Month: June 2009

by Tim Willison

Last week I attended the successful gala "Art from the Unexpected" – a fundraising event for "Sketch", an organization that helps empower young artists to develop their unique talents in a safe environment.
Sketch has been helping for thirteen years now, as I came to learn by speaking with their friendly volunteers.  For many who arrive there, Sketch is their first opportunity to leave behind the troubles and dangers of the street for a place to develop unique talents and achieve a sense of direction.

This is why the event, dreamed up by AdLounge and held at the historic Steamwhistle Brewery, was so important.  I'm happy to report that the event was a great success, raising over $20,000 dollars in support of the organization.  I was happy to attend with my good friend and talented video producer Shazeen Pirani, of Organic Inc.

The premise of the "Art from the Unexpected" event was unique.  Twenty business leaders were asked to produce artwork, based around the theme "Eureka".  What makes this unexpected is that these people have large groups of highly talented individuals at their disposal who work in the creative field, yet these pieces of art were to be their own contribution – their own unique creations, reflective of their ideas for the theme.

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