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TAKOMA PARK, MARYLAND • SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND

Features: Arts & Entertainment


Art Lives Vote for Art
—Recycling political yard signs into
environmental posters

Photos: Julie Wiatt

On a bright spring-like Saturday, Takoma Park residents of all ages gathered to create art using old campaign posters as canvases. Karen led the workshop, courtesy of the Arts and Humanities Commission. Look for the posters to be on display in neighborhood lawns on March 13, Arts Advocacy Day.

Mattie Cohen
Mattie Cohen (above)

Emily Palus

At left: Emily Palus spray paints old political yard signs (below) to create canvases.
old political yard signs

wide-angle view

Rachel and Sarina Matson
Rachel and Sarina Matson

Camden Roberts
Camden Roberts

Sasha Schneer
Sasha Schneer

Michelle McGhee
Michelle McGhee

Sarina Matson
Sarina Matson

some of the award winners
Ginny Cohen and Anthony Vasylyuk won Center for a New American Dream's award for Global Warming art, presented by Sat Jiwan.


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