See me because,
I am here to be me.
One of billions, most of which
you only get a glimpse of.
See me because,
I'm the only me you'll see.
Not anyone can be me.
See me.
Don't waste the opportunity.
I may not be anyone to you
but at least I am me.
The best one to be me.
-Mark Anthony
Age 17
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@nickcollura
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The Art Start Portrait Project challenges the pattern that stereotypes, statistics, and circumstance should determine our youths' existence, or that the identity that society has assigned them will be their one-dimensional reality. Art Start believes that each individual has an autonomous and creative spirit which is inherently healing and liberating. With the freedom to explore, design, and imagine oneself, the courage to believe, and access to the resources to create, we can profoundly transform how we identify and how we interact with our lives, futures, and each other. #seemebecause #artsaveslives #blacklivesmatter #changethenarrative #breakthesilence #aspp #blm