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The 2024 Project is well underway in Throop, Nanticoke, Ashley, and Wilkes-Barre!

February 22, 2024

– Below are some of our first workshops and news from our participants. Mid-Valley, for Veteran’s Day Civics Teacher, Michelle Chang with Principal Jeffrey Kovaleski with the Hexagons Every student at the Mid-Valley Secondary Center (grades 7 – 12) was given a blank Hexagon and asked to write words or draw images that came to their mind […]

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The Hexagon Project Buzzed with Activity in September

October 16, 2023

We kicked off September with our exhibition of environmental hexagons at First Friday in Scranton and the month continued to buzz with activity all the way through with our 17th Annual Recognition Event and five free workshops for the community. While it’s impossible to share every wonderful moment and all of the beautiful art and

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

August 9, 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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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 31, 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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Hexagon Exhibits Growing Around the World

August 24, 2022

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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Connecting and Engaging Through Art In Our Community

June 28, 2022

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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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

January 3, 2022

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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Beauty of Art and Kindness Warms Us

December 27, 2021

“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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