ArtLifting

ArtLifting is featured on the front page of The Boston Globe business section today! ???? jonathan saltzman’s article highlights how some of the biggest names in biotech—like Moderna, Pfizer, Takeda, Eli Lilly and Company, and Foundation Medicine—are transforming their spaces with ArtLifting artwork by artists with disabilities. One of our amazing artists, Lisa Murphy, said it best: “People need to reassess who they think is mentally ill and who they think is disabled. It’s not as easy to dismiss the entire disability community if you’re looking them in the face. Literally.” Her words powerfully convey the importance of visibility and inclusion. We couldn’t be prouder of our artists like Lisa, Allen Chamberland, Nick Morse, and Rudolph Jean-Louis, whose incredible work is now showcased in the article and spaces across Boston. Thank you to our partners for championing inclusion and social impact! Through partnerships like these, we’re able to uplift the stories and talents of 190 artists across 35 states. Since our founding ten years ago, we’ve sold tens of millions of dollars of artwork with the majority of the profit from art sales going straight back to the artists. We're grateful to our clients for recognizing the importance of inclusive design and social impact in their spaces, and to the talented and innovative artists whose work is at the forefront of this movement. ?? Huge thanks to our partners at Moderna, Pfizer, Sanofi, Takeda, Ipsen, BlueRock Therapeutics, Remix Therapeutics, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., National Development,?and WS Development for championing our mission. Together, we’re creating environments that foster positive change. Read the full article here to learn more about the impact we’re making together: https://lnkd.in/gqFPfF63 #ArtLifting #SocialImpact #InclusiveDesign #DisabilityInclusion #Disability #ArtAndBusiness #BusinessForGood #Boston #BioTech Boston Globe Media Image Descriptions: 1 - Cover of The Boston Globe which features an article with the headline “Lifting Up Through Art.” Below the headline is a photo of artist Lisa Murphy creating art at a desk in her home studio. 2 - Liz Powers smiling holding up the The Boston Globe article. 3 - Artist Rudolph Jean-Louis stands in front of his massive sculpture at WS Development's 400 Summer Street in Boston. Photo by Peter Vanderwarker. 4 - Artist Nick Morse in front of one of his abstract paintings at the new Eli Lilly building. 5 - Artist Allen Chamberland with an artwork on display at the new Moderna offices in Boston.

Join us in welcoming Laural Hartman (@laural.hartman) to the ArtLifting community! Laural is a talented painter and printmaker from Pittsford, NY. ?? Laural brings a rich perspective shaped by her lived experience as a Deaf artist, transforming her deep observations of the world into vibrant, layered artwork. "I aim to communicate the unique perspective and insights that come from living in a world where sound is not a primary source of information," she shares. Growing up in Los Angeles in a family that valued creativity, Laural’s understanding of the world came through keen visual awareness. Her work reflects this: each piece is layered with textures and patterns — oil, wax, and screen prints — that hint at personal journeys, maps, and hidden stories. Through ArtLifting, she hopes to extend her art into spaces across the country, connecting her work with new audiences who value art that invites deeper reflection. Let’s celebrate Laural’s journey and artistry as she connects with new communities through ArtLifting! ?? Visit the ArtLifting website to learn more about Laural and her art: https://lnkd.in/g6T8itvj #ArtLifting #LauralHartman #DeafArtists #MixedMedia #Painter #Printmaker #Artist #ArtistsWithDisabilities #DeafCulture #DisabilityCulture Image Descriptions: 1 - Laural Hartman smiling with abstract artwork beside her. Text reads: “I aim to communicate the unique perspective and insights that come from living in a world where sound is not a primary source of information.” - Laural Hartman 2 - Let's Discuss - A vibrant abstract artwork with layered patterns and colors. It includes blue, black, and orange stripes, pink floral shapes, red and blue abstract forms, an illustration of the Statue of Liberty, and white and black lines. 3 - Unmute - An abstract composition featuring large orange and green shapes over a pink polka dot background. Blue grid lines, black scribbles, and map-like patterns add intricate detail. The text "unknown" is partially visible in pink along the right edge. 4 - Here and There - A dynamic collage of bright colors and shapes, dominated by pink floral patterns, orange shapes, and blue accents. Zigzags, grid patterns, and layered textures cover the canvas with reds, yellows, and blacks mixed throughout. 5 - Junction - A geometric abstract piece with green, yellow, and red elements against a black and white grid. Brown zigzags, green scribbles, and blue shapes intersect, with a large yellow circle adding contrast in the center. Red lines and black scribbles add detail at the bottom.

ArtLifting is thrilled to welcome Mary Payton (@paytonology), practicing out of Sioux Falls, SD! ?? Growing up surrounded by art and family support, Mary’s love for creativity blossomed early. In 2015, her life shifted when an autoimmune disease impacted her vision. This unique neurological condition changed how she sees the world and sparked a new artistic path. Her artwork now reflects this extraordinary #vision — bold colors, intricate layers, and floating shapes that convey her perspective of “visual disturbances” with depth and movement. Mary says, "The unique and beautiful way my brain sees the world now has inspired my artwork to be more vibrant, joyful, and full of movement." Each painting pulses with her passion and resilience, celebrating her connection to art as both a therapeutic and joyful pursuit. Mary is excited to join ArtLifting, finding a team that celebrates artists with disabilities and connects them with new audiences. Join us in welcoming Mary and her incredible talent! ?? Visit the ArtLifting website to learn more about Mary and her art: https://lnkd.in/gKcksxMT #ArtLifting #Artist #Painter #Abstract #Color #VisionLoss #ArtTherapy #ArtistsWithDisabilities Image Descriptions 1. Mary Payton, with pink hair and glasses, leans on a pastel abstract painting. Text reads: “I am so lucky to have art. I started painting again and creating art I connect with after my eyesight failed. I want to share joy with everyone who sees my work!” 2. What if I Jump - Bright abstract painting with red, purple, and blue gradients. Yellow and teal swirls with white and black splatters. 3. Enrique Perneli - Light abstract painting with a white background, featuring teal, yellow, pink, and purple splashes, dots, and sketchy lines. Signed “Payton ’22.” 4. Sideways - Abstract painting with teal, pink, yellow, and blue brushstrokes, black and white lines, and paint splatters. 5. Like We Were Yesterday - Abstract painting in warm orange, pink, blue, and white. Ladder-like blue shapes and scattered dots.

Thank you to City Awake Boston and the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce for honoring Liz Powers, ArtLifting co-founder and CEO,? as one of their 2024 Ten Outstanding Young Leaders! Congratulations to all the honorees: ?? Anita Yip, CSPO, Founder & Creative Director, Project Asian Joy ?? Rev. Art J. Gordon, M. Div, Senior Pastor/Director of Community Engagement, St. John Missionary Baptist Church/Office of Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey ?? Brandon Teixeira, Founder & CEO, Mental Health Declassified Inc ?? Jessica Pires Brown, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Leader, Brown & Brown Insurance ?? Julie Eaton Ernst, P.E., Climate Resilience Practice Leader, HNTB ?? Liz Powers, Co-founder and CEO, ArtLifting ?? Michel Bamani, Assistant General Counsel & Assistant Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston ?? Monica Adwani, CPIA (she/her), CEO, Breezy Seguros ?? Patrick Lucey, Executive Vice President, Division Manager, Suffolk Construction ?? Ryan M. Gordon, PE, Project Manager, Nitsch Engineering Learn more here: https://ow.ly/pbER50U5i22 #MyBoston #TenOutstandingYoungLeaders #TOYL #Boston #Entrepreneur #SocialImpact Image Descriptions: 1 - Liz Powers smiles, wearing a black top and leaf-shaped necklace. Text reads: “TOYL (Ten Outstanding Young Leaders). Congratulations, Liz Powers, Co-founder & CEO, ArtLifting.” Presented by City Awake. 2 - Black-and-white portrait of Liz Powers. Text highlights her commitment to impact, empowering underrepresented artists, and corporate responsibility. Label: “LIZ POWERS, 2024 Ten Outstanding Young Leaders Honoree.” 3 - Grid of the 10 honorees with names: Anita Yip, Rev. Art J. Gordon, Brandon Teixeira, Jessica Pires Brown, Julie Eaton Ernst, Liz Powers, Michel Bamani, Monica Adwani, Patrick Lucey, Ryan Gordon. Title: “Presenting the 2024 Ten Outstanding Young Leaders.” Presented by City Awake.

For a limited time, South Station Tower is home to one of the largest public art installations in Boston. We recently partnered with Pelli Clarke & Partners and ArtLifting to bring a nearly 6,500-square-foot reproduction of Emerald Tree by Boston-based artist Allen Chamberland to Atlantic Avenue. Mere steps from the Rose Kennedy Greenway, the design is meant to immerse passersby in an artistic landscape surrounding the final stages of construction. Co-founded by Liz Powers in 2013 after she’d spent time as a social worker in Boston, Artlifting seeks to provide an avenue for empowerment and validation for artists impacted by housing insecurity and disabilities. Learn more about this partnership: https://bit.ly/3Cpy04T #RealEstate #Art

Enjoyed an ArtLifting event that shared examples of their Art and the Artist's displayed at Pfizer's & HSBC's new offices in Hudson Yards Spiral building. Great to see WELL clients supporting these socially impactful Art programs that give employees, HR managers & ESG reporting teams, meaningful stories to tell. Reach out to Christina Bailey to learn more about making your next art installation have socially impactful stories to share. https://lnkd.in/e7aaqYgF (ArtLifting Story) https://lnkd.in/eU2B4HFW (ArtLifting website) #socialsustainability #equity #DEI #inclusivedesign #art #WeAreWELL

ArtLifting is hitting the road to bring art and impact to major industry events you won’t want to miss: ?? Boutique Design | BDNY (Nov 10-11, New York, NY): Discover how we’re transforming spaces with impactful art at the Kirei by Carnegie booth 1801. Meet our head curator, Bree Lalor, and learn more about our artful acoustic designs. Special thanks to our partners Dana Pucillo, Anne Kulinski, and Joe LaBauve for featuring our partnership at the Kirei booth! #BDNY2024 ??? CREtech New York (Nov 13-14, New York, NY): We're thrilled to be a community partner! Stop by the Work & Mother lactation suite to see our artists’ work. Special thanks to Jules Lairson for featuring impactful art in their innovative lactation suites. If you're attending, connect with Christina Bailey, Addi Spearman, and Erin Cousins, CAPM team to set up a meetup with our team in NYC. We're grateful to ArtLifting advisor Michael Beckerman and his team for supporting our attendance! #CREtechNewYork2024 ? Don’t miss these opportunities to connect with ArtLifting! ??? Streets of New York by Aneliya Kostova Want to learn about ArtLifting events? Visit ArtLifting.com and subscribe to our newsletter! #ArtLifting #InclusiveArt #BDNY #CREtech Image Description: An abstract painting with blue, white, orange, and black splashes. Below, a black banner reads "Join ArtLifting at upcoming events!" with logos for "CRETECH," "BD|NY," and "WORKSPACES."

WOW! I am feeling incredibly grateful. I had the opportunity to give the closing keynote to 1,400 corporate real estate leaders at CoreNet Global Summit in DC this weekend! I am thankful for the opportunity to share the stories of some of ArtLifting's 200 amazing artists and 500 corporate partners with the crowd. In my keynote I shared how art bridges our experiences, fosters empathy, and transforms spaces into places of meaning and inclusion. I cried during my closing remarks following a powerful video of ArtLifting artists speaking about the impact that ArtLifting has had on their lives. Much of the audience cried along with me. For the 6 hours after the keynote, people told me about how they shed tears thinking about how ArtLifting’s mission connects to people in their lives with disabilities. The audience in the room is collectively in charge of billions of square feet. I can’t imagine the potential impact that the audience could have on ArtLifting artists! ?? ???♀? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????? I’m grateful to the many people who made this weekend possible: ??A BIG thank you to Jeri Ballard for originally introducing me to CoreNet leadership last winter and suggesting me for the keynote. ??Thanks to artists David McCauley and Yvette for live painting throughout the conference. It takes a lot of bravery to paint in general…never mind in front of 1,500 people! ??Thanks to the amazing ArtLifting team who did a fabulous job representing our mission at CoreNet Michael Korcek, Zara Makhdoom, Anne Bustamante, and Haley Wodarczyk. Thanks to my colleagues Laura Prados-Bacó and Leah Mosher who did a lot of “heavy lifting” from home. ??Thanks for the CoreNet team for organizing a fabulous conference: Henry Rosales, Sonali Tare, Lindsay Mitchell, @Alex Bourbeau ??Thanks to the audience for your vulnerability. Thanks to the 100s of people who approached our team and said you want to work together! ??Thanks to the many real estate leaders who gave me feedback on my speech from WorkSpaces two weeks ago. Thank you Phil Kirschner, Yasmien Fadl, Eva Rijser, Michelle Myer, Marisa Galioto (Falletta), Brian Cusack, Edward Kundla, Leslie Perrini, Alexandra Ernst, Guy Trerotola, Gerard Visser, Christopher LaPata, Fernando Faria, Brett Hautop, and Melanie Arden. ??Thanks to Diego Pocoví and Katie Elia-Shannon for the incredible video sharing artist voices. ??Great photos from many people in the audience including Peter Van Emburgh, Mark B. Watkins, Rex Miller, Kathleen Carrell, Stuart Bern, Brooke Harrington, Yasmien Fadl, Chloe Waller, and JJ B.. Here’s to working together to exponentially increase our impact! ???????????????????????????????????????????????????? PS: For anyone who is interested in partnering with us, please email my colleague Leah at [email protected]. I am going to be OOO this week for some recharge time!

We’re bringing the power of human connection to CoreNet Global North America in Washington, DC from November 1-3! ?? On Sunday, Nov 3 at 11am, don’t miss ArtLifting’s CEO & Co-Founder, Liz Powers, as she takes the stage for her closing keynote, “Cultivating Human Connection: Art as a Catalyst for Positive Change.” Liz will share the stories of ArtLifting artists and explore how art bridges our experiences, fosters empathy, and transforms spaces into places of meaning and inclusion. ??? And for an inspiring glimpse of creativity in action, join us for live art-making demos by ArtLifting artists Yvette and David McCauley on Saturday and Sunday in public areas throughout the conference. ???? Swing by booth 608 in the Innovation Pavilion to meet our team (Michael Korcek, Zara Makhdoom, Anne Bustamante, Haley Wodarczyk) and enter for a chance to win a limited edition ArtLifting x JanSport bag! ?? Special thanks to our friends and partners for supporting ArtLifting’s attendance at CoreNet: Henry Rosales, Sonali Tare, Alex Bourbeau, Lindsay Mitchell, Jeri Ballard, and so many more! Let’s connect at CoreNet and talk about art and social impact in corporate real estate! Hope to see you there! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gCfHuFXp #ArtLifting #CoreNet #CNG24DC #WashingtonDC #HumanConnection #CRE #RealEstate #SocialImpact #SmallBusiness #Conference #ArtLifting #Art #SupportDisabledArtists ???? Nomads by Michael Van Huffel Image Descriptions 1 -? Flyer with portrait of Liz Powers labeled “Co-founder & CEO, ArtLifting.” Text: “Closing Keynote - Art as a Catalyst for Positive Change.” 2 - Flyer with text: “Live Artmaking.” Portraits of Yvette and David McCauley, both labeled “ArtLifting Artist.” 3 - Flyer with Text: “Visit the ArtLifting Booth! #608. Drop by to meet the team and enter to win a limited-edition JanSport bag!”

Will you be at Boutique Design | BDNY? ?? Drop by the Kirei by Carnegie booth (1809) to learn how we're partnering to create custom and impactful acoustic solutions with ArtLifting artwork! At the booth, you'll see some samples of ArtLifting artwork printed on Kirei's sustainable acoustic products and get a chance to meet ArtLifting head curator, Bree Lalor. Hope to see you there! ?? For more info visit: https://bdny.com/ #Acoustic #Design #ArtAndDesign #SocialImpact #BDNY2024 #Interior