Save the Animals & Help the Children

Mike E Lilly’s solo art exhibition took off on June 8th 2011 to be continued until July 4th at Chai Chai Café and Gallery in Jawalakhel. An activist artist, Mike has worked as an art instructor, a service learning educator and also for Mother Teresa and Missionaries of Charity at the home of Dying and Destitute. Currently, he is involved in helping disadvantaged children through the NGO, Sangkalpa, which he runs with his wife. Inaugurated by Dr. Kevin Rushing, Mission Director of USAID, the exhibition infuses two of Mike’s passions- art and service for the cause: Save the Animals and Help the Children. All proceeds from the sale of the artwork will be split between Animal Nepal and Sangkalpa. Animal Nepal is an organization against cruelty towards animals as can be seen in most of the artworks that portray the plight of animals like ‘Water Buffalo and Buddha’ and ‘I know what you are doing’. Other artworks mostly included children like ‘Mother and Child’ and ‘Feed the children’. The artist and his wife received the visitors, buyers and the media, the response to the event seemed in sync with the positive vibe that could be felt throughout the exhibit.