Project Hope

St. Matthew’s Cathedral Arts is preparing to launch a new initiative in collaboration with two Dallas-area visual media artists, to provide a safe and encouraging creative space for those who most need hope and inspiration in their lives. Recently awarded a Special Support Grant from the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, a pilot project in the Spring of 2017 will offer a free open art studio to uniquely serve the homeless community. Local visual artists Cristina Estrella Riggs and Jessica L. Bell will utilize dedicated space and the Sundermann Gallery to create, exhibit and sell original artwork by homeless Dallas citizens as a means to improve connections with their community and possibly generate income, at no cost to the participants.