Where You Can Have Peace • 6in x 6in, • Carly Swenson • 2011
My visual journal piece, Where You Can Have Peace, was recently selected as one of the 150 works for an exhibition (and for sale) as part of The Whole 9’s 2011 Peace Project. I’m glad to be involved with this project, even in such a small capacity.
Each work is printed on a 12in x 12in panel and available for $200 each (tax-deductible). Each year, The Whole 9 also publishes a book including the inspiring peace-themed artwork and poetry. Funds raised from the sales support Operation Rise in Sierra Leone.
“We gathered the momentum needed to launch this heroic effort last year with The Peace Project’s Call for Artists. This competition, the submission fees and the resulting sales from exhibit artwork displayed were instrumental in funding the early days of The Peace Project.”
One of my pieces was also selected for last year’s Peace Project 2010—
Inner Peace II, 12in x 12in, 2010
Last year was the first year for this project, and their philanthropic efforts seem to be growing steadily.
Carly Swenson is an intuitive painter originally from northern Montana. She spent more than a decade working primarily as a mixed media artist before shifting to acrylics. Swenson received a BFA in Visual Arts with an Art History Minor from Bemidji State University. During and after university, she traveled and lived abroad, this included studying in China, traveling throughout Europe and living both in England and the Azores.Swenson’s work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions throughout the US and internationally. Her freelance writing and mixed media journals have been published in nationally distributed art magazines. She has facilitated art workshops for various age groups. Swenson’s work is also included in the permanent art collections of Angra do Heroismo Museum and Bemidji State University (Bemidji, MN). Currently, she lives in St. Paul, MN with a smart little dog and a weird little cat. They’re nice.
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4 Replies to “published: peace project 2011”
WOW Carly, that’s fantastic and what a great project. I love your artistic style and engaging writing. Congratulations.
Carly Swenson • Intuitive Artist 
WOW Carly, that’s fantastic and what a great project. I love your artistic style and engaging writing. Congratulations.
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Thank you so very much. I really appreciate you taking the time to check out my work. It is always nice to connect with other artists.
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