Guided photography excursions throughout the Greater Cleveland through the eyes of a photographer.
Leader
Shawn Jones
Location
Glenville Cultural Gardens South Euclid, OH 44121
This will be phase one of our in-classroom learning courses and spring fundraiser event. What we are hoping for is to raise enough funds for our summer operating costs. With our annual fundraising fish fry we are hoping to earn the funds that will get us into, if not through our summer program for 2024. Our Spring budget is $15,100.00, this is what it will take for phase one to be successful. $3000.00, will go towards the operations cost of the fundraiser, which will have two days of operations on the calendar at two locations. The first will be from our home location and it will be pre-orders only. The second will be at a location in the community this will be pre-orders as well and advertised as a drive thru artsy experience. Funds earned from these events will go towards the next quarter's operational budget of $7,800.00 for spring classes teaching photography and videography, $6000.00 for holding a public event that will show case the work of The Creative Healing Foundation and students.
Growing up in the community I was able to benefit from the art of photography. I was reintroduced to my love of photography after my retirement from the military. Photography has proven to be an instrumental tool in helping me learn to cope with my own mental health issues. Once I began sharing what I learned with others, they also were able to benefit from the use of cameras as a therapy. Together my friends and I have found that when teaching photography, it not only continues to help us, it has also allowed us to help and teach others that have chosen to pick up a camera and follow. From learning, to healing, to creating, this is the path that we would like to share.