In collaboration with Associação Internacional de Filantropia (Macau), Artyzen Grand Lapa Macau presents the This is My Street photo exhibition. This unique art initiative celebrates human resilience during the pandemic and the extraordinary capacity humans have to see beauty even in the darkest times, a project starting from Macau to the world.
This is My Street is a Facebook campaign created in April 2020 that has invited people from around the world to post photos of streets and share their lives during the pandemic. The project invites everyone to learn to appreciate the beauty of their homes and countries as the world faces a single challenge. Over 6,000 photos from all over the world have been captured, connecting people of more than 130 places across five continents.
To call for awareness and corporate social responsibility in Macau, Associação Internacional de Filantropia (Macau) has printed 88 impactful photos in a photo book to be made available at the launch of the photo art exhibition. Over 50 photos, with stories featuring themes of famous urban landscapes, streets we’ve never been to, loneliness and social isolation to resilience, beauty and life goes on, will be showcased at the Artyzen Grand Lapa Macau from November 13-28, calling everyone to rethink, reflect and make a positive impact during these unprecedented times.
Through the This is My Street campaign Associação International de Filantropia (Macau) aims to promote Macau in the international networks of philanthropy, with a mission to encourage corporate social responsibility. Six ambassadors – Amanda Ho, President of Zonta Club of Macau; Marcia Garcia of Maxim Water; Suzanne Watkinson of Ambiente Properties Ltd; Mannie Lao of Noble Mart; lifestyle celebrity Sophie Lei; and renowned architect and artist Alexandre Marreiros – were nominated to promote an online auction of six selected photos, joining hands to help fundraise for those in need.
“This is My Street is a beautiful journey through the many ways we give back today,” says Ms. Lurdes de Sousa, President of Associação International de Filantropia (Macau). “We, the non-wealthy givers, give in all kinds, from gofundme campaigns to shopping at certain businesses or making conscious choices. We give cash, time or share a little bit of ourselves for the common good. These new trends transcend geographies and cultural traditions. It’s a new form of participation and how we commit to our communities.”
“Artyzen is all about arts, culture, heritage and most important of all, passing on emotional wisdom. I am glad that Artyzen Grand Lapa Macau is a key part of this photo art exhibition that triggers a profound rethinking of the present, and how we can make the present into a meaningful future,” says Mr. Rutger Verschuren, Area Vice President, Macau Operations of Artyzen Hospitality Group and General Manager of Artyzen Grand Lapa Macau. “After all, it is more than a photo art exhibition. It’s a journey of discovery. It’s about giving, touching others’ lives and being authentic.”
All donations of the This is My Street project will go to Lar Nossa Senhora da Penha, a Macau based charitable institution that shelters children with physical and mental disabilities.
This is My Street
Photo Art Exhibition
13-28/11/2021
Hotel lobby and mezzanine floor
of Artyzen Grand Lapa Macau
Free admission
