BE A PART OF DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL’S 2021 GALLERY EXHIBITION
ARTifacts Created at Home on view March 9 – April 16, 2021
Dublin Arts Council will present a retrospective of the first two years of its Art & Wellness initiative that began before the pandemic, in an exhibition of artworks created by professional artists and community members from the fall of 2019 through the end of 2020. The juried exhibition will include two- and three-dimensional artworks, artifacts and video encompassing community reflection and interpretation of art and its influence on personal and community well-being. Please save your photos and your artwork to share them with Dublin Arts Council and your neighbors. Submission and exhibition details will be posted at DublinArts.org/artifacts, shared on social media and sent directly to email subscribers. Questions? Email Ava Morgan, morgan@ dublinarts.org, or call 614.889.7444.
Artist: Anonymous, Dublin Arts Council’s Plant Kindness rock garden project
FLOCKS OF HOPE AWARDED FIRST PLACE
These cranes were on display from September through mid- October at the Dublin Community Recreation Center (DCRC). After the paper cranes finished their stay, the Community Outreach and Engagement team selected the cranes with uplifting messages to package up and deliver to nursing homes and shelters across Central Ohio.
“While we are not surprised at the response, it did catch us off guard to be so overwhelmed by emotions while reading all the community wishes,” Director of Community Outreach & Engagement Christine Nardecchia, said. “When you put them all together – it is really impactful. It beautifully represents a highly engaged, caring community that has honored each other as well as this Japanese tradition.”
According to ancient Japanese legend, if one were to fold 1,000 paper cranes then you would be granted one wish. During the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as a community we have only one wish—for everyone to be safe, to be healthy and to stay positive. To spread this wish, our Dublin community volunteered to fold paper cranes in August, and we received more than 2,500 cranes!
It was your efforts that awarded this campaign first place in the Historical and Cultural Arts Programs and Events category of the Ohio Park and Recreation Association Awards of Excellence! This prestigious award recognizes the outstanding achievements of Parks and Recreation departments throughout Ohio. The City of Dublin is honored to receive this recognition, which shows how our community can come together to create something beautiful especially during a challenging year.
Thank you to everyone who made an origami crane! For some this was the first paper crane
you made and for others you are a master paper folder. Your works of art will continue to bring peace and joy to the community through the holiday season.
If you would like to learn how to make a paper crane, visit DublinOhioUSA.gov/ Flocks-of-Hope for instructions.
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