I chose a very colorful picture I took because it symbolizes peace between colors and people. The people are dolls that the students at this school made when we were younger. It represents peace to me because all of the colors and people are together in one piece and that is peaceful. This picture was taken in our School’s Lobby. The dolls/people have different skin colors, clothing, and jobs that they do. It all comes together when you look at it. In the world, we have issues with what skin color people are or what people wear, so it is very peaceful when you see them all coming together!

The People that Give
Some people fight over things
that they kind of need. Some
people have and don't want to
give. But my mom gives
everything when someone
needs it. This image will show
the kindness that needs to
happen when people need
help.

Reading with a Friend
I find reading very peaceful and relaxing. Especially when reading with a friend. It’s fun and relaxing. Y and I are reading a book about Puerto Rico. I find this picture peaceful because I love reading personally and reading a book with a friend is relaxing. I really enjoy reading with friends.

Peace
Peace is something that brings you
joy. This picture of the machine and
its gears brings peace to me. This
fills me with joy and kindness
because it shows lots of pieces
working together harmoniously the
way people do when they are at
peace. These things are all
connected in one way, and it is so
beautiful to look at and I just think
it gives me peace and it should give
peace to you to.

An Angel’s Luck
This to me represents peace
because it looks like a person flying
in the sky happily in heaven on the
clouds. By the shape the clouds
made in the sky, it was the wind that
flew on the face of the Earth. When
I see this, it gives me luck about
choosing this picture on the bottom.
It reminded me of a person and an
angel is a person's soul, and that is
why I chose this picture.

Peace Out of Nothing
This image was taken at the Mattatuck
Museum when we were creating Peace
characters. This picture makes me feel
relaxed and at ease because the character
looks like he has all the time in the world to
just observe nature. The character seems so
calm and at ease, just as I feel when I look at
the picture. I can’t help but wonder about what
he is looking at. the lighting coming from the
window is relaxing. when i see this picture, i’m
in a peaceful state of mind.

My word for Peace is Diversity.
And I thought, FEET!!
Everyone has feet but everyone
wears different shoes.

ABOUT PICTURING PEACE

During the past two decades of school violence in the US, Picturing Peace has been committed to the development of young people who support the cause of peace. The program spread to schools in Northern Ireland that also faced issues of violence and discord.

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CURRENT PROJECTS

KIDSPLAY CHILDREN'S MUSEUM STAR OF THE WEEK

Picturing Peace is collaborating with the KidsPlay Children’s Museum on “Star of the Week”, a Happiness Program in which children, 5-9 years are interviewed during the Covid-19 pandemic using ZOOM conferencing to explore their feelings of happiness and sadness. Their words and photographs are made into Storyboard comics with the assistance of museum staff.

PICTURING PEACE IN THE PANDEMIC

At the Mattatuck Museum, the Picturing Peace curriculum is used to guide youth to make pictures about their feelings of the pandemic. We are sponsoring a contest for the best photographs of assemblages, shadow boxes/collages, places and portraits.

EDUCATION

Picturing Peace is an arts program that has been conducted in 25 fourth and fifth grade classrooms in California, Wisconsin and Connecticut. Students choose peace vocabulary words, such as solidarity, calm, love and togetherness and a type of photography–portraits, landscapes, abstracts– to guide their pictures of peace

Photo Caption: Undergraduate at Lawrence University assisting 5th grader to photograph his picture of peace.

FOR INDIVIDUALS

How To Be Part of Picturing Peace: Create and upload photographs and writing that express your feelings, ideas and desires for peace and share them with others. Join the movement!

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FOR TEACHERS

Picturing Peace Teachers’ Curriculum Plan: Materials/equipment requirements: Students will need access to digital cameras and journals in which to write.

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EXHIBITIONS

Two 5th grade student exhibitions were shown in Connecticut in 2020. Website visitors can see a slideshow of the exhibition at the Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury and view a gallery of pictures from the KidsPlay Children’s Museum in Torrington.