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May 10, 2022

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12 UCW MAY 11 - MAY 17, 2022, 2022 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM EVENT e second annual KidsPeace Art Gallery of Hope will be held Sunday, May 15, at the Church at Paddy's Irish Public House in Fayetteville. e black tie evening event will showcase art from local Fayetteville artists, and will include an auction of the artwork. KidsPeace is a private charity orga- nization that helps children in foster care. It was started in 1882, and has grown across the U.S. as an organi- zation. e mission of KidsPeace is, "to give hope, help and healing to children, adults and those who love them." Locally, KidsPeace holds fund- raisers throughout the year to help the kids of Cumberland County and the surrounding areas, but in 2020, COVID-19 restrictions put their usual fundraising events on hold. e Art Gallery of Hope is a recent addition to the KidsPeace fundraiser calendar. "e Art Gallery of Hope came into play last year. We used to have a lot of dress up fancy galas for KidsPeace but then Covid hit. We were looking for a reason to get dressed up again," said Dominique Womack, art chair and founder of the KidsPeace Art Gallery of Hope. "We came up with this theme of doing an art gallery and giving people a chance to be snooty while still raising money for the kids and picking up some of the slack due to Covid." Last year's event was a huge suc- cess, with $10,000 raised for the local charity. All proceeds of the event went to North Carolina kids in foster care. Womack decided to hold this year's event in May, during Foster Care Awareness Month. Canvases, prints and photography will be on display from local artists. Kids from the KidsPeace organization as well as students of Capital Encore Academy have donated artwork for the event. Adrian Warwick, a tat- too artist with New Addiction, has donated a print of one of his original works: a black and white portrait of a child standing in front of a tank with the Ukraine flag in color, in the background. Carlos Tolentino will also be donat- ing a piece of original artwork. Tolen- tino creates black and white images with bleach. His piece was the highest selling at last year's auction. "ese two guys have been heavy hitters when it comes to art here in the city," said Womack. "ey are going to donate their work and their time to help us raise awareness for foster care." General admission for the event is $23 and tickets can be found at www.eventbrite.com/e/2nd-annual- kidspeace-art-gallery-of-hope- tickets-291739459577. e event runs from 6 to 9 p.m. "Cumberland County has the most kids awaiting foster care," said Wom- ack. "I'm excited to get that final num- ber and know those kids are getting after school programs, clothing, their foster parents are getting help." "We are giving them a home to lay their head in instead of having them bounce from house to house with their stuff in trashbags. at's what hurts me the most, they carry their stuff around in trash bags. I just want to raise as much money as I can to help out these kids in our program," she added. e Church at Paddy's is located at 2606 Raeford Road. To donate to Kid- sPeace, visit www.kidspeace.org. KidsPeace raises money for foster children by ALYSON HANSEN ALYSON HANSEN, Staff Writer. COMMENTS? Editor@upandcomin- gweekly.com 910-484-6200. 2023 Community Directory 2023 Community Directory POCKET GUIDE POCKET GUIDE 2023 Community Directory 2023 Community Directory POCKET GUIDE POCKET GUIDE 2023 Community Directory POCKET GUIDE FREE to Residents, Businesses and Organizations throughout our Community Reserve your Full Page Ad NOW in the 2023 Pocket Guide. Television and Radio Stations Universities & Colleges Local Annual Events Frequently Called Numbers Area Health Facilities County Libraries Local Festivals 18 Month Calendar Parks & Recreation Town of Hope Mills & Hope Mills Chamber Schools Public & Private Museums & Galleries Live Theatre For More Information Call 910-484-6200 www.upandcomingweekly.com nline 24/7 Welcome to Fayetteville 2022 Business & Community Directory W W W . U P A N D C O M I N G W E E K L Y . C O M POCKET GUIDE 22 vol. • City-Wide • County-Wide • on Ft. Bragg • and I-95

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