“Peace in Our Pockets” Screens at Global Peace Film Festival Oct. 3rd and 4th

Peace in Our Pockets screens at the Global Peace Film Festival in Orlando, FL, Saturday, October 3rd @ 8:30pm and Sunday October 4th @ 12:30 pm.  We look forward to sharing with the Orlando community and  local organizations and peacebuilders. More about the festival. . . The Global Peace Film…

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Official Selection – Global Peace Film Festival 2015

      We were very excited to receive great news today - an invitation to screen at the Global Peace Film Festival   in Orlando, FL, Sept. 28-Oct.4. We look forward to sharing this inspiring Kenyan story and connecting with local organizations and other peacebuilders. From the festival website: The…

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“Documentary Slum Tour” – Nairobi

The following post comes from Willis Adika Adeya, Chairman of Kariobangi Mirror in Nairobi, Kenya.  Kariobangi Mirror  is a community based organization providing platforms for citizen journalists, artists, and activists a space to nurture and maximize their potentials and amplify their voices. Several months ago, filmmaker Kenny Dalsheimer contacted me…

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Patrick Dougherty featured at Renwick Gallery Exhibit, “Wonder”

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This excerpt from BENDING STICKS will be on view at the Smithsonian's newly renovated Renwick Gallery as part of a new exhibit featuring a Dougherty stick sculpture. Nine major contemporary artists have been invited to install works that respond to the architectural spaces of this historic landmark in Washington, DC.…

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Alternate ROOTS Launches Scholarships for Differently Abled Artists

We are very excited to hear about this new inclusive arts and advocacy initiative launched by Alternate Roots. Thanks to Nikki Brown of Alternative ROOTS, Camille Shafer of Azule, and Elizabeth Labbe-Webb of VSA Arts of Georgia, Inc. for leading this effort. In May, Alternate ROOTS will launch our first-ever…

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ANKL at Creative Sector Summit

Our film was screened at the Asheville Area Arts Council-sponsored Creative Sector Summit on Sat., 4/25, followed by an information drop-in  and resource table wo- manned by Polly and Interweave member Carol Hubbard, talking to people about the Asheville Inclusive Arts Coalition and Arts Access, Inc., North Carolina's arts and…

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“Peace in Our Pockets” Screenings in Kenya and Nicosia

We are very happy to have completed Peace in Our Pockets  this past Feb. 2015 and having the film roll out internationally in diverse settings. The film website has also been redesigned to highlight how the film is being used as a tool for change by peacebuilders and how screenings…

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