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John Aaron - Artist and Director

CHALK4PEACE 2007 Galleries

CHALK4PEACE Hutchison Elementary School, Herndon, VA : CHALK4PEACE 2007 at the Hutchinson Elementary School. They have been vitally active in their community with their efforts to "Teach Peace." They created a Public Artwork on display at the Worldgate Center, Herndon, VA through August. Visit the link below to see the "ART IN THE PAGES" Public Art project that the Hutchinson School created as a team with Artist/Educator Kathryn Vaughn, who led her students in developing an integrated program over the last two years in relation to CHALK4PEACE. A photograph of the sculpture, "PEACE: Together We Can" can be found in this gallery. http://www.fairfaxlibraryfoundation.org/programswesupport/artinthepages/sponsoredsculptures/default.htm The Fairfax Library Foundation sponsored "Art In The Pages".

CHALK4PEACE Hutchison Elementary School, Herndon, VA

CHALK4PEACE 2007 at the Hutchinson Elementary School. They have been v ...

Updated: Apr 19, 2008 8:05pm PST

CHALK4PEACE 2007 Arlington, VA Barcoft Elementary School : CHALK4PEACE 2007 Arlington, VA Barcroft Elementary School photos: Alissa Karton

CHALK4PEACE 2007 Arlington, VA Barcoft Elementary School

CHALK4PEACE 2007 Arlington, VA Barcroft Elementary School photos: Al ...

Updated: Nov 10, 2007 6:09pm PST

CHALK4PEACE 2007 Bethlehem, West Bank SOS Herman Gmeiner School : CHALK4PEACE 2007- Bethlehem, West Bank Sarah Jayne Bleiweis, an educator at the SOS Herman Gmeiner School, organized this wonderful CHALK4PEACE event on September 21, 2007. These rare photographs show the enthusiasm for peace that young Palestinians hope will embrace their country one day. These artiststruly show us their spirit of hope for a better, more peaceful future. We owe it to them to listen to what they have to say. In 2008, CHALK4PEACE sent chalk donated by Loew Cornell to SOS offices in the Middle East specifically for SOS Bethlehem; we are still waiting to hear if they received the shipment. We hope they will again be allowed to join us for CHALK4PEACE. photos courtesy of Sarah Jayne Bleiweis

CHALK4PEACE 2007 Bethlehem, West Bank SOS Herman Gmeiner School

CHALK4PEACE 2007- Bethlehem, West Bank Sarah Jayne Bleiweis, an educ ...

Updated: Apr 19, 2008 8:26pm PST

CHALK4PEACE 2007 St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley, Missouri :

CHALK4PEACE 2007 St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley, Missouri

Updated: Feb 07, 2008 2:02am PST

PAINTS presents CHALK4PEACE at Beach Elementary School, Piedmont, CA : BEACH SCHOOL opens CHALK4PEACE 2008 with P.A.I.N.T.S.' CHALK4PEACE SEPTEMBER 14 from 9:30- 2:00. More than 1000 people are expected to attend! PAINTS presented CHALK4PEACE 2007 at the Beach School Playground in Piedmont, CA September 16, 2007. 200 artists participated and more than 500 visitors attended PAINTS' 6th Sidewalk Chalk Painting Festival in conjunction with CHALK4PEACE. Many artists approached their expressions with Italian Street Painting attention to detail and scale that turned the playground into a temporary outdoor museum on the art of Peace. Our heartfelt thanks to PAINTS' for their hard work, for Raul Porcino and the Beach Dads and all those hungry artistic CHALKSTARS! Photos: copyright Mick Jones

PAINTS presents CHALK4PEACE at Beach Elementary School, Piedmont, CA

BEACH SCHOOL opens CHALK4PEACE 2008 with P.A.I.N.T.S.' CHALK4PEACE SEP ...

Updated: Oct 06, 2007 12:57am PST

CHALK4PEACE 2007- Centennial Park, Geneva, New York : Centennial Park in Geneva, New York was one of the most beautiful backdrops for CHALK4PEACE 2007. Chapin Traugott organized a tremendous event in a hurry, complete with dramatic weather throughout the day! The Geneva artists' use and integration of the irregular brickwork for their art around the Fountain was quite thoughtful and very clever. Major kudos to Chapin and her team for launching one of the premier CHALK4pEACE events of 2007! GENEVA, YOU ARE MIGHTY!

CHALK4PEACE 2007- Centennial Park, Geneva, New York

Centennial Park in Geneva, New York was one of the most beautiful back ...

Updated: Oct 28, 2007 7:12am PST

Community ARTS Therapy programme, St. George's Cathedral, S. Africa CHALK4PEACE 2007 : The Community ARTS Therapy programme presented their second CHALK4PEACE event in Cape Town, S. Africa on the steps of St. George's Cathedral, Saturday, September 15th. Angela Rackstraw, Founder and Director of CATh, said that about 70 young artists joined in to make the steps of the famed cathedral as colorful as they've ever been! Rain did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of the artists, who represented the continent of Africa in CHALK4PEACE. Our thanks and appreciation go out to St. George's Cathedral for kindly encouraging CHALK4PEACE and to Ms. Peggy Phelps, who donated fine drawing materials for the artists for the second year. Mr. Rackstraw also set in motion the CHALK4PEACE event in Cork, Ireland, when she told her friend, Catherine Phillips, who launched the event through the Cork School Project. Photos by Angela Rackstraw and Gabby van Heerden

Community ARTS Therapy programme, St. George's Cathedral, S. Africa CHALK4PEACE 2007

The Community ARTS Therapy programme presented their second CHALK4PEAC ...

Updated: Oct 02, 2007 10:58am PST

Cork School Project, Cork City, Ireland CHALK4PEACE 2007 : Ireland's CHALK4PEACE event was held in 'Cork School Project', a city centre National School in the South of Ireland. The sun shone all day. Over 200 children took part, one class at a time, with teachers and class room assistants also enjoying the experience. The event facilitators drew some outlines of peace symbols to start the children off...but the children quickly spread their drawings further afield, ultimately covering the entire school yard and some walls with their own symbols and pictures of peace. Again thank you for the opportunity to host this wonderful and fantastic event in Ireland!! Louise Foott and Catherine Phillips are the organizers and were told about CHALK4PEACE by Angela Rackstraw of the Community Arts Therapy programme, who organized CHALK4PEACE at St. George's Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa. Thanks! Talk about Global Cooperation! Photos copyright Louise Foott

Cork School Project, Cork City, Ireland CHALK4PEACE 2007

Ireland's CHALK4PEACE event was held in 'Cork School Project', a city ...

Updated: Sep 28, 2007 4:40am PST

Cragmont Elementary School, Berkeley, CA CHALK4PEACE 2007 : Cragmont Elementary School in Berkeley chalked it up for the second year. Anthony Chavez, C4P guru, exhorted the artists to create one of the most beautiful peace symbols in their courtyard we've seen. Our thanks to Team CHALK4PEACE, Cragmont for painting the planet the colors of peace... All photos copyright Jerry Downs Photography.

Cragmont Elementary School, Berkeley, CA CHALK4PEACE 2007

Cragmont Elementary School in Berkeley chalked it up for the second ye ...

Updated: Sep 30, 2007 1:59am PST

Ashlawn Elementary School/Arlington Unitarian Universalist Church, Arlington, VA CHALK4PEACE 2007 : This gallery is currently under construction. The CHALK4PEACE events at Ashlawn Elementary School and the Arlington Unitarian Universalist Church were again spearheaded by Arlington C4P guru, Anne Bridgman. The Ashlawn event took place on Friday Sept. 14; while the AUU project happened midday on Sunday Sept. 16. We are grateful to Anne, Ashlawn, and the Unitarian Universalist Church for their continued enthusiasm for CHALK4PEACE.

Ashlawn Elementary School/Arlington Unitarian Universalist Church, Arlington, VA CHALK4PEACE 2007

This gallery is currently under construction. The CHALK4PEACE events a ...

Updated: Oct 05, 2007 9:11am PST

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, DC CHALK4PEACE 2007 : This gallery is currently under construction. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, DC hosted its third CHALK4PEACE event in as many years. Other DC Public Libraries participated as well. It was on this plaza in 2005 that the decision was made to take CHALK4PEACE global, to make a concerted effort to bring CHALK4PEACE to the WORLD! Two years later, almost 200,000 young artists of all ages painted the planet the colors of peace. Thanks go to the DC Public Library System and Ms. Yvette Davis for providing CHALK4PEACE with a central venue again in the heart of Washington, DC! Woodlawn Elementary School of Alexandria again joined in to paint the plaza the colors of peace...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, DC CHALK4PEACE 2007

This gallery is currently under construction. Dr. Martin Luther King, ...

Updated: Oct 05, 2007 9:35am PST

Organization of American States, Washington, DC CHALK4PEACE 2007 : The Organization of American States presented their second CHALK4PEACE event in the Nation's Capital Saturday and Sunday, September 15-16, 2007. Distinguished speakers were Jose Miguel Insulza, Secretary General of the Organization of American States and Her Excellency Maria del Lujan Flores, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the Organization of American States. More than 40 countries and 15 states were represented in chalk at the OAS site. John Aaron, Global Project Founder of CHALK4PEACE, flew in from California Sunday morning to attend and document the event at 17th and Constitution Avenues.

Organization of American States, Washington, DC CHALK4PEACE 2007

The Organization of American States presented their second CHALK4PEACE ...

Updated: Feb 07, 2008 1:51am PST

Valley View Elementary School, Richmond CA CHALK4PEACE 2007 : Here are some of the first photos from CHALK4PEACE. Valley View Elementary School, Richmond, CA had 400 students decorate SIX 30' peace symbols! Jonothan Dumas donated the chalk and much of his time for the event. Congratulations Valley View, on your talent and energy! YOU ROCK YOU CHALK!

Valley View Elementary School, Richmond CA CHALK4PEACE 2007

Here are some of the first photos from CHALK4PEACE. Valley View Elemen ...

Updated: Sep 26, 2007 9:53pm PST

Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia CHALK4PEACE 2007 : Fairfax County Public Schools, Northern Virginia, joined in for CHALK4PEACE in 2007 with an incredible enthusiasm that continues to spread throughout the land! Woodlawn, Hunter's Wood, and Waples Mill Elementary Schools are shown here. There are more photos to come! Our hats off to these forward thinking folks who give peace a chance. Marielle Mariano, CHALK4PEACE guru, Arts Specialist at Woodlawn, spearheaded the Northern Virginia effort, with her artists showing up to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library on Saturday to chalk it up at the original American site for CHALK4PEACE. You make the world a more peaceful place. Thanks! CHALK ON!

Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia CHALK4PEACE 2007

Fairfax County Public Schools, Northern Virginia, joined in for CHALK4 ...

Updated: Oct 01, 2007 9:05am PST

Superior Elementary School, Louisville, CO CHALK4PEACE 2007 : Superior Elementary School sponsored its second CHALK4PEACE Invitational for the Boulder Valley School District on Sunday September 16, 2007. Illustrious teams like the Unicorn Peace Girls, Moose Girls 4 Peace and Team Fairy swooped down upon the site and left their chalk marks. They had a 35' painted peace symbol to work with that remains on the playground year round. Our fond thanks to Mike Wojzcuk for making CHALK4PEACE happen in Boulder County once again...

Superior Elementary School, Louisville, CO CHALK4PEACE 2007

Superior Elementary School sponsored its second CHALK4PEACE Invitation ...

Updated: Sep 27, 2007 12:28am PST

ART Department, Vallejo, California CHALK4PEACE 2007 : The ART Department and the Vallejo Artists Guild held their CHALK4PEACE event during the Farmer's Market in the middle of Georgia Street in downtown Vallejo on 9/14. An incredible amount of teamwork and enthusiasm resulted in one of the most stunning symbols of peace we've seen. Our thanks to the ART Department, and in particular, Harold Beaulieu, and the City of Vallejo for joining us for CHALK4PEACE. All photos copyright The ART Department.

ART Department, Vallejo, California CHALK4PEACE 2007

The ART Department and the Vallejo Artists Guild held their CHALK4PEAC ...

Updated: Sep 27, 2007 12:29am PST

CHALK4PEACE 2007 The Gooden School, Sierra Madre, CA : The Gooden School in Sierra Madre, CA not only created many of the most thoughtful peace symbols seen anywhere; they also made themselves into a giant peace symbol- an entire school standing together 4 peace. How amazing is that? The Pasadena Star News documented their efforts in a feature called "Chalking It Up To Peace" 10/2/07. Our thanks go out to the Gooden School for teaching the world how to draw the perfect symbol of peace! Thanks also to David Kaufman, photographer, who did a great job of documenting this event! This gallery is still under construction.

CHALK4PEACE 2007 The Gooden School, Sierra Madre, CA

The Gooden School in Sierra Madre, CA not only created many of the mo ...

Updated: May 09, 2008 11:47am PST

CHALK4PEACE events were EVERYWHERE! : CHALK4PEACE 2007 sprung up on sidewalk after sidewalk, plaza after plaza, in parking lots and playgrounds around the world. Shown in order: Mothers Acting Up, Boulder, Colorado; Cosmic Ties, Cosby, TN; The Children's Museum of the Arts of New York City; NOCCS event, Bakery Lofts, Emeryville, CA, Yoga In Daily Life, Alexandria, VA Photo Credits are in each photo's caption

CHALK4PEACE events were EVERYWHERE!

CHALK4PEACE 2007 sprung up on sidewalk after sidewalk, plaza after pla ...

Updated: Nov 12, 2007 7:50am PST



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