Spotlight Project: MasterPEACE: Young Artists Making A Kinder World
Today Marks the Beginning (TMtB) uses art to impact public awareness of social issues. Innovative projects join with creative talents to bring about unifying and compassionate solutions.
Today Marks the Beginning is a group of creative individuals who believe in the power of art to transform lives and enrich communities. TMtB is a non-profit arts organization that initiates and facilitates a diverse range of projects.
Today Marks the Beginning partners with foundations, schools, and other organizations to promote community interaction and to help make a positive difference in the lives of all people though creative expression.
MasterPEACE: Young Artists Making a Kinder World. TMtB Workshops are a model for students in resolving conflicts with peers, family, friends in school, in the neighborhood, at home and in more
Be enlightened and inspired by the newest video, MasterPEACE: Young Artists Making a Kinder World, by John Katz, music by James Neel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0cPNcjNaSs
The goal of Tell Her Story is to further the transformational healing of the breast cancer survivor through art. This project will encourage women to share their journey to re-awakening of beauty, seeking to subvert traditional expectations and to convey a sense of freedom and fluidity of identity.
• Pairing breast cancer survivors with working artists who will “tell her story” through art.
Contact: dhosey@numinaconsulting.com
Stations Two
A story about the transformative power of art giving voice to forgiveness under horrific circumstances. Stations TWO, an interactive artwork gathering the collective voice of forgiveness began its tour in Dallas on its way to Kigali, Rwanda to help commemorate the 15th anniversary of the genocide. Stations Two is now a part of the permanent collections at the Genocide Museum in Kigali. Watch the film on YouTube
Artists and educators teach children about peace through art and improvisation…more
An interactive public artwork, STATIONS, echoes recorded words of forgiveness and graffiti expressions of human rights…more
Various social issues are explored by creating art, music and theatre…more
Newest addition: Art Mark #1 by James Neel. See the video! Time 1:40. Dallas Artist Nancy Rebal talks about her portrait of "Madalene" http://bit.ly/48y1eb
Watch all TMtB Videos including the original TMtB documentary film by Ginny Martin. And Flip-cam interviews with the teachers and facilitators of the MasterPEACE program. Watch on TMtB youtube channel.
We want YOU to be a part of our ongoing work. As you read about TMtB projects, watch the slide shows and experience the reactions of those impacted in our video, please consider volunteering your time and making a donation…moreWe take social action.
We make peace and justice.
By making art.
VISIONARY DONORS
Embrey Family Foundation www.embreyfdn.org
Jill Peterson, D.D.S., Ph.D. Uptown Endodontics, PA www.uptownendo.com
GOLD LEVEL DONORS
ArtSpirit
Christy Williams
Kelly Nash
Barbara Miller
Kesheth Dancers
Bette Buschow
SILVER LEVEL DONORS
Advocate Foundation www.advocatemag.com
Don Clampitt and The Clampitt Foundation
The Goss-Michaels Foundation www.gossmichaelfoundation.org/
Lea Beach
Jody Johnson
MAJOR IN KIND DONORS
John Katz Photography
James Neel Music House
Fast Cut Edits
Dr. Karen Bembry
Dr. Donna Bearden
Don Wilmarth
Kip Lott
Brent McMahon
Darcy Brown
Gracie Golonka
Kent Barker Photography
Margaret Wolf Photography
Jeff Baker Photography
Tim Coursey
David Searcy