{"id":29725,"date":"2017-03-29T23:29:55","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T03:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=29725"},"modified":"2017-03-29T23:29:55","modified_gmt":"2017-03-30T03:29:55","slug":"bradbury-sullivan-lgbt-community-center-launch-lgbt-youth-art-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=29725","title":{"rendered":"Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center To Launch LGBT Youth Art Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">ALLENTOWN, PA &#8212;\u00a0Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center is converting space adjacent to their youth lounge into art gallery space to provide opportunities for LGBT youth to exhibit their art. This project was made possible by Crayola, who also provided funds for art supplies for Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center&#8217;s youth program, Project SILK Lehigh Valley.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">The youth art gallery will encourage positive youth development through artistic forms of self-expressions and will help build confidence for LGBT youth by displaying their works of art in a public space.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The benefits of providing youth from historically marginalized communities with safe outlets for self-expression is innumerable. We are grateful to Crayola for supporting such an exciting project for LGBT youth in our community&#8221; said Adrian Shanker, Executive Director of Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Exhibits in the LGBT Youth Art Gallery will be managed by\u00a0Bradbury-Sullivan\u00a0LGBT Community Center&#8217;s Youth Programs Manager Kim Ketterer. &#8220;The youth program participants that come to our center each week have demonstrated their interest in the arts. We&#8217;ve been listening to them closely, and we are excited to support their creativity by providing space for them to exhibit their works of art.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail_default m_-1182596067784433938m_-588222535501968553m_-2292022526662143986m_-5895961292286582407gmail-m_-8523777454154195617gmail-m_-6205558110894634990gmail-m_1155068333684176855gmail-m_-5898842633702071475gmail-m_-5904139923983439521m_-3832331193241715417m_-3960865086975114667gmail-m_2543218764992035095gmail_msg m_-1182596067784433938m_-588222535501968553m_-2292022526662143986m_-5895961292286582407gmail-m_-8523777454154195617gmail-m_-6205558110894634990gmail-m_1155068333684176855gmail-m_-5898842633702071475gmail-m_-5904139923983439521m_-3832331193241715417gmail_msg\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\u200b<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">About Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bradburysullivancenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.bradburysullivancenter.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1490928846677000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGNXld5Iq4rzOYlc7yu_ArVyIRm8A\"><u><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">www.bradburysullivancenter.or<\/span><\/u><wbr \/>g<\/a><span style=\"color: #222222;\">) provides arts &amp; culture, health promotion, and youth programs as well as supportive services to strengthen and support the LGBT community across the Greater Lehigh Valley.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Information Provided By:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Adrian Shanker<br \/>\n<\/span>Executive Director<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner3023'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/' target=\"_blank\" data-id='3023' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner7036'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com' target=\"_blank\" data-id='7036' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&hellip; 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