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  • Mural project brought Black voices to a shuttered State Street

    June 23, 2020 |

    Wisconsin Watch |

    Photojournalism |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Madison, Wisconsin

    A “rapid response” mural project transformed shuttered storefronts with vibrant messages of pride, perseverance, anger, justice, and unity. The project was funded by Arts in Public Places Looking Forward, a new organized formed to support artists impacted by Covid-19. An open call was posted for interested artists, and the project prioritized artists who had been affected by racial violence and injustice. More than 100 commissioned murals, and many more works of graffiti and public art, focused on support for the Black Lives Matter movement or called on an end to police misconduct.

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  • For Indigenous Zapotec Families, Spinning Becomes a Lifeline

    June 17, 2020 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Mexico, Oaxaca

    Mark Brown has brought Ghandian economic principles of economic justice and local autonomy to the Mexican countryside to form a farm-to-garment textile business that employs villagers who once made woolen textiles until the industrial clothing era started producing cheap synthetic clothing and rendered their craft unprofitable. Khadi Oaxaca aims to regenerate the village way of life in a sustainable way and employs several hundred villagers who grow the cotton, spin the thread, design the clothing and bring it to market for tourists - bringing a previously economically depressed village out of poverty.

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  • Designed to Save Lives: Artists Craft Coronavirus Messaging for Underserved Communities

    June 11, 2020 |

    U.S. News & World Report |

    Photojournalism |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Artists are designing bold and direct messaging to provide Covid-19 information to underserved populations. The messaging is explicit, often highlighting the role of racism in health disparities seen with the virus, and it is culturally specific to the intended audience. Messaging is offered in multiple languages and the information and images speak directly to the cultural norms of specific groups. Messaging is also delivered in a variety of ways, from fliers disseminated in Black churches to including brochures in bags of free groceries to hanging posters in residential buildings.

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  • The ancient technology getting a second wind

    May 26, 2020 |

    BBC |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Costa Rica

    Old ships, powered by the wind, are being refurbished to sail small amounts of cargo around the world. While there are only a few hundred still in use, newer ships and sails are being designed and built with new technology to make the vessels more fuel efficient and produce zero emissions. While many of them are in the prototype phase, some of these ships are able to go into smaller ports and harbors that larger vessels can’t reach.

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  • Drive-by-Art Turns the City Into a Gallery You Can See by Car

    May 23, 2020 |

    Los Angeles Magazine |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Artist and activist Warren Neidich organized drive-by art exhibits in two cities to help unemployed artists and communities feeling isolated during the Covid-19 related shutdown. Inspired by drive-by birthday, graduation, and other celebrations during the Covid-19 pandemic, participants found the art exhibit inspiring and thought-provoking while providing much-needed distraction during difficult times. Almost 130 artists in LA exhibited their work so it could be seen from cars, even including some live music, poetry readings, and puppet shows performed from artists’ proproperties.

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  • How Orange County's Visual Arts World is Coping with the Coronavirus

    May 22, 2020 |

    Voice of OC |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, California

    Some arts organizations in Orange County, CA have found creative ways to deal with Covid-19 closures by bringing their collections online, creating digital programming, and reaching out to new audiences. For example, the Muckenthaler Cultural Center hands out weekly art kits to kids and seniors and reports donation support from an entirely new group of donors. Others have taken the opportunity to create new content and bring their collections online to engage with those stuck at home of all ages. Not all have been able to withstand the Covid-related closures and many art galleries have closed down for good.

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  • A Virtual Landscape-Architecture Camp Introduces Girls to Careers They Didn't Even Know Existed

    May 13, 2020 |

    Next City |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, South Bend, Indiana

    An Indiana-based architect started a virtual camp for elementary school-aged girls focused on the lesser-known field of landscape architecture. The weekly virtual lessons work by explaining the career and concepts of landscape architecture through fun relatable activities, and feature lectures from women working in the field. The architect leading the camp hopes the camp will engage young girls to participate in their community and introduce them to a potential career, one which is in need of more diverse perspectives.

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  • A volunteer army has answered Colorado's need for masks. Denver's jails are one recent beneficiary.

    May 04, 2020 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Across Colorado, grassroots groups have come together to create homemade masks for the state’s most vulnerable populations to protect against COVID-19. Two of those populations are Denver’s Downtown Detention Center and Denver County Jail. Groups like Dena’s Mask Making Army, the Mask Mavens, and even some AA and sober living communities have rallied together – virtually, of course – to use their sewing skills to fill the mask needs, about 3 masks per person, for those experiencing incarceration.

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  • Designing Accessible Communities

    April 22, 2020 |

    Business NH Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Design students are being taught about accessibility and the challenges faced by those who live with disabilities at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. While new construction must comply with basic accessibility standards, the course is taught in an effort to make accessibility a bigger factor when architects and designers build new developments.

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  • ‘Everyone wants to do their bit': The volunteers sewing scrubs for NHS workers

    April 15, 2020 |

    Positive.News |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United Kingdom, London, England

    In the United Kingdom, a grassroots network called Scrub Hub is gathering groups of volunteers to sew scrubs for hospital workers battling the COVID-19 pandemic. The groups are self-organizing, raising money on their own to buy the fabric, and have so far gathered thousands of people across the UK to help.

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