Roxbury Sunflower Project 2023
Dear Community! The 2023 Season of the Roxbury Sunflower Project is up and running. Thank you to everyone who came out to collect their free Sunflower seeds, Kids Kits and raffle prizes on Saturday. The weather was perfect! Our indoor/outdoor event at the Grove Hall Public Library attracted visitors from as far away as South Africa. They have pledged to plant in solidarity with our themes of Plant Seeds, Deep Roots, Follow the Light, Radiance, Resilience, Beauty and Transformation. Everything the world needs more of, embodied in the elegant Sunflower.
The Sunflower Welcome Committee, volunteer, Valarie Simms-Mizell!
New friends and partners from South Africa!
Volunteer, Evelyn Moore and Pamela Mason, two old friends reconnect!
Some people just bring the sunshine in their smiles...
A Jazzy Visor and Crown for a young gardener...
The Sunflower Crown Table is always busy. It was facilitated by students from CACP’s sparc! the ArtMobile.
Lissa, MassArt Grad ‘22 makes a cool compostable plant pot!
Women of the sunflower: Audrey Lopez, Curator of Public Art, Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy, Ekua Holmes, Founder, Roxbury Sunflower Project and Ceci Mendez, Director, MassArt’s Center for Art and Community Partnerships
sparc! the ArtMobile is a retrofitted van fully equipped with art supplies that brings intergenerational art and design experiences to the community - free of charge. sparc! is an initiative of the Center for Art and Community
Partnerships (CACP) at MassArt and collaborates with many community based organizations, schools, artists, and businesses to share resources, and nurture community relationships with an awesome student team. sparc!’s visibility, accessibility and mobility make it a popular part of community events and a vibrant resource for creative interactions and experiences. MassArt’s Center for Art and Community Partnerships (CACP) partners with people and communities within and beyond MassArt to radically expand access to transformative creative experiences.
Making flowers for “Today’s Garden” at the Grove Hall Public Library.
Download this sheet and create your own beautiful Sunflower garden. Share with your friends and family. Just add creativity and color!
Plant your seeds by June 30th and watch them grow. Keep us posted with #roxburysunflowerproject.