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Painting for Peace Artist: Darcy Edwin
Ferguson painting "St. Martin de Porres" inspired by Catholicism and Buddhism, highlights racial harmony "St. Martin de Porres was...
Carol Swartout Klein
Jul 19, 20162 min read
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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 Swartout Klein
Jul 14, 20164 min read
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Featured Art: The Tree of Life by Sheri Goldsmith & Friends
The concept behind The Tree of Life, which was painted on the doors in the center of Ferguson City Hall, is that the leaves represent the...
Danni Eickenhorst
Jul 7, 20161 min read
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Featured Artists: Mary & Karen "Shalom Peace Sign Hand"
Mary Krummenacher's father, Karl, had owned a camera store across the street from where she and Karen Bult painting their design. The...
Danni Eickenhorst
Jun 30, 20161 min read
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Help us help the community in two minutes flat
GREAT NEWS! Thanks to YOU GUYSPainting for Peace: A Coloring Book for All Ages made the Publisher's Weekly list of Bestselling Books in...
Danni Eickenhorst
Jun 23, 20162 min read
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Painting for Peace in Ferguson wins recognition from ILA, Missouri Center for the Book and Missouri
The children's book, Painting for Peace in Ferguson, recently received three new recognitions. The International Literacy Association,...
Carrie Zukoski
Jun 23, 20162 min read
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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 Klein
Jun 16, 20163 min read
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Amazon Coloring Book Giveaway!
In celebration of our book launch (in stores nationwide by June 21 - available on Amazon & BN.com now!), we are giving away a few copies...
Danni Eickenhorst
Jun 16, 20161 min read
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Ferguson launch party for coloring book
On Tuesday May 24, we launched Painting for Peace: A Coloring Book for all ages where it all began, in Ferguson. Thank you to the more...
Danni Eickenhorst
May 26, 20161 min read
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Join the artists that inspired a nation by creating your own art inspired by theirs
Painting for Peace: A Coloring Book for All Ages available at select St. Louis events starting May 24, 2016 Painting for Peace: A...
Danni Eickenhorst
May 17, 20163 min read
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Painting for Peace: A Coloring Book will be available May 2016
Preorder the book now We are thrilled to announce the next chapter for Painting for Peace! Painting for Peace: A Coloring Book written by...
Danni Eickenhorst
Mar 29, 20163 min read
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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
Mar 9, 20163 min read
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Joining another Missouri book author representing peace at the National Book Fest
Creating peace, hope, unity and building community are the themes of two books from Missouri heading to Washington, D.C., for the 15th...
Carol Swartout Klein
Aug 27, 20152 min read
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Common Core-aligned curriculum written for 'Painting for Peace in Ferguson'
It's back to school for students across Ferguson, Mo., and the United States, and we've been preparing for that with a new offering on...
Carol Swartout Klein
Aug 13, 20152 min read
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We're Out & About with the Book in the Next Few Weeks
Carol's appearance at another Missouri History Museum event in late June. We're heading into a busy schedule of book readings, signings...
Carol Swartout Klein
Jul 24, 20151 min read
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The back story on some Painting for Peace images
We were delighted to have a chance to appear with Steve Potter on his City Corner program on KDNL this week. It really gave me a chance...
Carol Swartout Klein
Jul 16, 20152 min read
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Weekly 4: Upbeat updates from STL
We've compiled some of the positive developments around reconciliation, peace, childhood understanding and community forward movement in...
Carol Swartout Klein
Jul 11, 20151 min read
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'Painting for Peace in Ferguson' proceeds given to local organizations
Above: Representatives from Ferguson Youth Initiative receive the grant. We were pleased recently to provide two $1,000 grants to two...
Carol Swartout Klein
Jul 7, 20152 min read
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A Busy Month for 'Painting for Peace'
We've had a busy month! We've been blessed to have the chance to travel to events near and far in the past 30 days or so, sharing the...
Carol Swartout Klein
Jun 24, 20151 min read
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Honored to Represent Missouri at the National Book Festival
We're thrilled to share with you that Painting for Peace in Ferguson was chosen to represent the state of Missouri in the 2015 Library...
Carol Swartout Klein
Jun 23, 20152 min read
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