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Our Press

Founded by trauma survivor Laura Sharpe in 2011, AFT was inspired by her personal journey to recovery, in which Sharpe connected with the world of art as a source of healing from her near-mortal wounds.

Creativity. Connectivity. Community.

A mural of muhammad ali in louisville, kentucky.
A woman with blonde hair and black shirt in front of a black background.
Children painting at a round table with supplies
successful artist
A news article about the event.
Newspaper layout featuring woman with arm bandage
A woman singing on stage with an article about her.
Wheelchair artist painting featured in article
A page of an article about the rhythm and joy festival.
A man in black jacket standing next to a wall.
A man in a purple hat and glasses singing.
A page of the karen michelle heart award
A group of people standing in front of a building.
Website article featuring women posing at event
A digital journal article about classixx
Two women posing for a picture in front of a red wall.
Two women in dresses posing for a picture.
A picture of the article with some people.
News article screenshot with group photo
News webpage showing headline and article layout

Testimonials

  • “Seeing this transformative experience firsthand was really incredible and such a satisfaction to be able to help.”

    - Ki

  • “The experience that AFT provides to artists and survivors is tremendously rewarding for both parties.”

    - Etan

  • “The whole experience was deeply moving and I am grateful to Lauree and Ford for their generous and loving spirits.”

    - Bruce

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