Black art has been the driving force for much of American cultural history. Whether jazz, rap, the poetry of the Harlem Renaissance, street art, hiphop, or spoken word: most uniquely American art forms owe their existence to pioneering black artists. This is no different when it comes to the...
Feb 22, 2021We’re super excited to be debuting two new t-shirts available for purchase on our website. Buying a t-shirt is a great way to support our mission, and for us to get amazing wearable art from our Partner Artists out to our supporters. We love working with artists to settle...
Feb 21, 2021
LinkIPaintMyMind has always been committed to providing accessible and well-crafted resources to art teachers. Of course, the ways in which we do that have changed drastically in the past year. With Covid-19 fundamentally altering the nature of education, we’ve been adapting our resources to fit new needs. One of...
Feb 17, 2021Here at IPaintMyMind, we have a pretty unique model. It’s self-sustaining, and if rendered artistically, makes an absolutely perfect wheel. We call it the Wheel of Impact, and it illustrates the way that our services create a feedback loop where art and action create social change. Our big idea...
Feb 15, 2021Although the summer’s explosive Black Lives Matter reckoning on race and equity in America has mellowed through the fall months, the activism and organizing which constitutes the BLM movement continues daily. And the conversations which began in the last few months are no less critical to the country going...
Feb 08, 2021
LinkIPaintMyMind’s founder Evan La Ruffa appeared on an interview segment on Univision’s Primera Hora with Alex Hernandez on Tuesday, January 26th, to publicize our new Sponsor A School Initiative. It was an exciting opportunity to spread the news of our unique new charitable giving initiative, and to invite companies...
Jan 28, 2021Banner Photograph by Michael Salisbury Throughout the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, IPMM has been searching for new ways to adapt and tweak our existing programming to be better suited for the new world we find ourselves in. One of the things we miss the most is being in-person...
Jan 13, 2021Veronica Corzo-Duchardt is the next star of our Artist Process Video Series, where we shine the spotlight on some of our incredible Permanent Collection artists and the process behind how they create their art. Every artist approaches their work differently, and a look at their process is an intimate...
Jan 07, 2021Accessing a high quality art education is harder than ever with public schools losing their funding and students highly distanced with hybrid and remote learning. IPaintMyMind is committed to the equitable access of art education and its many benefits. From middle schoolers to kindergartners, students are trying to maintain some...
Jan 04, 2021I’m sure we can all agree that it’s been a year like no other. As we head into the final days of a year jam-packed with challenges, loss, and financial uncertainty, it’s worth reflecting on what we did right and looking ahead to a brighter 2021. When dealt a...
Dec 28, 2020
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