A Capital Campaign for the RECREATION COMPLEX

Expanding recreation activities available at The Els Center of Excellence® campus.

Recreation Complex
Sensory Arts Garden & Pavilion

Artist Showcase

Viktor Bevanda is a 16-year-old with incredible artistic abilities.  He was born in Serbia and immigrated to the United States in 2018.  He began drawing when he was two or three years old, but his parents really took notice of his talent closer to age five.  That was also the age when Viktor was diagnosed with autism.   Viktor is semi-verbal, but his limitations in comprehension and verbal expression do not at all impair his ability to communicate through art.  In fact, Viktor has become a bit of a social media sensation with tens of thousands of followers on various social media platforms and millions of “likes.”

As with many kids, his drawings over the years have been largely influenced by the cartoon characters he watched on TV.  Then at the height of the pandemic in 2020, Viktor’s mother who homeschools her kids decided to try something new.  “I wanted to see if I could channel his art into different directions, so I presented several pictures and asked him to choose one to draw.  The result was a miracle on paper,” she said.  “What’s also amazing is how effortlessly, nearly automatically he makes strokes and selects colors without hesitation or second-thoughts.”

Today, Viktor primarily works in oil pastels and his use of color is absolutely brilliant.   His subject matter is quite varied including landscapes, underwater scenes, portraits and nautical themes, but his whimsical animal art is most prolific.   In an interview with WPTV of Palm Beach, Viktor’s brother summed things up quite well by saying, “He sees a much more beautiful world than we do.”  We could not agree more and are thrilled to include two of Viktor’s designs in our company launch.

Known for his bold colors and high energy paintings Viktor has created a signature style.

Viktor’s works are characterized by bright colors, confident moves, details, improvisations and freedom of expression.

Website and Social Media:

www.vichysart.com

Instagram

Facebook

Tiktok

YouTube

View our Past Artist Showcases

Viktor Bevanda

Andrew Blitman

Joe Baker

Joshua Silver Banks

Derrick Freeman



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As our team continues to change the culture of sports and recreation for individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities, we need your help! To expand our recreation offerings, we are fundraising to build a specialized autism-friendly recreation complex that will include a gymnasium, aquatic center, and splash pad. With these features, we will be able to offer a dedicated indoor space for activities during inclement weather and provide water safety and drowning prevention for our clients. Learn more about how you can help build our specialized autism-friendly recreation complex. Learn more about how you can help build our specialized autism-friendly recreation complex.


Current Progress $18,000
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