Endicott Screens Film: The Barefoot Artist

The Walter J. Manninen Center for the Arts at Endicott College will be screening the independent film THE BAREFOOT ARTIST in the Rose Performance Hall, Endicott College, 376 Hale Street, Beverly on Friday, February 27, 2015 at 10:00 am  This film runs for 90 minutes and light refreshments will be served after the screening.  This event is free and open to the public.

A visually stunning and deeply emotional film, THE BAREFOOT ARTIST chronicles the long and colorful life of Lily Yeh, a Philadelphia-based artist who has committed herself to creating community-based art projects in some of the world's most troubled areas. Beginning with an unprecedented sculpture garden in the projects of North Philly that, eighteen years later, became known as “The Village of Arts and Humanities,” the film also shows Yeh in action in various far-flung locations such as Kenya and Rwanda, where she teaches survivors of war and calamity to make murals and build sculptures drawn from their own experience. Working with Yeh on these projects, they are able to regain hope, a sense of purpose, and a belief that life can be about creation as well as destruction.

Going beyond her work, the film also covers Yeh’s remarkable personal journey, one that takes her from a privileged childhood in China, through her education in America, marriage, motherhood, and the development of a remarkable creative career. It also documents her return to China, where she makes surprising discoveries about her family and reveals to us the true reason why she has dedicated her life to bringing art to places where beauty is seldom found.

If you have any questions regarding the screening of The Barefoot Artist, please contact Kathleen Moore at 978-232-2655 or kmoore@endicott.edu.