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Hexagons in the Berkshires Honor Indigenous People

March 10, 2023 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 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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Hexagon Exhibits Growing Around the World

August 24, 2022 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 July 1, 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 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 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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Beauty of Art and Kindness Warms Us

December 27, 2021 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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Help Us Welcome Our Newest Volunteer

December 20, 2021 December 20, 2021

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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Nepalese students celebrate hexagon art project

Students of Nepal Use Art to Connect During Time of Shutdown; Celebrate Hexagon Project

December 9, 2021 December 9, 2021

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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Promoting the Kindness We All Need

October 3, 2021 October 4, 2021

The Interdependence Hexagon Project announces its theme of Kindness for 2022. Let’s connect through gentle words and art that brings hope.