The PeaceWorks Project

Like millions around the world I was heartbroken by the events at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. The PeaceWorks Project is my response to President Obama's call for meaningful action. A PeaceWork is a piece of public sculpture designed to encourage gun awareness. I choose to leave the politics of gun control out of the mix. I simply want to stimulate thought. Because the Project is going to be long and complicated, I'm using the blog format to tell the story.

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

The Municipal Gears Grind Slowly

I see some progress.

As I noted before, naming names is almost certainly more counterproductive at this stage of the process than productive. Nonetheless, I see some progress, not just here but in the city of Albany as well.

I remain hopeful that PeaceWork #1 will happen in Troy (if for no other reason than that I'll be able to walk by it every day and say, 'Wow, who would have thought?'), but it's also prudent to be pursuing other municipalities at the same time.

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Who I Am

My name is Geoffrey Raymond. I'm a "public" artist.

For the past seven years I've used my painting to shine a light on the American financial crisis. This has typically involved painting the titans of Wall Street, exhibiting them al fresco, and inviting the public to physically annotate the paintings.

This has brought me and my art a great deal of attention. I've been on The Today Show, the PBS NewsHour, CNN, NBC Evening News and literally hundreds of other electronic and print outlets.

While I will continue to "paint Wall Street," I believe The PeaceBall Project deserves the majority of my attention for now.

Google me at Geoffrey Raymond Artist if you are interested.

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

The Municipal Gears Grind Slowly

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