American LOVE Project_064
Item
- Title
- American LOVE Project_064
- Alternative Title
- American LOVE Project
- Creator
- Karen Blessen
- Date
- 2021-2022
- Description
- The image shows an open journal spread. The left page features an executive summary titled "The American LOVE Project," outlining a nationwide outreach initiative for 2021-2022. The page is white with red and black text and includes a small graphic of a stylized heart. Key points include partnering with artists and educators, exhibiting love-themed art, and responding to the January 6 events. The right page highlights "Project Goals" in a red box with white text, focusing on education, dialogue, inspiration, and creating art across the nation. Several brown and red bookmarks protrude from the top of the journal, labeled with phrases like "Lorraine Lienemann," "Ambulance Ride," and "My Unfinished Art." The background is dark, highlighting the colorful tabs and white page content.
- Identifier
- 2021_010621 to 2022 060222_The American LOVE Project Journal
- Dates Completed
- January 6, 2021 - June 2, 2022
- Keywords
- Insurrection; January 6; US Capitol; Texas freeze; Infrastructure fragility; Political instability; Power outage; Water disruption; Internet loss; Medical services disruption; Mail delay; Dallas weather; Lorraine Lienemann; Cancer; Grief; P. Nut; Sparky; Cat loss; 22-year-old cats; American LOVE Project; 29 Pieces; Violence response; National project; Art installation; Washington DC; Covid resurgence; Online gallery; Student art; Educator art; 24 states; Team collaboration; Project outcome; theamericanloveproject.org; Anne Frank; Diary takeaways; Lessons learned; Studio visit; Darryl Ratcliff; Journal viewing; Strategic shift
- Transcription
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Left Page:
Produced By 29 Pieces Executive Summary
The American LOVE Project 2021 – 2022 Nationwide Outreach
Education and Art Making:
• Partner with educators, artists, and organizations nationwide to reach thousands of people and create art inspired by the 29 Pieces art-based lesson for The American LOVE Project.
• Exhibit love art online and in communities nationwide. Exhibits will be on The American LOVE Project website, in community exhibits nationwide, and in Washington DC in early 2022.
January 6 - February 14, 2022: Installation on the National Mall at the US Capital.
• Celebrate love and beauty with a dramatic outdoor installation of 57 two-story murals, a giant accordion fold book, and a gallery of art from across the nation. • Respond to the events of January 6, 2021.
• Appeal to leaders and all people to come together with love and empathy in a national healing.
See more at: theamericanloveproject.org
Right Page:
Project Goals:
Education
Plant seeds and ignite dialogue about the meanings of the word LOVE and what LOVE in action looks like.
Feel compassion and empathy about the issues we face in today’s world.
Get inspired about the power of art to ignite positive social change.
Share The American LOVE Project Lesson via website content directing people on how to get involved.
Create art by thousands and thousands of people in every state and territory.
Leave a legacy with teachers who work the message of loving and caring for each other into their curriculum as they teach civic participation.
Exhibit on National Mall, Washington DC
Celebrate the artistic expressions of thousands and thousands of educators, students, organizations, and artists.
Lead with love and respond to the events of January 6, 2021.
Appeal to our leaders and our people to realize the promise of the ideals in our founding documents and in our laws.
Influence participation and activation.
Give hope to our nation and world. - Rights
- To inquire about usage, please contact Archives and Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries.
- Is Part Of
- American Love Project
- Relation
- Image Gallery