Philosophy

What is the Memory Project?

The Memory Project is a unique initiative in which advanced high school art students create original portraits for children who have been abandoned, orphaned, abused, or neglected. To do this, the art students receive pictures of children who are waiting for portraits, and then work in their art classrooms to create the portraits. Once finished, the portraits are delivered to the children, and the children are then invited to create drawings or write letters to send back to the art students.

What is the purpose of the project?
How did the project start?
How many art students are involved?
Who are the children that receive portraits?
How many portraits does each child receive?
How do the kids react to the portraits?
Do the kids also get to make something for the art students?
How do we get involved?

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