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Amy at Mary Hanley Catholic School
in Edmonton,1996 |
Project Kindness
In 1996, Amy collaborated with the
Canadian Kindness Movement in Edmonton to create an art exhibition in
celebration of the Random Acts of Kindness Week in Edmonton. Amy was the
artist in residence and worked with the entire school population of Mary
Hanley Catholic School (kindergarten to grade 6). Employing drawing medium
of ink and charcoal, using instruments of pen, brush, wooden sticks and
fingers, children were instructed to write the word kindness in
over 30 different languages. Over 1500 pieces of small drawings were
created in two weeks. Children’s drawings together with Amy’s artwork
became a major installation exhibition entitled Project Kindness
which was shown at the Edmonton City Hall in 1997. Amy continued with the
theme kindness in two subsequent exhibitions: 1998 Earnestly &
Truly a Community Project at the Works Visual Arts Festival, 2001
Kindness One Language for the World Kindness Day Celebration at
Edmonton City Hall.
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