Hexagon Project

2023 Environmental Justice Theme Highlighted in Annual Exhibit & Workshops in September

September 14, 2023

“Art is born of the observation and investigation of nature.” Roman Philosopher & Scholar Marcus Tullius Cicero That sentiment will be on full display this September as The Interdependence Hexagon Project showcases artwork born from its 2023 theme of Environmental Justice. In addition to the exhibit of artwork, community members can experience hands-on activities to …

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Project Play Every Day Blooms at Flower Show

June 25, 2023

The use of art engages the heart and Nature Hexagons created a positive emotional investment by inviting participants to relate to nature through art. Handling nature and engaging  the senses helps one develop empathy and connection. Project Play Every Day Director, Lulu Burkhauser, a certified therapist and play therapist guided people through this experience recently …

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Hexagons in the Berkshires Honor Indigenous People

March 10, 2023

We are especially impressed with this project completed in the Berkshires of Massachusetts by Art Educator, Historian, Fulbright Scholar and Researcher Stephanie Graham. Stephanie is the art teacher and global education program coordinator at Mount Everett RegionalSchool in Sheffield, Massachusetts. She and her students have previously participated in the Hexagon Project but this 2022 school …

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Celebrate Global Interdependence with Art and Improv Activities in Scranton

August 29, 2022

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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Meet Hollis Hoban, An Artful Intern

March 30, 2022

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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Artwork of two hands holding one heart

Kindness and Love Go Hand in Hand

February 11, 2022

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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Educators, Use These Free Lesson Plans for Kindness Projects

December 27, 2021

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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