John Paul Thornton's Favorite Links

To find out more on how to get involved with the issue of missing and exploited children, or to learn about art with a social purpose - browse through the links below.

Art Links

Human Arts Project International: www.humanartsprojectintl.org

In a world filled with so many underserved causes, we believe that individuals can make the greatest difference. Groups come together only when the hearts and minds of individuals have been touched by a personal experience. The Human Arts Project International (HAPI) is designed to provide you with a personal experience. Our projects use art and education to create solutions to various issues that restrain human potential around the world.

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Web Museum, Paris: www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint

A history of art from European Gothic to Japanese woodblock prints of the Edo period.
Also includes an artist index and glossary.

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Mark Vallen: www.markvallen.com

Mark Vallen is a figurative realist painter from Los Angeles. He also designed this website.

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Global Art Project: www.global-art.org

The mission of the Global Art Project (GAP) is to spread world peace by promoting tolerance and non-violence through art. The Project expresses the idea: We Are All One. People of all ages and from all around the world who choose to participate each create a work of art expressing their vision of global unity. The art is displayed locally in each participant's community. Global Art Project then organizes an international exchange by matching participants group-to-group and individual-to-individual.

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: www.metmuseum.org

In formation since 1870, the Metropolitan Museum's collection now contains more than two million works of art from all points of the compass, ancient through modern times. About 6,500 objects - highlights from each of the Museum's curatorial departments as well as the entire Department of European Paintings and the entire Department of American Paintings and Sculpture - can be accessed online.

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Hollywood Loft : www.hollywoodloft.com

Hollywood Loft provided space for one of John Paul Thornton's first exhibits of his missing children series of paintings. The loft is located in the photo district of Hollywood and provides space for photo and film shoots.

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Missing Children Links

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: www.missingkids.com

The NCMEC is the nation's resource center for child protection. They teamed up with ADVO to produce the flyers that served as the basis for John Paul Thornton's missing children series of paintings.

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Jacob Wetterling Foundation: www.jwf.org

Jacob Wetterling Foundation works to create a safer world for kids by developing educational programs and collaborating with local communities to prevent sexual exploitation and victimization of children.