The Rose that Grew from Concrete
2023Sixteen youth from two detention centers had artwork exhibited at the Gittins Gallery on the University of Utah’s campus. Student artists chose the title and theme for this exhibition, which comes from a poem by hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur.
Students at Farmington Bay Youth Center often sang together while they made their paintings, and wanted recordings of their songs featured at the gallery installation. Listen to one of their tracks here:
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It Takes a Strong Heart to Heal a Broken Soul
N.S.P.
2023
Acrylic paint on canvas
16 x 20 in
N.S.P.
2023
Acrylic paint on canvas
16 x 20 in