Hope Blossoms is an art event that will benefit the Lotus House homeless women’s shelter located in the African American historic district of Overtown in Miami-Dade County. This event, which is now in its fifth year, will feature more than 30 contemporary artists of various disciplines from all over the United States. Unlike previous installments of this annual event, this year’s fundraiser will feature both artists’ and attendees’ live works of art which will include food, movement, music, paint, poetry and sculpture. The theme of all of these works of art will be hope and of course, there will also be traditional exhibits of paintings and sculptures done by professional artists. This event takes place tonight, Friday October 16 starting at 8 p.m.
Doubletree and Marriott Hotels will be contributing by donating hotels for artists who are travelling to this art event and local restaurants such as Azul, Eos and Gallery Gourmet will be donating food for the artists and attendees to enjoy. So far Lotus house has sold some 650 of the 800 tickets that they printed for this art event.
Lotus House is a residential facility that serves homeless women and children in the Miami-Dade County. It is appropriately located in one of the poorest and most crime-riddled large American cities, where of course, their services are most needed. Lotus House provides free transitional housing for up to 50 women and children at a time and there is also a maternity wing for pregnant women and women with infants. For many women who are homeless due to medical or mental illnesses, domestic violence, disability or due to economic difficulties, there is nowhere else they can turn in their time of need, which makes the work that the Lotus House is doing a benefit to the entire community.
So if you are an art lover, or just a hopeless philanthropist, why not get out to the Margoulis Art Warehouse tonight and enjoy an evening of great art and help to benefit those women and children in Miami-Dade County who would not have anywhere to go were it not for the Lotus House and events such as this one. Tickets cost $100 and they can be purchased by going to www.lotusshelter.org or by calling 305-365-2478.
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