There was an extra competition this year that fueled a very meaningful conversation yielding beautiful results. This was the prompt:
Students had just studied the Holocaust. The facts, images, and stories were fresh in their mind.
Our minds went back to 911. No, not a genocide, but an act of terror, that could have been avoided by hearts of tolerance.
And, then there is Rwanda. A country whose story of horror and rebuilding inspires me. Through Noonday Collection, I have fallen in love with the faces, products and stories of their artisans. (www.noondaycollection.com)
My students and I talked about....
how our actions affect others
......how our choices follow us
...........how our religious views can unite people or create division
...................how one person can make a difference
........................how art can make a statement
and it does.
here are their art pieces.
A Million Steps By Kevin Wright (GOLD KEY WINNER)
"My art work reflects the Holocaust by using the shoes as a symbol to show all the people that lost their lives during this time. The other shoe shows how the choice of one person can change many things. It shows hope because the direction one person walks, many others will follow or make the same choice."
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| A Million Steps by Kevin Wright |
"My artwork reflects about genocide issues because many religions turned on each other and killed many people. These issues bring us closer as a union and closer as different religions. My picture shows religions making peace with each other through the bible."
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| Peace Unity by Andres Perez |
"My work deals with cultivating tolerance because it is advertising a bag that was made in Rwanda. The bags are being sold to help raise money to create economic opportunity for the vulnerable, as this country has been effected by the Rwanda genocide. This helps people in need support their families."
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| # PURCHASEWITHPOWER by Paige Gray |
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| By TiaraCaldwell |
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| by: Julianna Rhyne |
