Violet, 7 When I was playing outside, a girl told me to do a backbend. I said, “No!” But she said, “Do it now.” I kept saying “No.” Finally, I said, “If you stop bullying me, I will do a backbend.” Then she stopped so I did a backbend. A special thank you to the…
Alyssa, 8 One day I got bullied on the bus, and I stuck up for myself. My friend was scared of a fourth grader. So I said, “Stop it now.” He stopped. A special thank you to the Girl Scouts of Michigan Shore to Shore for providing the stories. For reasons of security, names have…
A special thanks to PlexiCase for donating and manufacturing custom Plexiglas shapes for Color Me Orange—Color Me Kind. The team at PlexiCase was very professional and efficient. They met all of our deadlines and requirements—they even delivered some of the materials early. Instagram Bully Nicole, 14 People need to realize bullying has just as much…
ArtPrize Artist, Pamela Alderman, was interviewed on WZZM13 and Shelley Irwin’s WGVU Morning Show about her Color Me Orange—Color Me Kind installation at ArtPrize Eight. Watch the WZZM13 interview… Listen to the Shelley Irwin interview… Color Me Orange—Color Me Kind Coloring with Kindness Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum September 21 to October 9, 2016 Vote…
ArtPrize Eight is underway and this photo shows the open mesh canvas which is quickly filling up with the 50,000 orange ribbons being tied on by ArtPrize visitors. Color Me Orange—Color Me Kind Coloring with Kindness Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum September 21 to October 9, 2016 Vote 62626 (Located outside on the museum plaza)…
A Chevy Camaro and Nike’s Nathan, 12 D’Mario, the 5’10” bully in our sixth grade class, struggled. I get it. He had two dads. His stepdad walked out on him. And D’Mario was really close to his stepdad. Since his stepdad liked cars, D’Mario liked cars. But I struggled too. Suicidal thoughts dogged me for…