Filling the Gap

Explore the communities we serve

- Promo for the Brush Up Charity Auction 2018: Proceeds from this curated art auction supported Smile's commitment to delivering $1M in free dental care. Videography by Rohotmopfilms

Our Mission

Smile Design Gallery is a mission-based business that uses the sales of compelling art to fund free dental care for people that need it.  We have found a way to use art and commerce to create a vehicle that provides free dental care for individuals that need healthcare. 

Although charitable healthcare initiatives exist, they provide more awareness than actual healthcare. This is due to the actual hard costs of providing quality healthcare and the intrinsic liability associated with treating patients.

We believe that we can overcome both of these challenges and provide top quality care at no cost to the patient.

We are also able to offer education through our strategic partnerships with artists.  Workshops of virtual workshops are an exciting platform for information exchange.

Why Art

Art is a luxury expenditure. By selling art we target a refined clientele interested who is also interested in charity

Our Accomplishments

Over 700 patients treated

2 Million Dollars worth of dental care provided completely for free by Jan 1, 2026

Our Artistic Partners

  • Bradley Theodore - One of the hottest up and coming artists in New York, Bradley Theodore depicts icons as skulls. He has recently received acclaim from Vogue Magazine and more.
  • Takashi Murakami - One of the most acclaimed artists to emerge from postwar Asia Murakami—“the Warhol of Japan”—is known  for his contemporary pop synthesis of fine art and popular culture, particularly his use of a boldly graphic and colorful anime and manga cartoon style.
  • BK the Artist - Brooklyn artist Brian Kirhagis is a self taught artist known  for    depicting current events and social issues, using art as a tool to promote discussion.
  • UR New York - URNY is a collective, made up of Fernando Romero and Mike  Baca, whose mixed media art pieces are bold,  pay homage to the New York City Streets,  and evoke a sense of familiarity.
  • Wyatt Gallery - Wyatt is an award-winning photographer who uses his photographs  to raise awareness  and support for communities damaged by natural disasters. He published his first book Tent Life: Haiti  in 2011 and donated  100% of the royalties to relief efforts. After Hurricane  Sandy in 2012, Wyatt and the Foley Gallery organized  #SANDY that raised $21,000 for rebuilding efforts in New York City.
  • Art for Sale - Brazilian artist Eduardo Kobra spent five months creating 18 technicolor murals around New York City. His “Colors of Freedom” series includes massive portraits of everyone from Albert Einstein and Michael Jackson to a New York firefighter. Each artwork has a universal message to promote peace. Kobra hopes his artwork inspires people to make positive changes in the world.

Our Patients

Giving a smile is one of the absolute best gifts that can be given. It is the start of the digestive system. It is a sign of joy, compassion, or confidence. It is part of a kiss. It is integral to speech.  Alongside our partners, we have given this gift to a diverse group of recipients.  We have met and improved the lives of patients from the Bowery Mission, The West Side Federation of Senior Supportive Housing, Urban Promise School, Self Help Survivors Initiative, and many more. 

Current Care Partnerships

Children of Urban Promise

Urban Promise’s mission is to equip children and young adults with the skills necessary  for academic achievement,  life management, spiritual growth, and leadership; through several after-school and summer camps, two schools, job training, experiential learning, and a host of other programs that challenge youth to develop and realize their potential.

By involving teens in the leadership process, Urban Promise is creating a new generation of young,  visionary  leaders  who embody a commitment to change their own community.

The Bowery Mission

The Bowery Mission has served homeless and hungry New yorkers since  1879, when its neighborhood came to define the term “skid row”.  It caters  to men, women, and children caught in the cycles of poverty, homelessness, and dependencies of many kinds, and helps transform their lives with hope, joy, and lasting productivity.

Hour Children

Hour Children provides practical and comprehensive services to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women and their families Hour Children  is a leading  provider of prison and community based programs that support these fragile women and their families as they work to transform their lives and achieve self-sufficiency.

 

 

The Survivor Initiative

The Survivor Initiative was founded in 2012 by a group who were shocked to learn of the significant funding shortfalls  for  programs  that supported  Holocaust  survivors living below the national poverty  line.  The Survivor Initiative seeks to raise awareness  and funds to assure  survivors  live their remaining years in dignity.