ProgressiveChristianity.org Announces New Partner Organization: You Are Loved Murals
YOU ARE LOVED
YOU ARE NEEDED
YOU ARE IMPORTANT
YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL
YOU CAN DO IT
The public conversation about worth, value, and well-being is often dark. We are surrounded by belittling messages of materialism, bullying, and violence. Instead, imagine the words “You Are Loved,” – the letters, 12 feet tall, covering the side of a public school in your community. Imagine the internal conversations it will cause when people read “You Are Needed” emblazoned on a public wall, undercutting all the voices that fill our public spaces, the internet, and public thought testifying to the opposite.
Imagine the young woman, struggling with fears about her appearance, drinking in a confident, colorful mural declaring “You Are Beautiful” instead of the belittling message of sex-based advertising. Imagine a young man struggling to find work encountering an unequivocal public statement that “You Are Needed.”
The YOU ARE LOVED mural project collaborates with schools, worship groups, artists, businesses and organizations of all types, creating murals using the 5 above messages. YOU ARE LOVED murals can be created in your own space or out in your community. Sponsor an event where community members, students, and families come together to paint a pre-designed mural. It’s deeply engaging, creative, and a great way to bring people together. Since 1997 lead artist, Alex Cook has created over 120 murals all over the US and abroad and has worked with diverse communities of all ages and abilities. (see more of Alex’s work at stonebalancer.com) You can create a beautiful, loving, lasting artwork in (and with!) your community!
YOU ARE LOVED murals:
Create a vibrant culture of support in your school or community
Provide an exciting, participatory event for your group
Create great publicity for your organization
Offer a great way to collaborate with others
Beautify and protect against graffitti
Make a great gift to your school or community!
LET’S CHANGE THE CONVERSATION!
YOU ARE LOVED
YOU ARE NEEDED
YOU ARE IMPORTANT
YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL
YOU CAN DO IT
Visit You Are Loved Murals Website