Murals from the 2014 Ferguson/South Grand Painting for Peace Movement Find a Permanent Home
It all started with an idea and a single paintbrush. The Painting for Peace movement spontaneously gathered momentum starting in late...
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Carol Swartout Klein
- Aug 2, 2019
- 3 min
Reflections of Ferguson– five years later
It’s been a long journey for the people of Ferguson and Michael Brown’s family since August 2014. By documenting the Paint for Peace...
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Carol Swartout Klein
- Jun 6, 2019
- 3 min
Teachers are using "Painting for Peace in Ferguson" in art, social justice, social studies
With more and more tragic news stories seemingly every day, many parents may want to shelter their children and some schools ask teachers...
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Carol Swartout Klein
- Jun 19, 2018
- 2 min
"Painting for Peace in Ferguson" sponsors "26 Pebbles" June 19-23
In a telling bit of serendipity, as the Ferguson story in book and exhibit form are traveling to Newton and nearby Stratford, so too, the...
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Carol Swartout Klein
- Jun 19, 2018
- 3 min
Paint for Peace Murals travel to Stratford, CT for special exhibit through end of July
From now until the end of July, a dozen Paint for Peace murals from Ferguson and South St. Louis will be on exhibit at the Stratford...
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Carol Swartout Klein
- Jun 19, 2018
- 3 min
"Painting for Peace in Ferguson" now helping thousands of students across Stratford, CT
A lot has been happening behind the scenes with Painting for Peace in Ferguson of late, and we’re finally able to share the good news....
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Carol Swartout Klein
- Jun 29, 2017
- 2 min
ANNOUNCING OUR BIGGEST EXHIBIT TO DATE — JULY 27-29
We’re excited to share that the most comprehensive exhibit to date of dozens of the original Painting for Peace boards will be featured...
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Carol Swartout Klein
- Jun 7, 2017
- 1 min
Promoting Peace
Grateful to International Literacy Association for including this piece in their May/June 2017 issue of Literacy Today about how...
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Carol Swartout Klein
- May 4, 2017
- 1 min
Give STL Day 2017
We wanted to let you know how our Painting for Peace book fund is going. We're excited to share that, because of your purchase of one or...
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Carol Swartout Klein
- Mar 20, 2017
- 3 min
One teacher’s quest to teach culture and diversity through art education
Jordan DeWilde is an art teacher at Oregon Elementary in Oregon, IL. who came onto my radar in August 2016 when he started tagging...
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Carol Swartout Klein
- Dec 16, 2016
- 1 min
Wishing you the happiest of holidays
Painting for Peace in Ferguson wishes you peace. The collection of winter-themed paintings in this short video were all created on the...
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Carol Swartout Klein
- Nov 17, 2016
- 1 min
Art Heals
We wanted to take a moment to share this inspiring video by Lisa Kaplan of Touchwood Creative. This video was created to accompany the...
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Carol Swartout Klein
- Nov 14, 2016
- 2 min
Make Something Beautiful
“Make Something Beautiful” – painted by Christina Carroll, is found on page 35 in the Painting for Peace: A Coloring Book for All Ages,...
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Carol Swartout Klein
- Oct 10, 2016
- 2 min
Shopping Local
It might be a little early to think about, but that holiday season is right around the corner. We did a little planning ahead for you...
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Carol Swartout Klein
- Sep 22, 2016
- 1 min
New art inspired by coloring book for adults & children
It's been less than 4 months since the release of our coloring book for adults and children, Painting for Peace: A Coloring Book for All...
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Carol Swartout Klein
- Sep 12, 2016
- 2 min
Outside in: Paint for Peace Exhibit
Outside In: Paint for Peace exhibits opened around the St. Louis community on August 27 at COCA, an exhibit outside Gallery 210 and the...
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Carol Swartout Klein
- Aug 25, 2016
- 2 min
"Seeds" Proverb painting by Andrea McMurray
Andrea's artwork is based on a powerful expression that was originally attributed to the Greek poet, Dinos Christianopoulus, and which...
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Carol Swartout Klein
- Aug 3, 2016
- 2 min
South Grand mural depicts hopes for peace
Artists Liza Fishbone & Carly Jacobs' painting "An Eye for An Eye Makes the World Blind" symbolizes hopes for an end to violence, lasting...
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Carol Swartout Klein
- Aug 1, 2016
- 1 min
National Coloring Book Day Contest!
In celebration of National Coloring Book Day, we're running a coloring book contest ALL WEEK long- giving away copies of our coloring...
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Carol Swartout Klein
- Jul 22, 2016
- 1 min
Ferguson Artist Highlight: Stay Strong Ferguson
Ferguson resident, Darcy Edwin explained how she came up with her painting. "The idea for The Ferguson Tree came from Ferguson Optical's...
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