Arts | Middlebury

Weatherspoon, wearing an orange t-shirt, poses in a dimly lit living room with their book of poetry held in their hands.

As the Bowdoin community moves into the second half of the spring semester, Weatherspoon ’25 is preparing to launch a life-changing summer program for children in the foster care system.

Emily Zhang, wearing a navy blazer and white blouse, smiles for the camera in front of a series of marble columns opening up to the waterfront.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Arts, Health & Well-being, Human Rights & Justice, Youth

Building Bonds Through Books

by Nick Erickson

Led by George Washington alumna Emily Zhang, a team is using a Projects for Peace grant to fight stigmas of children with incarcerated parents through literature.

Green background with large white text "Bi-communal Musical Dialogues for Peace" next to a white and yellow illustration of a dove carrying a quarter note in its beak.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Middle East & North Africa, Arts, Education, Social Cohesion

Bi-communal Musical Dialogue for Peace

by Eleni Philippou

Elina Georgiou and Stephanie Kalavazidou designed “Bi-communal Musical Dialogues for Peace” to bridge divided Cypriot communities through music. Read more here!

Wearing a navy sweater, Elisabeth Sundberg poses for a photo in front of a green bush and white, marble, columns.

Funded Projects, Americas, Agriculture, Arts, Health & Well-being

Bard College Student Wins Projects for Peace Grant

by John Howell

Elisabeth Sunberg will use her Project for Peace to develop an initiative that addresses food insecurity in West Virginia.

Three dark-skinned young women pose for a photo on and in front of a brick stairwell.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Middle East & North Africa, Africa, Arts, Education, Health & Well-being, Livelihoods, Social Cohesion, Youth

Three Wesleyan Students Plan Projects for Peace in Africa

by Olivia Drake

Diana Naiyanoi Kimojino ’25, Constance Hirwa ’25, and Alice Musabe ’22 are recipients of 2022 Projects for Peace grants, and each will conduct a project in Africa this summer.

Wearing a mask, white shirt, and blue gloves, Sienna Bucu paints on a large mural of blue, yellow, and red.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Arts, Health & Well-being, Social Cohesion, Youth

An Art Project for Those Who May go Unseen and Unheard

by Jarret Bencks

Brandeis University student Sienna Bucu ‘22 has been awarded a $10,000 Projects for Peace grant to take on an ambitious art installation project in the public schools of her hometown, Union, New Jersey.

Two young women in masks and business casual work with a hospice patient wearing VR goggles, all in a warmly lit hospice room.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Arts, Health & Well-being, Technology

Finding Peace in Hospice Through VR

by Devin McGrath-Conwell

A group of SCAD students designed a project to leverage the power of VR to bring peace to Hospice patients. Read more about their work here!

Two young women with cloth masks on work over a table of arts supplies

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Arts, Education, Environment, Youth

Promoting Environmentalism Through the Arts

by Devin McGrath-Conwell

Mariana Orias López designed her project “Estudio de Arte Móvil Sahuinto” to combat a lack of environmental education in her hometown. Read on for a full profile on Orias López and her project.

Naoki Kihata, Jordyn Kim, and Keerthi Martyn pose for the camera in a triptych with a light blue background

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Americas, Asia, Arts, Education, Youth

Colby College Spotlights 2021 Projects for Peace Grantees

by Kardelen Koldas

Projects for Peace winners from Colby College designed projects aimed to create a mentorship program in South Korea, and bring arts into social work education in Haiti.

Christine McDow smiles at the camera in pearls, a brown blouse, and a multi-colored skirt.

Funded Projects, Partner Institutions, Middlebury, Americas, Arts, Documentation & Preservation, Human Rights & Justice

Student’s ‘Project for Peace’ Challenges Racism through Oral History

by Gaen Murphree

Middlebury College student Christine McDow ’21 designed a Project for Peace intended to challenge racism by compiling the oral histories of Black Americans.