Athenian Broderick Flanigan’s commitment to making art for underserved audiences and cultivating a more equitable cultural landscape began after an art appreciation course and a spiritual awakening rekindled his lifelong gift to create. In 2015 he founded Helping Art Reach Public Spaces (HARPS), an outreach initiative to introduce youth to hands-on entrepreneurial experience and the art-making process. He has also run First Fridays, a series where nonprofits and community leaders inform residents about opportunities to become more engaged. Flanigan has created many murals across the city, but now a series of his works will be housed in an exhibit called “Family Val-hues” following the themes of uplifting and love that he often focuses on in his art by depicting the faces of the families in his life.
WHO: Broderick Flanigan
WHEN: Friday, Jan. 17, 5 p.m.
WHERE: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens
HOW MUCH: FREE!
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