♥ArtHearts♥

Welcome to ArtHearts. We are an art association with a primary purpose - to get people involved in art. The idea of ArtHearts began in 2007 with a social art experiment called "99". The project consisted of a sketchpad and an assortment of ink pens, with which for nine months we petitioned ninety-nine people in cities across America and Europe to draw a heart, and subsequently write the first word that came to their mind.

The accomplishment of "99" inspired our next event, in which we set up a 30''x40'' canvas on Main Street in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, and asked passersby to paint a heart onto the canvas.

All of our projects are a simple procedure - a group of people (mostly strangers to each other) are asked to paint (or otherwise contribute) a heart onto a canvas. Though the act is routine, in the end each canvas is profoundly unique being that the artists are always different. We see this as way of bringing people together for the sake of art.

We believe that art is an expression, not a talent, and that it cannot be limited to individual taste. Therefore, we welcome people of any age/race/religion/etc. to participate in our projects. We welcome the trained artist, as well as someone who has never held a paint brush.
Our only regulation is a heart.