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Carol Swartout Klein

Jul 22, 20161 min read

Ferguson Artist Highlight: Stay Strong Ferguson

Ferguson resident, Darcy Edwin explained how she came up with her painting. "The idea for The Ferguson Tree came from Ferguson Optical's...

Carol Swartout Klein

Jul 14, 20164 min read

Outside In: Paint for Peace at COCA

COCA announces powerful community collaboration to kick off 30th anniversary season August 27 COCA (Center of Creative Arts) announces...

Carol Klein

Jun 16, 20163 min read

Painting for Peace Featured Artist: AJ Rosenberg "Peace Wish Dove"

In our newest book, Painting for Peace: A Coloring Book for All Ages, we featured stories from some of the artists that contributed to...

Carol Swartout Klein

Mar 9, 20163 min read

One Year Later the Book Continues to Bring People Together

What started out with only local distribution and a small press run for the children's book Painting for Peace in Ferguson has turned...

Carol Swartout Klein

May 2, 20151 min read

Our community is honored with a national publishers' award

We were deeply honored to learn yesterday that "Painting for Peace in Ferguson" has been honored with a national gold-medal for being...

Carol Swartout Klein

Apr 15, 20152 min read

Ferguson teacher talks about using Painting for Peace in class

Cristina Stoverink lives and works in Ferguson as a teacher at Central Elementary School, where she's led first-grade classes for six...

Carol Swartout Klein

Apr 3, 20152 min read

An exciting week in the community

This has been a big week for Painting for Peace in Ferguson. The support for the project has been amazing. Here's a rundown of what's...

Carol Swartout Klein

Mar 27, 20151 min read

Plywood boards wouldn't do! 'We HAD to paint them!'

Jade Bugett Hygrade tells it like it is in this short video clip with her mother, Janice Bugett Hygrade. You won't want to miss this...