Local artist Yanke works with Pontiac children on art project for fundraiser
Jan. 18, 2012 — In Pontiac, 68 kids between three and five years old were armed with paint brushes on Wednesday and given 50 feet by 10 feet of space to paint.
Birmingham resident Tim Yanke describes himself as an “abstract neo-southwest artist,” and four groups of 17 children each spent 30 minutes painting with him. Yanke sells his art at Park West Gallery, a Southfield art gallery with 1.2 million customers in 70 countries.
“They’re not staying within the boundaries. They’re going outside the lines. They’re having fun,” said Yanke about the kids at the event.
During the holiday season, Yanke had the idea for this large-scale art project to benefit those less fortunate.
“With mounting budget problems impacting school districts in Michigan and across the nation, cultural enrichment programs, such as art, are being eliminated to save precious limited resources. I think this is a grave injustice to the children who are being deprived of the joy that art can bring to their lives,” he said…
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Fine art by Tim Yanke is available through Park West Gallery and its cruise art auctions at sea. Learn more at www.parkwestgallery-yanke.com.
