To celebrate this creative process and bring
the artwork to a wider audience, we have published Release: An Odyssey of Art and Recovery, a provocative book with
more than 90 artworks created by members of the OHAP. Curated by Justin Peters,
Vice Chairman of the Odyssey House Board of Trustees, with the help of
President and CEO Dr. Peter Provet and others, Release was created as a narrative experience, representing the journey
from birth to rebirth as a person copes and creates through mental illness and
substance use disorders.
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| "Tattoo Boy," created by young men in treatment at the Leadership Center, at the book launch party held at Pablo’s Birthday in the Lower East Side. |
The men and women represented in this book are largely
untrained. Most have never visited a museum or gallery, and almost all struggle
to communicate. Their brave creations are instinctive, even spontaneous,
responses to having space and permission, to explore. When given a choice, most
choose to create. This is a look at our shared human experience, with the depth
of raw, unfiltered expression.
Please visit odysseyhouseart.org
to view an excerpt from the book and make a donation to receive a copy of your
own (minimum donation $110; $50 tax-deductible). Your contribution will help us
purchase art supplies, provide educational materials, and introduce men and
women in recovery to the wealth of culture offered in museums and art galleries
throughout New York City.
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| The team behind Release: Chris Cantley, Jennifer Eggers, Jerald Frampton, Justin Peters, Chad Porter, Isobelle Surface & Mike Begley |
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