How The Aplomb Project Helps Survivors HEAL from Trauma Through the POWER of the Arts 🫶 (Dover Nonprofit)
Danielle Festa couldn't believe it.
She'd lived for decades without knowing the truth.
Until one day in 2020, she received a phone call from her cousin, a call that would eventually inspire the formation of The Aplomb Project, a Dover-based nonprofit which uses the power of art to help trauma survivors overcome their dark pasts, and to celebrate how far they've come in their recovery.
From her art gallery in Dover, Danielle joins host Troy Farkas to discuss what happened on that phone call, why she decided to start painting portraits of trauma survivors, the extensive (and emotional) process of painting each survivor, how the Seacoast art community has rallied around the project, why the studio has become a healing space for all who enter, and so much more.
To learn more about the art cafe, splatter room, exhibits, events, and open gallery hours, please visit TheAplombProject.org.
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What Danielle learned in a 2020 phone call (00:00)SPONSORS: 3 Bridges Yoga & Budget Blinds of the Seacoast (20:18)Why she wanted to start painting trauma survivors (23:08)The extensive BTS process for creating a portrait (29:36)What it's like working for a nonprofit (42:58)Cancer diagnosis (46:28)The Aplomb Project's offerings (58:04)SPONSORS:
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