Project Name: REPRESENT: What makes you special? Community Art Project
Purpose: An opportunity for families to create something meaningful and grow closer without cost, facilitated by a professional artist in order to make the project accessible for all.
Grant Funding Amount: $2,000
Key Elements:
- Community art project inspired by PostSecret.
- Families collaborate to create postcards celebrating their identities in response to the question: “What makes you special?”
- Postcards will be exhibited at the library as well as in digital format.
- Free and open to families of all ages and skill sets.
- Opportunity for families to share in a new way and learn about their fellow residents.
Target Audiences: Families of all ages, but especially those with teens and 'tweens.
Community Support: Hubcap Wallingford, Wallingford Public Schools, Spanish Community of Wallingford
Use of grant funds: artist-in-residence fee, materials and supplies
Why:
- Helping to make a positive impact in the community
- Remaining close or growing closer to their families
- Discovering more about themselves by connecting to others
- Having fun in a safe and welcoming environment
- Connects them to their families and the community-at-large in a meaningful way
- Allows them to create both a beautiful tangible product and a special memory in a fun and safe environment
