A resident watches as artist Remington Restivo finishes putting up an exhibit of her original oil paintings at LNRC.

Are you a photographer, painter or art teacher? Maybe you have children who love to make art?  If so, I’d like to let you know about a special opportunity to brighten lives through art!

I coordinate a year-long rotating art exhibit at Loudoun Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in historic Leesburg, VA. If you live in the northern VA area and would like to be part of this collaborative community effort that lifts the hearts of shut-in residents by sharing your gifts of love and creativity, I’d love to hear from you! There’s no cost to participate, and I help you put up the artwork. Please call 571-293-1697 or send me an email. Thank you!

Exhibit at Loudoun Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Leesburg, VA

As a parishioner of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Purcellville, VA, I am so grateful for a $500 grant that was awarded through the parish’s Preferential Option for the Poor (POP) Fund! This fund supports the work of organizations that seek to lessen the hardships of the poor.

This grant was used, in part, to bring the gift of making art to residents at Inova Loudoun Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Leesburg, VA this winter. I also put up a special month-long exhibit of their work to celebrate and share with others the inspiring paintings and heartwarming pictures of them making their art. One resident said “I can’t believe I’m doing this!” as she put the finishing touches on her painting she never thought she could make.

Thank you again, St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, for partnering with me to bless the lives of these shut-in residents!