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Building Village Through the Arts

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STRONG COI.ORS Ar-JD

EXPRESSION. CARRIEE' THE

KUJENGA PAMOJ!. 'ESTIVAI'S

I~ESSAGE r c Hor,CF, TilE

LAND. THe AIR, THE OCEAN

AND ;\L~ LIVINC CRE/"TUR~S

THE FESTIVAL WAS THE

o FSON G

\·iral spirit is ar work.

no n to crca« a g,UdcIl ill all ;lh,llldonnl ]ot herc' ill

rhell ,onll'llO\\ never Iefz. h;I' nurtured th;)t firs! ~;II-dell

cnrirc \'iIbge. In elle \ 'ill.lgc' IOd;l.", more than ::'')() abandoned

1ol.' and structures have' ht'l'l>nw ::''1 park'>. g;lrdt'J1,'> and green

,Ipacel. There arc at lc-JSl ;1 haJr dozc'n rl'habbed houses and six

hl'alld new ones.

CULMINATION or j. YoAR'S

ECTS IN\lOL\,'ING HUNDREDS

01= (HIL:JR[r, T~tNC;

AND ",DULTS.

T() )"clI/C771IJ(T, to 1IlOUnI, to I'c,d, to cdc/mitt

<. I I A .~ !\ I ',() I " C,

Till' ~line:riI1S 11100;lic<. ,llld \'i,,>u,t1 hl';IU[\ or rhc \illasc' or ArTS

and Human iues \\'()lIld he: vinr.uu ill ;111\ co nrcxt , But ;dtn

lla""ing rhrough hlock atEe:r cil\ hlock or griIlle-hl;llkcncd

]HJlI'>l" in \!onh PlliLtcklphia, rill' dci~';l[nl soil o( rtlhhk­

SErc'\\'n J(llS gin:s \\'J\ 1(1 an ellclan', ]--krc rhe: SCIl.\C o( c'nergY

and ordn is srarrlillS III Irs illcollgruin', Color i.'> cvervwhcre.

The hL';lrE or rhc \ 'iILtgc'. ;1 lL'II-<.Cjuarc-hlock ;JrGl dn'fi \\'irhin

\;orrh Phihdc:lphia. radiarc, sp;lI'b or cnng\ thc' WJ\ ;1 di;l­

niond urche:" till' light. .\h;l1ldo!lnl lor." afl' fc'claimcd into

S;lrdc'l1s: low. unduLning \\,lib surruund riled courrvards.

Fle:dgling trees gl'O\\ in prn.Llc' 1'0\\" ill a cornrnunirx llUL"'!"'.

1\ lmJic, ;lIld \\all murnls in prim:])T CO]OLI annilUIlCC that a

Founder Lill 'kh, all artist who answered all invit.i­

1()~h and

inro an

nor EO me-ntion susuinable t'llrt'rprises, such

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as the nurserv with U}' [0 j"iJIO(1 \cccliing> and a crafts stu diu,

Since' ie., inception. rhc \'illa~, ha\ ~nl\\n to includ, ;1 I'CrIlU­

nc nr slaff an nnnual hud!-,"I ut (,1 ..'\ million. ;IIld hundred- of

l(llulHens, Frorn ils 1O-hiolk hc.ut it ,c'rn:\ a .2o(J-h]ocJ area.

Hut It, inlluL'J1cL' eXIL'nd\ l'll'l1 lu n lu-r, i hrouah lhL i-'-IOUpS

of Lolki-'-l student. IIJ](I learn L(,1ll111llnitl huilJins hr.\ll1.111d

h\ L1Ck]in~ lolun1L'L'I )'Iojl'l:l\ ;11 rh. \'jlJaSl and rhrou~h i h«

L0l11111Unill dL'I'cl(l!1I11L'nl pl(lfl'\\ioIUI, .iro und rh, \I oriel Il'hu

(Ollll' III \I;llLh and Ullllc-IQ,lncl,

l'n,kr thl' iml'ilL,J dilLCll(lll of Yl,h, rh,

\1AI, srudrm I olunu-cr-. ;Ind a Slo,,'in~ LOll' of Icad­

ins ;lniq\ 1ll'lp Lhildll'll JlllllL'CI1\ kJI'Il skilk m.il« ~1~r'J~I art :lnd c\pln\ rhL'1l1'L'hn, In till' f)J'OLc'\', lhn :1l'l'I

I rchuildiru; J ,lnlTnld Loml11unin, OI1L mo\;liL Lhif'

l at :1 1111 lt,'.

"111 phln lil«. '\onh ]'hila,kll'hiJ, art i\

l'll'l1 mo rv ]l(l\I'n(lIl," YL:'h \;1\'" "Here. it 1\ Jill'

(L'n1L'l1l JiLII hold, i h« l(lll1i11l1l1ll\ )(li-'-L'rher.

In 2002, a I'L';U\ I\'orth of c'LOl101l11c'

dL'IL']OpI11L'J1(, ,kill huilclil1S arid .HI PIOjt'C1\ lal11l'

roserhL'1 in the \'illaSt'\ annual Lill Kujl'l1sa Parnoja

l~'stilal. \\dl hcf~,I'" the l'll'm, uf Sq,rc']]1[)er 11,

200], \'iIJa~t sul1 had adopltd rh« ihem, "Sons VILLAGE FOUNDFP LILY YEH

01 till' \\ounLkd Earth" !()I th.: nL'XC \'UI.'\ Icsr ival. FiNDS MUCH TO CELEBRATE

to ad:noll kdSl' rill' lulnnahilin of rh« earth, the air and rh,' IN A. ONCe-DERELICT NEIGH­

\\'arL'1, B\ the rirn« rh.. ksriLJ! tool: pbce in lare Seprl'mhcr BORHOOD THe TRANS

2()()2, till' t hcmr hJd aLL]l1irtd nt'll dceper rCSOI1.UHT, FORMING POWER Of ART II

:\llhough lh<:' ;Jl111l1a l j~'srj\al ,ll\\'a\'\ h~l' a SpOnlJI1l'­ IN EVIDENCE EVERYWHERE

011\, CIL'll chaoric fer!, it is cardldh churt'ogLlphL'll. ThL staff It, THf TEN-IQUARE,

dC\'l,jop\ a derailed pian of CIClll sL'cluenle" throughour rhe SLOCK VILLAGE HEART

Jl1ulti-hlocL (esri\'a] area. hC<'lnI1in!..: I\irh thl' 1(I a.rn. i echnical ~ ,

and phniClI set-ups, to rh« 'i p,l11, launch. rhn1ugh il\ LU!1clu­

Si0 11 ar ~li'(1l111 d C) p, Jl1 '

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! , : r, c. t, ';,',: L DUring Lily Yehs first visit to Nairobi, the Village motto

"Together We Build" captured the hearts of the people in one of Nairobi's

poorest neighborhoods, On her return, she dubbed the Village's annual festival

"Kujenga PamoJa," which 15 the motto's Swahili translation,

kllJel1g~l l'anwi;1 2002 hegan \\irh the .irriva] Of;1 drill

ll';llJ) frolJ) anotlnr ~onh I'hiludclphia Ill'ighhorholJcL who

h;ld Illarclwd Sixrl'C'1l blod:, ill form:nion to rhc il'sri\'al to

.uuiuu.uc (() rhL \'ilLlgl' rh.u i r \\~1, ril11l' ro Iwgill,

"Their L'lleTg\ \\';1' iUSl he.in hoiling," ldl said le\

IT;d" 'LIned LIS oJf'

Hundreds of \ilh~l'I's mingled with hundrl'ds oj

\']SI!O!'.' "to remember. I() l110Ul'I1, [() lunl. II> cekhr:lll"" Three'

\'illagl p;lrk" all j(JI'Il1er JOI' ru:I.lil11l,d frol11 nl'glell' c;lrrieJ

I Ill:' fe'ti\,ll rhemcs three cOl11pOllents: c.ur h. air ~1l1d oct:~1l1,

Children and p:lrL'llIS decorall'd lile park., \\irh L'rq)l' f);lf)cr

streamers, !ishlOlll'd musical insrrumvms OUI of hl';111 pods,

llJc! milk carton" .ind pOlS and f);ll1S t o hang 111)!11 rhl' i rccx,

m;lde heaJdr'c:s,l's, paiIHl'd i ucir LICt:s, alld ~lddLd Ltsl-mi!1Lltl'

touches to the .m irnal cos rumcs ,

\\'ith thc' ill1;11 prep;lr;lIiom !10\\ hnishl'cL till:' crowd

,lssel11bled ill the \'ilbge hl'art lor a "hlessing procession,"

LILY YfH Among rhosc in the throng werl' p;lreIHs, children. cornmunirv

oHici:ds including rill' 111;1\ or of Philaddphi;( and the disrricr's :T NEIGH srarc xcnaror. and visitors from as (11- ;IW:!\ as Colorado and ANS -!;li\\;ll1, The ;Is"emhh prol11l'nadl'd thnlugh the \'ili:Jgc, paSt a Jf ART IS Ioresr or memorial poles, stopping at a dozen or so houses to YWHERE

besrm\' blessings and good wi11. tE

"r\1a\ the (;rC:lt Spirit hless th i: household," SOI11cone CART

(alJecL and the crowd ch;Il1tcd it back in unison, "And bless

theSt' children, And bless this t~1111ik And max the Creal Spirit

bless this \illage." A child stepped forward to ofFer a bright

SO'JG OF TH, WO~~DED Et,RTH 2]

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h;llkl'l lilkd wit l: lIollLTI ;\IIl] Il'~l'Llhln III [Ill' Il',iLll'!111 ~;'Iil­

l'll'll .11 rhl' 11(}IH d(}ll!, I-hlllilul, (,I ~lilllT .llld llll11~'lri If)LIIl'l1

11lL' .ii:': rill' LTOIIlI lill'l'i'l,d ;\!1d i h.-n 111()\'l,d O!1 [II [ill' Ill"';l

IWlIIl', Thl' 111.11W ~;1I11l'iI 11(1['l'.1 \'ill;l~l-Jl1<llk !l'llll'['ni hl'Jl!­

dll'l' .111d lL'd ih« hll'llill~' lor Il'Il'!;!1 jWllll'1 hil1llc']1.

Till' l'Il{(lLlI'J~l' !1udl' [I.I \1';1\ III rill' 111I'n 1);!lb, "Ill'

lOll 11.1Ik rll'l" .md j(llll1Llilll IILTl' IWII' Jl'UII;llnl Ilirh lTqW

P;lf)l'! ,llll'11l11lTI, Il'hil'll Ihl \li!1ll Il'l III Illlnl'lil1~. II/lile- di~illd

ruusi, lJ'l'l\\nllw \'ilh~l [n'm pLIIl'll ill [hl h.lll~Ji)1l11ll. Tlwil

hlc"li!1~1 !W!10Il'Ll Ihl' wo r], oj till' lO!1\lllllri(}!1 lTl'II'I, lllllll1llJ­

n it . lollll1ll'LTI, \'illll~l IlI'lil;1I11 ;lllLl lhildrl'll \l1J(l 11lld II(lrklll

f()~l'[hl'! 10 LTl',Hl' Ihl'll' ilLlI1dl oj' hl'IIUf\ ;l1lLl ordl'l',

1!1 ITO!H of II lkhri,-Jilkd 101, 111c' pnlll',lIioll llOppnJ

in 1hl II .1I1i!1~ JI'ldlllllll1, \d1 IllilL "I-kll' Ill' nl'l,d ;1 Il,;dh,

rt'lllh hl~ I)k\lill~ lor rhi, Illl1d,l() 1\ l can ~l'l rill' jlll1llil1~ III

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THE VILLAGE OF ARTS AND HUMANITIES was Gold

Medal winner of the 2001 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban

Excellence. The biennial Rudy Bruner Award honors places

developed with such vision and imagination that they

transform urban problems into creative solutions. Award

winners are innovative and guided by creative visions of

what is possible. often in defiance of existing norms. Many

reflect complex collaborations among people who may

not have come together before. Awardees, like the Village

of Arts and Humanities, often have succeeded, under the

most adverse conditions imaginable, in creating places that

become the cornerstones of their communities.

The Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence was estab­

lished in 1986 by Simeon Bruner and named in honor of

his late father. Simeon Bruner, himself, has been a leader

in urban arhitecture, pioneering adaptive reuse of historic

19th and early 20th century buildings. His urban reno­

vation projects include the Massachusetts Museum of

Contemporary Art (MASS MaCA) in North Adams.

Each Rudy Bruner Award cycle documents awardees in

a set of detailed case studies that include project history,

financing, design, impact and other measures of success.

Rudy Bruner Award books may be ordered through the

Bruner Foundation at www.brunerfoundation.org

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restore Il. The cro\\'J l11usrl'rnl Lip even more energ\ (ur that

hll'ssillg,

It \\'as ,lmk \\hell rill" pruc'L"SiClll l'11Lkl~ !l;lck in rh,:

he',ll" u( tl«. \ 'jlbgL', where p;lniL'jp;lms did "hal pl'(II'!L d(l

;/l nl'1"' kSli,al rh, \\urld over: rhn JIC, :"\11('1' rh; ,u!JsLilltlal

111('al, l'\LT\'()IlC CUll\LT~eLI ;1I lie jl~ ]',lll-, rhl' \'ilbg(.'s III'S!

~);llk, Whl'll' rhe childll'l1 l\(llllllci LlISrlll1ll'S, :\lL(Jlllf),lJ1il'll h,

Irrcl'! IlLlrsh.J!s, rhc Llrill rL'Jm Ld rhl' Il,)\\-LH~l l'r')\\L' ;lc'!\l\,'

(,LTIlLlJllU\\'ll'"\\L'Il11l, ;1 n r.uor Ihulllllglll:lrl', ttl ;1 Llrgl ;11>.111­

d'"lL'll lul. "\n l'1lChallll'cl 1;111,1,' ll'h c;Jikd u. "hilI: IUlllll'l'n

rLIIl,sf"rllleci illW a llTl'll1('l1ial !:-'r(luJlll IiI wilh bllllTI1S, ]-l eTl,

!Ill 1111 ','-S1(1}'\ lHick \\;Ji] u(;, !lllldnilig ,lh;llllll1lln l huildillg

!In:.llllL' ;1 (l(l-I(ll1[ wiJ,,' SCrlell ((II .1 \'iJell 111ll\\ (11 S'Jllll oi

Il;IIUI\'1 mos: or.un.ir« SCl'lll'l, illl,T\\(I\'c'11 \\ ilh I~)('l.l!:-,L' (I( rhe

\'iIlage.'s l hiJdrl'n, Prolcclnl 111 hrgl',c;lk WeTl' cushing 1I'.llc',

L;lIlglll ill lIIid-II)J;l\', J iil'ld "j Ilri 1li.1I1i \\ildt]('\\'L'r\ ,1!l1icl lush

g.L1II, mounr.iin pl'JLs Jild !l101l',

"YO\l kIlow will'rL Lhe' \\ord hrl'clllluking lOllil'S trom

wlu-u \'0\1 hLal tile ,lUdiCI1Cl' g~lSI' .u rhl' images," Yl,h s;lid,

"The hl'JUI\' o( (hese huge:' iillJgn liurallv ukcI rlicir hrl'arlJ

~IW,I\, Thn h.iv« ne-ve-r ,ll'Lllsul,h bcaurv ill thl'jr nl'ighhor­

hoLld, And vct , IInl' it is, rJghl ill from of Ihl'l1l,'

/\ loll' PUlSl' of :\friun drum" imroducl'd tlu h'OIT

CO;lll'S kading Jal1eL! ;ll1d dlOrl'ographl'l' \\'hu bunched ;1

vou rh till';l1L'1 pil'Cl' around th« t~sti\~lis (hl'lll, of (hc rcla­

(iol1.ship hnWl'l'n !WOf,ll:' ;lIld rhl' «anh at ,hiS I1WI111'Ill 111

human hixrorv. The chilclfl'l1, eO'iIUml,d a,s anirnal-; fish and

hirds, eh.ll1red rhl'ir (heme SOl1g,s, L:hildrcil from (h, poet]'\'

workshops reci'L'd their !,Ol'I11S, ~lg;linst ~I haLLgnllll1d ,,['music

created lw \'iJbgc vo ur]i and ;uullge:'d h\ a rL:'lidclll com!'osl'l',

Accompanied h\' drums. rh, tel'!l.I, gar'hl'dill wh ir,- whl's wirh

fed sashu, 111m'cCi from the hack of (he held to rh, sraoc' ciovvn "

hom (or the Cerl'mOl1\' that rnournt«] till' \\'(julldl'd carrh.

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\\'l'll il1i\I~\ll'd a, rhl Ill'\\ ~lI,ndi~\lI' ol llll' «.m h. 'l()rlhhl~lrlT'

()ltlll' turur«. rlll'\ S\\,(lI'l .m (l;J:ll [() I'ro[l'l'[ J!1L' 1.llld ;ll1ll t o

rnl'l'l[ 11lL' LTl';llllr", ;lnd Ihl pl'opk ill u .

",,\ Illh(llilalh, \\l inrrocluo, i h,: llUl, im() rhl' pro­

~ram \\ itll rill' ,Ur'P(lJl ol rill' I\'irlll'"n, \\l .In' t lu \\'11 Ill',,,,,.

lC'h,aid, "\\'l' .ir« \\'l~l\'ill~ rhi, ,(l li~hl rh;ll Ihn l~\ll1\(l1 I:dl

rhrnll~h," n

Thl' 1~'\li\~i1 lull11in;ltl'd with I1l"nh l'\'l'/'\'()lll' danling I(

(lll 'Li~l II, Lapp\ ;\handllll,

'\' II turtll'd (llll, ""(lI1S o l rill' \\'(llllll1cd Lll'lh" W;l'

[hl' IlW\l'lllll",I'lIl kllil'I1S;\ I\lll](li;! 1~'sti\'all'\lT, ](l li~un' (lUI 1\

\\ 11\, ll'l1 ;lnd her ,'Ltli' l,\;Jiu;lIl'll t'\lT\ ,L'r)l'Cr lllrlll' /L',ti\';11. III

Till' difkrll\lL hl'I\\l'l'n ,UlCl'" ;\I1l1 di,al'l'(lilllllll'lll ll'l'uillh 0\

\\;\\n', r i«. .unount ()i \\(lrk rklt \\l'1lI iIll(l ii, \l,\I ;drn \1';\1. ,h

Lllnrn.m-lv, rhn l(l!ll'llIl1cll J!LJ[ illl'(I!'[1(lLUins the \\'(lrk d(lnl' ret

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Iw v.uiou: groUpe during lht' vear into the fl'srinl made ir a

culmination and (L'lchr~Hi()n uf rhc vear b\ 111a11\ , rarhcr rh.i n a

>"!lL'Liai l'\L'1lt dOll' 11\ ~l t~'\\, IYL'n rhust' who cuuJd nor .rrrend

\\LTl' rqlrcsl'lllnJ h\ rluir work on C(),fLlllll'" punr\' or mUSIL',

much oj It LIOlll ill t li, \'illag">,, summer \\ork,hop"

Tlli, i, all all-inclusive .rcarive procn, th.u anvon­

l;ln iLHLT)1J'l't and tollo\\' their own pa,siull ill illtL'rprl'lario!l,

II i' mult i-l.ivcrcd. l\l'r\(llll'" cn..uivc L'IlLTg\ i, ilhludul and

!j(lllorLll. ,\Ild It <, ;1 1,,[ oj Iun and lOgL'rhnnL'ss, 11 culnun.ucs

ill 'Ul']i JJll;lgllLlllOl1 and 11L~1l!l\ oj an," Ych said,

leh "~IV,, rlL11 LOllllllUlllll huilcllllg i, nor ju,1 .ihou: lJ(lu,illg,

altllOllgh \\'l' arc doillg t h.u , It, 11m jusr ahour g~lrlkm, hur

i h.u, all important h~lCkhol1" here. lr. riot just ;lh(IUr uluca­

i ion. II', about all otrh.u hur"," ,hc SlOpS alld rhcn pil'b up

agalJ1 In a 'lUICl \'oicL', "\\'t' must remember our heart and

our soul and our cmorion, You create xtrurru rc lor people to

CXl11TSS rhcI11scln's ~llld vou do ir at a prot~ssiollal le\'L'I."

Indccd, rh« arrisrs i h.u ha\'c au ached rh.-nr.clvcs r(1 i h«

\'iJI;lgl' arL' a noiahlc gmull rhat illcludcs dance. rhr.uer, him

alld mu-.ic proj~'"iollak all ;l,cbinlL'd in rheir hcld,. "l\'opk

rhinl, c()IllI11unin-ha,cd an i, nor good. Bur \\l' make it the

hesL Ar rhi, Ilro!cssioll;L! levcl." YL'h ,~1\'" "rhruugh an We'

rransiorrn rh« grirrinc\\ uf cvcrydav lifc I!HO l'lll'rg\, lwaUl\',

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IUY, strcngrh, to help us bcL' the furun-."

Sluwlv. people art' rcru ming ro rh,' Ill'ighhurllt\ud

bCC1U'l' ir i, sater. Au alb wht'rt' drug lJcaler, o ncc d0111i!LllcJ

i, now duhbl·d AIl~l:'1 Allc\, tCll' rh« \\';l]]-hi~h Erhiopian angels

in hrilliam mosaics, some wirh fierct' swords, who sram] guard

over the cornmunirv. ,,\, abandoned home, ;]rc rehabbed b\ . . t hc \'jJJage or removed and turned inro gardem. rhe drug trade

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recedes and wirh it. the crime, The \'illagc\ tree nurserv 111 a

SON G C F H E WOUNDED EAR.TH

«nee-abandoned hl'ld acros" rhc xtrcct trorn J hi~h-n"e lll\\­

nuom.- ]l()using ~,r(Jin:t kl\ JW lln(:n, vet.

"I dun'r S;1I that rhi" L' not wirhou: a srruggle," Yeb

";1\',,, "Building ;1 susr.un.ihl« ~lIll~ranl in rh. inlWI'L'l1\ IS like

huilding;l (;l"rk o n '1UiLkQI1li. It\ \LT\ h;lId, hut I\l' Ll'l"P at ir.

\n' kCTp at ir. \Ltm r irn.-, Wl !~d! tLll UJ] our t~l(L"" hut 1IIIeil

I\l d(> iT right. rhnl~" llllthing lil« IT. ~uthing JiLL it.' .,

\n"arl iii Junl 2i1(1() II'ilh ,I g;ILI klljl'llg;l ]'allwi;1

C:umtrllill)(l" / J ugnl1l'J \\C' Build j'c'qil'aL

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\ 'illagl' u(Arr, .ind I Ium.iniu«,

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Philadelphia, ]'.'\ 1'J] ,),c;

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Ii\! 0 P K \ o f H EAR T

IN 2003, LILY YEH FORMED Barefoot Artists, Inc., a non­

profit arts organization that uses the power of art to

transform impoverished communities. Based on her 18

years of work in the Village of Arts and Humanities in

North Philadelphia, she has taken the concepts and models

proven there, and, through Barefoot Artists, applied them

in projects in Kenya, Ghana, Ecuador, China and Rwanda,

among others.

As the name implies, Barefoot Artists is a volunteer orga­

nization without the encumbrance of permanent staff

and overhead, for which Yeh is the unpaid founder and

lead artist. She contracts for services as needed, and raises

funds for specific projects that pair volunteer expertise

with local people to advance health, education and eco­

nomic development.

"Warrior Angel: The Work of Lily Yeh" by Bill Moskin and

Jill Jackson, a paper on her methodology of using art to

transform and build community, can be found at www.

barefootartists.org

Barefoot Artists

P.O. Box 2348

Philadelphia, PA 19103

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