Elevating Minds benefit art show and auction set for this Saturday
♦ The event in the lobby of Heritage First Bank will benefit Elevation House’s mission to raise mental health awareness.
This Saturday, Elevation House will host the Elevating Minds Art Show and Auction in the lobby of Heritage First Bank on Broad Street.
Many of the donated works of art can be viewed at the bank now through the day of the show.
Pieces range from culinary art to abstract art and everything in between.
“We have been blessed with such a wide variety of pieces of varying mediums. Each piece was voluntarily donated by artists all over the United States, and even a few from Europe. Artists were touched by the cause and wanted to give something to make this event as special,” Corey Smith, volunteer organizer for the event said. “I’m so grateful to have been able to work alongside the members of Elevation House to bring this show together.”
One unique piece of artwork being auctioned in the show is that from a member of Gateway House, an organization like Elevation House in Greenville, South Carolina. The artist, CHAM, was voted Best Artist in Greenville by Creative Loafing magazine.
His work retails for hundreds of dollars and depicts two views at the same time. These dual views are representative of his experience as an adult living with mental illness.
“The Elevating Minds Art Show and Auction is a component of our multi-faceted annual campaign to raise awareness around mental health while securing operating funds,” Carrie Edge, executive director of Elevation House said. “Events like the art auction, and our upcoming Elevating Lives Concert featuring Josh Wilson, help our organization eliminate stigma and ensure that adults in our community living with serious mental illness have an effective option for mental health recovery.”
For more information about the art show or to give to the campaign, visit www.elevationhouse.org or contact Edge at 706-413-2323.
A Silver Creek man remained in jail Wednesday without bond, accused of failing to register as a sex offender.
According to Floyd County Jail reports/warrants:
James David Fondaw, 34, was arrested Tuesday on a felony warrant for failing to register as a sex offender within 72 hours of moving from his last address, leaving him in violation of the Georgia Sex Offender Registry.
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Visit the Rome Newstribune website to see more police reports. Also see PDFS of Floyd County Jail intake reports as they are released twice daily by the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office.
Fondaw is charged with felony failure to register as a sex offender.
Blake Silvers, Roman Record editor