Mission
THE FOUNDATION LAUNCHED THE HELIS FOUNDATION JOHN SCOTT CENTER IN 2022. THE CENTER PRESENTS EXPANSIVE IDEAS OF HERITAGE AND SYMBOLISM INTERPRETED THROUGH THE LENS OF ARTIST, EDUCATOR, AND HUMANIST JOHN T. SCOTT'S LIFE, ART, AND LEGACY WHILE PROMOTING OPPORTUNITIES THAT NURTURE CONNECTIONS, ENHANCE HUMAN POTENTIAL, AND DRIVE SOCIAL CHANGE. FIFTY-ONE WORKS OF ART IN A 6,000-SQUARE-FOOT GALLERY SPACE PRESENT SCOTT'S VISIONARY APPROACH TO ART, CULTURE, AND STORYTELLING. BY EXAMINING SCOTT'S ART, WHICH UPLIFTS HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED AND MARGINALIZED VOICES, THE CENTER IMMERSES OUR LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCES IN THE HERITAGE, CULTURE, AND HISTORY UNDERLYING CRITICAL PRESENT-DAY ISSUES FROM EDUCATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT TO THE MOVEMENT FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE.