Art for a Cause presents local art to benefit children living in poverty he Cayce Place Revitalization Foundation (CPRF) is a nonprofit-led advocacy group whose mission is to break the cycle of multigenerational poverty. Cayce
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Place, bordering Shelby Street in East Nashville, is the city’s oldest and largest public housing project with over 1,200 youth under the age of 18 living at risk within its confines. These children are, on a daily basis, subjugated by epidemic levels of violent crime coupled with attendance in low-performing schools. By no fault of their own they have been placed in a situation that makes it nearly impossible to rise above. Recently Jennifer Kroll and her husband, Randall Gilberd, opened their lovely, three-story house in Historic Edgefield for a memorable evening. Art for a Cause, a specially catered event, was orchestrated primarily by Jennifer Kroll for the dual purpose of showcasing the work of local artists and bringing awareness to the foundation headed by her husband, Randall, and fellow Historic Edgefield neighbor Bob Paul Harmon, Maria Theresa II, Borzak. Artists who participated 1990, Oil on canvas, 45 2/3" x 35" included Paul Harmon, Johnny Lee Park, Daniel Holland, Mandy Peitz Moody, and Shaun Shiveley. Randall Gilberd was introduced to the dispiriting world of inner city hopelessness when he volunteered to be a Big Brother while in college in Boston. Randall was stunned at the living conditions his charge had to endure. He became further distressed when he realized the young man’s survival had more to do with his ability to fight than to learn. Integrity meant more about Daniel Holland, Alligator, 2013, keeping your mouth shut than Oil on canvas, 48” X 48” learning the difference between right and wrong. When Randall moved to Nashville to raise his family he decided to do more. His research had shown him other cities, such as Atlanta, had made great strides in breaking the crime rates of notorious areas like East Lake Village, and he insists Nashville has an opportunity to do the same. His foundation wants to show that first-rate urban schools are a reality and that the cycle of poverty can be broken if the city is willing to follow the already proven guidelines other cities have successfully undertaken. For more information about the Cayce Place Revitalization Foundation (CPRF), visit www.cayceplace.org.
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