Our First Entry for Art From the Heart – Linda Schmidt
We have received a lot of positive feedback about this project, and today we received and juried our first work of art from Linda Schmidt, entitled “Teach Your Children Well.” “Teach your children...
View ArticleShattered – Art by Sherry Carrigan
“Shattered” 8.5” x 10.75” Art Quilt by Sherry Carrigan Hand painted and screen printed cotton fabrics, silk dupioni, 40 wt. thread. Our government is broken, war continues across the continents,...
View ArticleArt work from Robert Brunelle, Jr.
Today features a painting from Bob Brunelle, a middle school art teacher from Vermont. Bob’s personal history goes way back to the Mayflower and includes relatives that have fought in both the...
View ArticleNew Artwork by Linda Moran
This was a tough piece to do, but it had to be done. It started last Sunday, the day after the Tucson shootings. I wanted to do the Journal Project from 3 Creative Studios, and the goal I set was to...
View ArticleNew Artwork by Sarah Ann Smith
“Earth and Turquoise” by Sarah Ann Smith, Maine A quotation by N. Scott Momaday inspired this piece: Earth and I gave you turquoise when you walked singing And we lived laughing in my house and told...
View ArticleArtwork by Bonnie Rose Kempenich
“Empathy Matters” Hatred and violence is sadly part of our country. I personally have been on the receiving end of such hatred and violence. Some people in this world are just so so quick to judge,...
View ArticleTucson Peace Fair
I spent an hour wandering the booths at the Tucson Peace Fair this Saturday, and I came away proud of my community in ways I hadn’t been before. I was amazed at the number of organizations within our...
View ArticleArt Messaging: Social Realism Art
From artist Bonnie Samuel comes an inspirational post about artists and their need to create and spread a message through their art. Thank you, Bonnie, for sharing this with us. And readers, consider...
View ArticleWhy – and How – Art Heals
Readers of this blog know we are in a push to get more artwork up on the site by January. Those of us who are artists instinctively know that art heals. But what’s the research showing us about the...
View ArticleThe 9/12 Project
The 9/12 Generation Project is a ten-year, national service-learning initiative designed to instill in students the positive lessons of citizenship from 9/12. The 9/12 Generation Project operates as...
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