Donate
The last thing Howard Finster put up in the Garden was this request.
A sign was hung on the chapel doors, both front and rear, reading:
"Help save the Garden Chapel.
Thousands enjoyed it.
A place of free weddings
and many school groups
Last 40 years."
The Board of Paradise Gardens strongly believes in the project to restore and preserve Howard Finster's wonderful Art environment. It has been enjoyed by multitudes of people through out the years, and remains of great interest to thousands. We are committed to its long term operation as a place to celebrate the life and work of Howard and as a public space for the arts, festivals, music, plant and animal life, children and education... all of which were close to Rev. Finster's heart.
We won't stop until it's saved. COME JOIN US!!!
We are looking for those companies, foundations and individuals who share this passion with us and who will come along side and walk with us the "extra mile" through financial, physical, and/or advisory support. The Gardens will continue, through your help, to be a place of joy and meditation to the world. We welcome any inquiry and opinions from you, for Paradise Gardens belongs to us all.
Announcing the Paradise Redemption Project!
We are presently seeking funding from foundation's, corporations, and private donors. Please contact us if you can help.
Please visit Howard Finster's official website for prints: www.finster.com
The Paradise Gardens website is undergong major renovation.
If you have pictures that you would like to share of Howard Finster and his Gardens please email them to whitney6679@comcast.net
The Chapel Today
Perhaps the most important thing going on today in the restoration of Paradise Gardens is the preservation of the World's Folk Art Chapel. Because of Paradise Gardens' damp environment, and the fact that the Chapel was constructed out of cast-off and recycled materials, the World's Folk Art Chapel is in extreme need of restoration. We, the Board of Directors, are presently seeking donations from businesses and private doners to help us restore the Chapel back to it's former self. If you have any desire to donate to the Chapel Restoration Fund, or to the restoration of Paradise Gardens, please email us and we will get back to you immediately.
The Gardens are in the process of being restored. Howard Finster's daughter, Beverly, recently donated and signed Paradise Gardens over to a non-profit organization. The Board of Directors are only interested in restoring and preserving the Gardens and Howard's legacy. It is their desire to save this special place. Paradise Gardens was once a hub of artistic activity, drawing hundreds of people, artists and art lovers, musicians and pilgrims, the business savvy and the bohemian. Although the Gardens are temporarily closed, they will open soon. The Board members, along with many friends and family, long to see people enjoy the Gardens once again.
revcoltom@charter.net or info@paradisegardensgallery.com you so much for your continued interest and support.
If you would like to make a donation to help "Save The Chapel" and forever make the dreams of Howard Finsters Paradise Gardens live on for all se to and enjoy
