Art is to console those who are broken by life. Van Gogh Healing in Arts is about caring for people. Brokenness is universal, part of our human condition. Whether individuals are experiencing distress from physical, mental, or emotional issues, art touches deep places within the human spirit. In 2011, during the Braving the Wind installation,…
The Scarlet Cord exhibit and film at GVSU Allendale Library on Thursday, February 4, 7:00 to 8:30 pm. Listen to Pamela’s eleven minute interview with Shelley Irwin… New Blog Design Coming Exciting announcement! A new blog look is coming in March. It’s time for an upgrade. The new look is under construction and exciting changes…
A year ago when Jim Waring, the vice mayor of Phoenix, spoke at The Scarlet Cord Exhibit opening during the 2015 Super Bowl, he had a message for the buyers of sex: “We are coming after you.” Listening to the vice mayor, I felt like I was on the set of a Batman movie. According…
Grand Valley State University will be hosting The Scarlet Cord exhibit and film screening in February. This unique event will give insight into the world of human trafficking, while offering hope and ideas for action. Judge T.J. Ackert will speak about the increase of trafficking on local levels. Artist Pamela Alderman, whose work The Scarlet…
To honor fallen soldier Army Spc. Eric Burri, his sacrifice for our country, and his concern for the Iraqi children, his family with the West Michigan community collected 5,000 shoes for the Iraqi children in 2005. This past year Eric’s story and Pamela’s Hometown Hero artwork have inspired other concerned citizens from children as young…
The Gage Academy of Art challenged me to change. For seven hours every day in this Seattle art school, I studied classical portrait drawing followed by private tutoring in figure drawing each evening. Then one day there, a stranger gave me a gift of words. After I ran into an elderly Chinese gentleman in the…