ARTS NEWS: The Community Art Center receives $12,000 grant

The Community Arts Center (CAC) of Wallingford recently received a large grant to fund their Martin Luther King Jr-inspired "Pieces of Peace program.

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ARTS NEWS: The Community Art Center receives $12,000 grant

POSTED: Monday, June 13, 2011, 11:00 AM

There aren’t enough community initiatives promoting peace in Philadelphia and its surrounding areas. That’s why it’s important for those that do exist to be recognized. The Community Arts Center (CAC) of Wallingford recently received a $12,000 grant from Impact100, a philanthropy organization that specializes in awarding grants to nonprofit organizations.

On Martin Luther King Day this year, the Community Arts Center embarked on an effort known as "Pieces of Peace." Their goal with this project — which is still on-going — is to spread a message of non-violence through a series of murals throughout the city of Chester. The murals will depict times in the life of Martin Luther King Jr, from 1948-51 when he worshipped at Cavalry Baptist Church in Chester.

“We will be installing them in eight different spots around the city of Chester,” says CAC's executive director Debby Yoder. “We chose these particular spots because they’re known for being in areas of violence and we’d like to promote peace there.”

The mural itself was put together with many pieces of quilt-style art. Students from Chester High School painted on individual pieces of cloth and wove them together to create a larger mural. “It is based on the idea that every person in the community has a piece of the peace,” Yoder adds.

The first mural will be installed on a wall facing the Chester YWCA parking lot. It is completed and expected to be installed at the end of June.

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