Ten underserved youth from Andy Street in North Long Beach will learn to paint self-portraits with local artist Gregory Dane Sabin during the Andy Street Community Association (ASCA) youth art studio experience this month.<\/p>\n
ASCA is a nonprofit organization, whose members include many of the residents, property owners and businesses of the Andy Street community, once considered a dangerous area of Long Beach. The nonprofit seeks to empower communities to grow and improve, as well as nurture community collaboration.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were looking for someone with expressive portrait experience to work with the kids for this project,\u201d said ASCA Executive Director LaVerne Duncan, in a statement. \u201cConsidering Gregory\u2019s recent exhibit <\/a>of Long Beach opinion leaders, he seemed the perfect fit.\u201d<\/p>\n RELATED<\/small> <\/p>\n Under Sabine\u2019s instruction at his studio, two morning studio sessions will guide the students through the process of using a photograph for reference, with the resulting self-portrait paintings to be shown at the upcoming Black History Month celebration at The Expo Arts Center in February.<\/p>\n \u201cHaving ten kids in the studio at one time to produce a self-portrait is going to be a fun challenge,\u201d said Sabin in a statement. \u201cWhen LaVerne approached me about this opportunity I jumped at the chance to work with the kids.\u201d<\/p>\n The self-portraits will be on display Thursday, February 2 through Saturday, February 4. The Black History Month celebration is free to attend and open to the public.<\/p>\n For more information about ASCA, visit the website here<\/a>. 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\nLocal Artist Paints Portraits of Ten Community Leaders in Support of North Pine Revitalization<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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