The Art of       

 JamesY 

   Welcome to . . .

 M.A.P.

    Master ~ Apprentice ~ Preservation

   non profit artist foundation

   Our Mission: The Master Apprentice Preservation

   Foundation ( M.A.P.) is a not-for-profit foundation,

   established and licensed in 2007, under the umbrella

   of the National Heritage Family's Congressional

   District Program - empowering people to help people.

   M.A.P. provides a much needed symbiotic relationship

   for disabled or aging Master Artists with Students

   that Apprentice for them.  In this time honored tradition,

   the Students work for the Master Artist. They earn a

   valuable education of all aspects of the fine arts, thus

   stimulating their imagination and refining their talents

   and skills. They learn the legal and business end of

   selling and accounting.  The student apprentices

   learn to do Preservation work.  This encompasses:

   1. The fine art of preserving and restoring original works

   of art.  2. The technical process of photographing art

   and building digital files to record and preserve the

   artist's work.  This also translates into designing and

   building websites with supported print material. 

   3.  Recording the Master's biography, life stories, experiences 

   and accomplishments.  This preserves a digital written record of the 

   Artist life and Work that will be saved for the whole world for

   generations to come.

   The Apprentices make valuable contacts in the art world that will help

   advance their careers.  They also earn scholastic credits that apply

   to their formal education.

   The Needs of the Master Artist: There are a great many creative and

    talented artist who work their entire lives and go relatively unnoticed.

   Their lives and their work fade away into obscurity after they pass on.

   The only thing that can be worse to an artist is: still being alive and

   unable to work, either by physical disability or the progression of

   age or both.  Their imagination and skills are still inside them and 

   they want to create. There are to many physical limitations and

   simply not enough hours in the day.  They don't have the resources

   to hire any one to help them to do the do simplest of task.  In the

   end the entire world will loose their imagination, knowledge and gift of

   life and art.

    Our Method: M.A.P. utilizes the time proven student  apprentice 

   method the old Masters created thousands of years ago, before

   there were schools, colleges and government support programs.  

   M.A.P. provides a plan and network that matches the student as an

   apprentice to the master artist who is need. This is in cooperation  

   with and made possible by local schools and universities. Their

   students assist the Master artist and are exposed to a lifetime of

   experience and knowledge and they receive scholastic credits.

   The entire community benefits:  The Artist, the Student, the School

   or University and the entire world.

   For more information or help email: yale2006@cox.net 

  M.A.P. was created by

  James Yale and partner,  

  Charlotte Buchanan.

  James was diagnosed in

  1990 with Multiple Sclerosis.

  Only with the help of others, 

  he is able to continue to

  create new masterpieces of

  fine art, like the example

  shown above.  This piece 

  was created for the

  ARTERY™ Open Air Gallery

  in Eureka Springs, Arkansas

  The ARTERY™ is the 

  creation of Charlotte 

  Buchanan.  It  represents 

  over 80 artist  from Arkansas

  and  neighboring states. 

  Several of the artist are

  disabled, yet they still create

  wonderful works of art. You

  may see some of their work

  at: www.thearterysite.com