The relationship of the artist to her subject

Photo by James Neel of Nancy Rebal in Rwanda in front of STATIONS TWO: an interactive public artwork , gathering the collective voice of forgiveness.

Dallas artist Nancy Rebal talks about a woman in Kigali, Rwanda who captured her attention. I've seen her painting of "Madalene" and like of all of Nancy's work, it is extraordinary. The very talented James Neel is creating a series called "Art Mark" for Today Marks the Beginning and Nancy Rebal's video is the first. In the video she talks about the woman in Kigali, Rwanda who captured her attention. I've seen the painting of and like of all of Nancy's work, it is extraordinary. Brief moments of art and artists - Art Mark #1 by James Neel. See the video! Time 1:40. Dallas Artist Nancy Rebal talks painting her portrait of "Madalene" http://bit.ly/48y1eb

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New MasterPEACE Video

Be enlightened, moved and filled with hope. The new video by John Katz of MasterPEACE: Young Artists Making a Kinder World - A program of Today Markes the Beginning. PLEASE PASS IT ON TO FRIENDS, FAMILY, YOUR CIRCLES OF INFLUENCE! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0cPNcjNaSs

Thank you - James Neel for posting!

Breathtaking Photographs

RT@ EdMercerThese are some awesome b+w photographs. http://bit.ly/12nHZ6

Healing Arts

The arts allow avenues of expression for those suffering from mental illness. Mental illness is a level playing field. It has no cultural or socio-economic boundaries. Painting, writing, singing, playing instruments, moving, dancing, acting, drawing, poetry, & more - the arts lets everyone be who they are, express what they are feeling and sort through what they are thinking in the moment. The arts can help soldiers make the transtition from war to home and can help raise the spirits of anyone who feels alone or abandoned. The arts should be part of every mental health facility or organization.

Deploy Peace

Wonderful organization - take a look!
http://deploypeace.blogspot.com/ - Karen Gulino

Our mission is to help our war heroes returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. The products we sell are recycled from retired military aircrafts and transformed into jewelry that spreads a message of peace and raises resources to support the important work of the Fisher House.

Stations Two - Photos by James Neel

The trip from Dallas to Rwanda was the first connection in the world wide network. Nancy Rebal presented STATIONS TWO, at the international Gathering of Forgiveness and 15th year commemoration of the genocide in Kigali Rwanda. STATIONS artists (Nancy Rebal, James Neel, Tim Coursey and David Searcy) teamed with “Gardens of Forgiveness”, New York City and “Mizero”, children of Rwanda. STATIONS TWO is a black 6 foot cube of recycled plastic. The surface serves as a chalkboard for people to write their will to forgive. Microphones gather the voices of the will to forgive. The recording are returned to home base on a flash drive to be edited and evaluated. Documentary film and other data will be reviewed and program created for a worldwide network.
Contact: Nancy Rebal nancy.rebal@gmail.com

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