Can putting a paintbrush to canvas change the world for the better? Artist and UVM graduate Cynthia Davis has seen it happen first-hand.
Davis is the founder of The Canvas Peace Project and has teamed up with Gabriel Bol Deng, one of the Lost Boys of Sudan. Through the sale of art pieces, money is raised to give a village its first taste of clean water, to give women in Sudan the opportunity to start small businesses, and to help the children in the village become the first literate generation.
I spoke with Davis from her home in Connecticut about the Canvas Peace Project and about the upcoming art auction at the Skinny Pancake in Burlington on October 18. The auction will raise money to benefit the residents in the town of Ariang, South Sudan.
Paintings are still being accepted until October 11 for the auction. Find out how to submit your painting here.
Learn more about this project and others that help raise awareness and funds for South Sudan.
