Estimates are as high as 600 for Hamilton youth at risk and living on the streets. Anything higher than zero is too high a number to even contemplate. In 2004,The Print Studio incorporated in Hamilton as the Hamilton Printmakers Arts Association. The association offered traditional print practices to interested artists and community members.
In 2010, The Print Studio – with support from the Trillium Foundation and the Department of Canadian Heritage – created a digital studio offering contemporary practices to artists in the community.
This studio is operated as a not-for profit organization that provides subsidized printmaking and digital studio facilities to artists. In addition to subsidized support, the studio offers various educational programs at local schools with a special emphasis on helping street youth.
Paradise Decks and Landscape Design supports this worthy initiative with direct financial contributions within its fundraising periods. The company has also provided a complete custom deck design, as well as deck construction (value $7,500) as a silent auction item.
