When Life is Turned Upside Down

Art and beauty are especially needed in these times of uncertainty; hands-on activities promote emotional well-being. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are committed to serving others. After learning about a need for mini paint bottles at Holland Home, a local retirement community, we gladly shared our art supplies. To maintain social distancing,…

Broken Wings No. 7

Broken Wings is one of our hands-on projects that celebrates each unique participant as valuable and necessary to a thriving community. The work involves a collective process reminiscent of a quilting bee, as staff and family members gather to help residents sponge paint. We would like to thank Evergreen Terrace Assisted Living in Big Rapids,…

Releasing Hope

Broken Wings No. 7 Intergenerational Healing Art A collaborative work with Evergreen Terrace Assisted Living, the local community, and artist Pamela Alderman Monarch butterflies migrate from Canada to Mexico every autumn. Millions of delicate butterflies complete the dangerous, 3,000 mile journey in spite of severe weather, pesticides, and habitat loss. On the first day of…

Red Jeans Redemption Collaborates

Red Jeans Redemption Curating the strength of survivors and displaying hope The Red Jeans Redemption project gives voice to the hidden stories of sexual abuse, rape, and sex trafficking. The work is comprised of the stories from courageous survivors who volunteered to write their sacred stories on the red jeans. Leslie King, survivor and founder…

ArtPrize 2020 Veteran Art Workshops

While preparing for ArtPrize 2020, Pamela will lead art workshops with Kent County Veterans Services. These workshops will be sponsored by various West Michigan veteran organizations listed below. At the workshops, veterans and their families will sponge-paint special metallic paper, which the artist will use to fashion the ArtPrize work. A special collection of eight…

Broken

Artist Pamela Alderman BROKEN: After exhibit visitors shared their experiences, I finally realized the progression between sexting, sexual assaults, and suicidal tendencies. Like one individual said, “Eventually, one thing leads to the next.” SEXTING: “My boyfriend pressured me into texting a nude picture of myself. I tapped ‘send’—he uploaded my images to the internet.” –…