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The Memory Project Connects Art Students with Kids Around the World

The Memory Project connects Hunakai Studio of Fine Arts' students to children and teens around the globe.

Art students at Hunakai Studio of Fine Arts in Foxborough are connecting with children around the globe in a unique and unforgettable way.

Students at Hunakai Studio are creating art for children and teens living around the world who have been orphaned, neglected or disadvantaged, that give them the rare opportunity to see themselves as a work of art.

The Memory Project, developed by Ben Schumaker as a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin, delivers unique portraits created by art students (drawings, paintings, graphic design, etc) to disadvantaged children and teens around the world. Schumaker has relied on very little funds to carry out the operation.

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Artists who participate in The Memory Project, receive photos of kids from all around the world. This year, the portraits came from a special needs group in Ecuador. The artist then creates a portrait of the child from these photos.  The portraits are delivered to the kids as special gifts.

The goal of The Memory Project is to inspire "caring, global friendship, and a positive sense of self."

Art students from the Hunakai Studio of Fine Arts recently participated in The Memory Project.

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The Hunakai Studio of Fine Arts in Foxborough has been involved with the project for the past five years. Every year the studio takes on more and more portraits. This year, Hunakai Studio's students were able to contribute 20 portraits, with four being from Foxborough. 

For more information on The Memory Project, visit their website at www.thememoryproject.org.


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