CELL CREATION SERIES 2023-2024
Welcome to 360 STATE STREET Visual Activist Art Show
“Give a little LOVE” – A visual depiction of various diseases that have impacted many lives close to the heart of Steff Smelser. After raising awareness & funds of over $30,000 for the Susan G. Komen Foundation in 2008, Steff Smelser collaborated with New Haven middle school students in the fall of 2023 to again raise awareness of multiple diseases & hopefully raise additional funds (with a goal of $30,000 to be split between 3 organizations). On September 15, 2023, Steff attended Under the Stars, a benefit for the Cure Rare Diseases foundation. Besides learning about the science behind Duchenne disease, the artist learned of other lives impacted by the diseases featured on these acrylic canvas paintings, the Cell Creation series.
These fantastic New Haven middle school students created art activism through their S.T.E.A.M. Cell Creation series. Art activism is dynamic practice combining the creative power of the arts to move us emotionally and raise further awareness and funds to support the causes. New Haven students gain much from creating S.T.E.A.M. connected community based Art. These visual activism pieces involved Science, Technology, Art, and Math as well as many long hours poured from their hearts. These New Haven middle school artists used their voices to educate 3rd grade students about their painted microscopic cell compositions, which showcased information and raised awareness on Addiction, A.L.S., Alzheimer’s disease, Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer, Dementia (Lewy body dementia), Diabetes, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Pancreatic Cancer, and Spinal Muscular Atrophy.
“Give a little LOVE”!!! Please note that if you wish to take home any canvas panel with your generous donation, please include your phone number, as well as the desired number of the canvas you wish to bid on.
Each numbered canvas will go to the person who makes the highest
donation for that selected canvas.
“Give A little Love” proceeds go to:
30% BACA
30% Cure Rare Disease
40% Steffsmelser to carry on future New Haven student Art Projects
