Imagine making a friend on the other side of the world because of a shared passion for art. That is the connection that one woman in Scranton has with a teacher and artist who immigrated to the United States from Nigeria. This is one example of the power of art and the interconnectedness realized through […]
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Interdependence is about connecting across the globe through hexagonal art. Each year in September The Hexagon Project holds its Eastern Regional Exhibit in Scranton to exhibit the hexagons submitted for the annual theme from around the world. But it is so promising to see exhibits of hexagonal art taking place across the United States and
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The Hexagon Project and its Executive Director Beth Burkhauser have been buzzing with activity by participating within the community at various events throughout the month of June. The Hexagon Project had a presence at three wonderful and different events where people stopped by to create art and connect. Arts THRIVE held in Carbondale was a
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The Hexagon Project has been working with artist and teacher Olaniyi Sunday Olaniran for more than three years. In 2018-19 he created the Flying Hexagon Pencil with his students in Osogbo, Nigeria. If you want to learn If you want to learn more about the Flying Hexagon Pencil project, click here. In 2021, he was
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Meet Hollis Hoban of Scranton, a junior at Keystone College, majoring in Digital Media, who is our new intern working to help us communicate our mission at the Interdependence Hexagon Project and continue to connect people around the globe through hexagonal art. Hollis is part of Alpha Lambda Delta and the vice president of the
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There is not just one day or season for love, although it’s hard not to focus on it this time of year and associate it with Valentine’s Day. Many people think only of one type of love…the romantic kind between lovers. But the Greeks identified six types of love. In an age when we seem
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We want to help you engage students to participate in our new Kindness Theme so we’re offering many resources to help you and your students to get creative, including the following lesson plans! FREE Kindness Lesson Plans: All six plans contain many resource links and teaching strategies appropriate for various age levels and can be
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“To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake, it is necessary to stand out in the cold.” Aristotle As we begin the colder season of winter, it is good to remember that the beauty of art does not know one season or time; it lives in every season and every moment as long as we continue
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During this holiday season, we usually make time to connect. We engage with family and friends and our greater community…talking, sharing, giving and loving. This is an ideal time to introduce you to a young man who has chosen to connect with the Interdependence Hexagon Project as a volunteer. He is generously offering his time
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Because of shut-downs due to COVID-19, students in the Butwal area of Nepal did not participate in our international project, but these students from 15 different schools did participate in 2020-21 with the relevant and hopeful theme of “Defeating COVID” both remotely and when they returned to school. Sangita Bhattarai, formerly a counselor at the
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