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Pietro Monfreda, a member of Paint Your Heart Out’s Executive
Board, expressed appreciation for the contribution made by
students, faculty and staff at The Art Institute of Tampa. “The
students and faculty were part of every aspect from painting
homes, to branding, to fund-raising,” he said. “Again this year, they
have really added a complete and motivational touch.”
Painting Our Hearts Out
for the city of tampa
At The Art Institute of Tampa, a branch of Miami International University of Art & Design, students helped give one
22-year-old nonprofit organization a face-lift, a makeover and a few fresh coats of paint.
Adopted as the mayor’s official community service effort, Paint Your Heart Out, Tampa, is a citywide program
enabling citizens, businesses, clubs and organizations to lend a helping hand to low-income, elderly citizens whose
homes desperately need painting. The Art Institute of Tampa has been dedicated to the citywide paint day since it
began in 2004.
This year marked Paint Your Heart Out’s 22nd anniversary, and The Art Institute of Tampa wanted to continue
supporting the organization. For its 20th anniversary, Graphic Design students competed to redesign the Paint Your
Heart Out logo, and the winning logo is still in use.
This year, The Art Institute of Tampa formatted the fund-raising brochure for the annual Aim High event – a clay
shoot competition. Graphic Design students created a mailing piece to generate awareness. Then, on the citywide
paint day, faculty, staff and students used their best wrist techniques to paint senior citizens’ homes in the Tampa
Bay community.