Thirty-nine youth artists from Bucks County have created one collaborative painting, titled “Sunflowers for Ukraine,” in an effort to raise money to help the refugee children who will be their new classmates this fall in the Council Rock School District.
Each sunflower petal was painted by a local student to show their support.
Eleven-by 14-inch posters of the painting, which read “Peace, Love, & Hope for Ukraine,” are available for purchase for $15 at Countryside Gallery at 2 S. State St., Newtown. The original painting will be sold to the highest bidder via silent auction. Bids are being accepted at Countryside Gallery until July 30.
In alliance with the Newtown Rotary C.A.R.E.S. program, 100 percent of the proceeds from the purchase of the posters and the original painting will go toward helping the 23 or more local Ukrainian refugee children and their families. Countryside Gallery is also the drop off location to donate $25 Walmart, Target and Visa gift cards, which will be distributed to the Ukrainian families.
The original 24- by 30-inch acrylic canvas painting is on display at Countryside Gallery. It shows a bouquet of sunflowers in a blue glass vase with an impressionistic illustration of the Ukrainian flag in the background.
It is signed on the back by all of the artists: Amelia Binkley, Ava Barbrow, Jack Barbrow, Connor Boucher, Brynn Casey, Erin Casey, Allison Cirillo, Victoria Cirillo, Taylor Dahms, Amanda Gardner, Addison Kohler, Olivia Kelly, Anthony Kelly, Hanna Lipski, Andrew Loudon, Tim Loudon, Abbie Lustig, Keiley Lyons, Darcy McCullough, Sophia McGee, William McNamara, Ava Peterson, Alivia Peterson, Violet Peterson, Grace Porter, Sarah Porter, Chris Riether, Camille Rizzo, Morgan Schimek, Gabi Smith, Reece Smith, Abby Steadman, Chase Steadman, Erin Stone, Ian Stone, Katie Sukunda, Charlotte Van Lieu, Ella Walsh and Abby Walsh.
Visit the gallery online for hours and information.
Join our readers whose generous donations are making it possible for you to read our news coverage. Help keep local journalism alive and our community strong. Donate today.
