Over the last 20 years the State of California has consistently cut funding each year for arts education in its public schools. Several years ago, arts were eliminated all together. The reaction to this from the artistic community was to raise funds privately, which are used specifically to fund arts education for k through 12 schools. Art for all the Kids is one of the most successful programs of this type in Southern California. Each year hundreds of artists donate artwork to the program, and thousands of donors purchase the works, raising millions of dollars for arts education.



18 artists are selected each year to design and create the program's signature hearts. Artists are provided with an 18inch tall polymer foam heart and may do whatever they want with it. The hearts are displayed in public spaces around the area and are part of very effective public promotion effort for the fundraising event.



2Roses' piece is "Secrets of the Heart.

21 vaults of different shapes were carved into the body of the heart, and a working vault door was fabricated from copper for each shape. The interior of the vaults was gilded in gold.

Each vault contains a special object.



The secret objects are highly metaphorical and taken individually and/or in conjunction with each other, will speak to the personal life events of everyone who sees them.

24in.high Polymer foam, copper, various found objects

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Comment by 2Roses on August 13, 2014 at 12:00pm

Thank you Lorena.

Comment by Lorena Angulo on August 13, 2014 at 11:43am

WOW!! This is GORGEOUS ! ♥

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