This past spring I had the privilege to teach a group of middle school students at the Grand Rapids Museum School. The goal was to help students walk through the steps of art making for an ArtPrize mock up exhibit. Students selected world hunger as their topic and collected donations for Kid’s Food Basket to…
The Scarlet Web, Pamela Alderman, Multi media, 78 x 78 x 85 inches, 2017 Many of us are familiar with the phrase “hidden in plain sight” to describe the children tethered as modern day sex slaves. Some of these children roam our malls or airports during the day and may be even be standing next…
The Scarlet Cord Collection with Night Cries and The Scarlet Web will be unveiled at Grand Valley State University. The evening will include a presentation by artist and facilitator Pamela Alderman and an opportunity for the visitors to co-create with the interactive healing installation. GVSU EXHIBIT AND PRESENTATION The Scarlet Cord: Healing for Sex-trafficked Children…
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…
Rozlind Saumalu on The Scarlet Cord It’s sad how these kids are manipulated into this life. Prostitution is no longer on the streets, it’s everywhere: in our schools, shopping malls, and neighborhoods. Lea Benson, President and CEO of StreetLightUSA
Branded, Livestock branding markers on canvas, 25½ x 25½ inches, 2014 Reproduction featured at Macy’s of Rivertown in Grandville Traffickers refer to the group of children they control as their “stable.” Within their stable, children are tattooed—marked like livestock—and herded into a mechanical and emotionless existence. However, if loving individuals help restore these children to…