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No Human Being Is Illegal
Hip Hop and Storytelling on the theme of immigration, in New Haven, CT, USA.
Steve Hamm
Sep 24, 20211 min read
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Afghan Street Artistry
Here's an article about public art works by by Shamsia Hassani, a painter who has taught at Kabul University.
stevehamm31
Sep 3, 20211 min read
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Promoting Community Resilience
Martha Savage, an artist in New Haven, CT, USA has made a series of cards promoting community resilience and response to COVID....
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Sep 2, 20211 min read
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Twice a Refugee
The world is awash with refugees, and this is just the beginning. Climate change is likely to create a global refugee crisis the likes of...
Steve Hamm
Aug 9, 20211 min read
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Growhouse
Growhouse by Marie Brett, part of a multisensory installation at Cork Midsummer Festival. Photograph: Jed Niezgoda
stevehamm31
Jun 30, 20211 min read
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Forest Waves
Photographer and artist Jörg Gläscher transformed his own concerns about the spread of the virus into a compelling land art project in...
stevehamm31
Jun 29, 20211 min read
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The First Net-Zero Hotel in the USA
Developer Bruce Becker is saving the iconic Pirelli building in New Haven and making it an icon of sustainability.
Steve Hamm
Jun 18, 20211 min read
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Rainbow Stairs
Artist Manuel Maratto makes a point about LGBQT+ rights via a stairway mural in Sardinia, Italy.
stevehamm31
Jun 18, 20211 min read
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Mount Recyclemore
Inspired by Mount Rushmore, ‘Mount Recyclemore’ is a giant sculpture of the G7 leaders’ heads made entirely of discarded electronics...
stevehamm31
Jun 11, 20211 min read
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Ships of State on a Sea of Extinction
A painting by Leila Daw, a New Haven artist who has made sustainability one of her key themes.
stevehamm31
May 31, 20211 min read
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A Critique of Consumerism
This painting by artist Chris Britz, painted in 1986, captures the bizarreness and destructiveness of American culture's...
stevehamm31
May 24, 20211 min read
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Art to Promote Vaccination
Amplifier, a social arts group, has been paying artists to create powerful pro-vaccination posters. Check out the amazing collection of...
stevehamm31
May 19, 20212 min read
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Composting as Community Building
A master composter in New Haven is on a mission to transform what the city's people do with their organic waste. Domingo Medina, founder...
stevehamm31
May 19, 20211 min read
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Time to Reckon with Sea Level Rise
Sea level rise is coming, and it's going to impact everybody who lives in a tidal zone. This short video tells how Jonathan Waters and...
stevehamm31
May 13, 20211 min read
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To Pivot or To Be Pivoted
Pivot Projects' Stephen Hinton modifies Hamlet's speech to address climate change
stevehamm31
May 12, 20211 min read
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The Tree of Life Blessing
by Shiloh Sophia McCloud
stevehamm31
May 7, 20211 min read
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Human Connections Expressed on Asphalt
Safe Streets New Haven painted a major intersection in this US city of 130,000 people, symbolically linking parts of town that have very...
stevehamm31
May 7, 20211 min read
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Putting COVID in Context
Editorial cartoonist Ted Littleford, from New Haven, CT expresses the worldwide impact of COVID in a simple drawing.
stevehamm31
May 6, 20211 min read
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Poem About Kindness
Here's a wonderful poem about the power of kindness by poet Naomi Shahib. Written in 1952, it has tremendous relevance today.
stevehamm31
Apr 15, 20211 min read
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Microscopic Art
Sarah Joseph, a member of the Pivot Projects Faiths workstream, found this wonderful article comparing indigenous artwork and images...
stevehamm31
Apr 10, 20211 min read
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