Life is tough, and sometimes we have to let go of foolish dreams. Or so we’ve been told for most of our lives.
But what happens when you have enough belief in yourself that you just work on making your dream come alive? I just came across a story (from you guessed it, NY Times) which spoke of a young girl who had a dream to create an art gallery. Audrey Banks, a 17-year old painter and curator to the Teen Art Gallery, spoke of her dream to an aunt when she was in 9th grade. She had plans to turn her dream into reality before she turned 18, so she interned at No Longer Empty to learn the skills to become a curator.
Finally, a Facebook event page helped her to get support and submissions from artists ranging from the ages of 12 to 19. 5,000 friends later, along with additional support from students and art organizations, she received over 700 submissions which were eventually narrowed down to those selected for her first exhibition. Here are some of the pieces that will be showing at this event. From those images, I’ve got to say that I’m impressed at the talent of so many young artists.
I’m sure that we’ll be looking at more successes in a future that will surely be bright for this curator and her gallery. This just proves that age is just a number, so go after your dream. After all, we only have one life to live!
Note: Many thanks to NY Times for another inspirational find.
Thank you for a great post.
Good points