Projecting Our Voice on Corporate Walls
AFH is host to one of the largest collections of youth-created fine art in the country. Our collection is bold, exciting, and reflective of the new vision of a culturally diverse Boston.
Our fine art collection is professionally photographed by our teen photographers, creating a vast digital archive used by our Exhibitions team for our art leasing program. Our teens’ artwork, be it a painting, a photograph or three-dimensional artwork, has been adorning corporate and non-profit walls for decades—beautifying spaces, sparking conversation, and changing world views.
This type of exposure is invaluable for our teens, building confidence in their voice and talent, while providing a commission on top of their wage.
In 2022, we are excited to share that we secured our first-ever NYC art lease with the law firm Faber Daeufer & Itrato. It’s a double celebration, foreshadowing our long awaited plans to pilot our Youth Arts Enterprise program in NYC in the coming year.
Our fine art collection is professionally photographed by our teen photographers, creating a vast digital archive used by our Exhibitions team for our art leasing program. Our teens’ artwork, be it a painting, a photograph or three-dimensional artwork, has been adorning corporate and non-profit walls for decades—beautifying spaces, sparking conversation, and changing world views.
This type of exposure is invaluable for our teens, building confidence in their voice and talent, while providing a commission on top of their wage.
In 2022, we are excited to share that we secured our first-ever NYC art lease with the law firm Faber Daeufer & Itrato. It’s a double celebration, foreshadowing our long awaited plans to pilot our Youth Arts Enterprise program in NYC in the coming year.
2022 Highlights
The law firm Faber Daeufer & Itrato renewed and refreshed their art leasing collection, this time for their new office in NYC. The collection includes seven paintings and one wall relief—a mix of fine art from AFH teen artists and alumni, with one hanging wall sculpture designed by our 3D Design Studio. Faber is thrilled to be working with us again and we are thrilled to be in NYC!
Faber Daeufer & Itrato
"If you do your research you can find companies that fulfill what the firm is looking for while also giving back in such a rewarding way to the community."
—Andrea Wnuk, Faber Daeufer & Itrato
—Andrea Wnuk, Faber Daeufer & Itrato
Banyon Global
With the move of Banyan Global’s office to Boston’s Long Wharf came a lot of empty walls! Banyan Global, a development consultant firm that improves livelihoods, builds markets, and promotes efficient resource allocation in developing and transitional economies, commissioned us to curate a collection from our archive that reflected their brand. This one-year lease included 14 paintings and photo prints installed over 10 brick walls in a historic building, representing 13 teen artist voices. Each artwork has an accompanying artist label that highlights the name of the teen artist, the title, and materials used. This exposure is invaluable for our teens, building confidence in their voice and talent.
Upon installation, first time client Banyan Global was already talking about the future, showing interest in continuing the relationship with a refreshed collection in 2023.
Upon installation, first time client Banyan Global was already talking about the future, showing interest in continuing the relationship with a refreshed collection in 2023.
The Davis Companies
We were commissioned by The Davis Companies to brighten up the shared lobby of Panera Bread and Rockport’s Washington St. location in Newton, MA. This one year lease consisted of seven stunning paintings, spanning three walls, with impact reaching six teens and two alumni. Like the teens, the alumni will also be paid a commission, turning AFH’s mission into future impact. Like Banyan Global, the Davis Companies was a first time client expressing immediate interest in a refreshed lease for 2023.
