February 15, 2012 - Davis Art Center News / Project Tolerance: Faces of Anne Frank
Fort Myers, Fl (February 15, 2012) - “Project Tolerance: Faces of Anne Frank” will be on exhibit from March 2 until March 26, 2012, at the Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center. The opening night is Friday, March 2, during Art Walk, beginning at 6 :00 p.m. The Davis Art Center is located at 2301 First Street in the River District, downtown Fort Myers.
Sanibel artist Myra Roberts’s 30 original oil paintings of Anne Frank’s life took nearly two years to painstakingly create. They depict the innocence and joy that was ultimately lost in Anne Frank’s young life during the Holocaust. Anne Frank is widely known for the diary she kept of her and her family’s lives while hiding in an attic from the Nazis. Each finely detailed painting gives viewers a peek inside the life and soul of one of the world’s most recognized Holocaust victims.
“Project Tolerance: Faces of Anne Frank,” is the focus for Roberts’s artistic and social commentary on the intolerance and bigotry that still plagues the world today. “Art that raises consciousness is vital,” Roberts says. “My hope is that through this project, we can make the world a better place to live.”
Fort Myers journalist Ella Nayor is collaborating with Roberts. Nayor’s new book, Faces of Tolerance: Everybody Counts, details the lives of some Holocaust survivors living in Florida. The book also features interviews with people who have been marginalized or faced intolerance and prejudice. Included are the homeless and disabled, and victims of homophobia and racism. “It is my dream that through our work, we will spark thought and enlightenment about intolerance and hatred,” Nayor says. “If we start taking the time to see each other as people all belonging to one human family, we can begin to live more peacefully as a planet.” Roberts and Nayor also give multimedia educational presentations on the project.
Project Tolerance has been endorsed by Jane Goodall, and featured on National Public Radio. An exhibit catalog will be available.
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About the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center
Founded in 1997 by Jim Griffith as Florida Arts, Inc., a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center provides programming to southwest Florida which includes concerts, theatrical performances, art exhibits, dance, independent film, and cotillion. The Art Center regularly recruits award-winning artists who have performed worldwide at such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. Its mission is to nurture innovation and excellence in the visual and performing arts through these events and community outreach programs.
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