FaceArt Face Painting
About
FaceArt Face Painting is a Somerville-based nonprofit that offers free face painting to all, with tips from guests going to charitable causes. The group describes itself as local, women-owned and fully insured, and it lists both art and dogs as its passions. Instead of charging for the painting, FaceArt relies on the generosity of the people it paints, and those tips help fund animal care and arts programs.
Tips collected by the painters support the Free Arts Initiative and the Foster Hospital for Small Animals at Tufts University’s veterinary school, where funded care has included clinical trials, radiation treatment and cardiology for dogs. FaceArt has partnered with the hospital since 2021. The organization shares the story of Farrah, a rescue dog from Latin America who was given three months to live but lived about three more years thanks to cancer treatment funded through FaceArt.
What to Know
- FaceArt reports contributing more than $50,000 to its causes since 2021.
- Supporters can also donate directly to the Tufts Foster Hospital for Small Animals.
- The group is listed as a meeting and event service partner with Meet Boston.
- Farrah ultimately passed away from old age rather than her cancer diagnosis.
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