Recognition
Honoring the Brave New World Art Project
Whereas The public art project, “Brave New World: Resilience in the time of
COVID,” inspires unity and peace with its uplifting tone. This
collaborative project was created by 80 Nashua students, Rodney Coffin,
art teacher from Nashua North; Robin Peringer, art teacher from Nashua
South and Stephanie Sewhuk-Thomas, art teacher from Brentwood
Academy. It is a much-needed ray of light during this dark time; and
Whereas Displayed on a chain-link fence outside Amherst Street Elementary
School, “Brave New World” is a series of positive messages in the form
of signs and images, saying things like “Teach Peace,” “love,” “work hard
dream big,” “You got this,” “Be Brave” and many others. The exhibit is
meant to encourage positive thoughts, motivate and remind us of our
community’s resilience as we continue to navigate the COVID-19
pandemic; and
Whereas The students and teachers were inspired by the Choose Love Movement,
particularly its Social-Emotional Learning lesson on positive thinking. It
resolves that by consciously changing one negative thought today to a
positive one, you can potentially change the course of your day, how
you feel and your life. The project is dedicated in the memory of North
student Tyler Almeida, who lived the Choose Love life as an inspiration
to all who knew him. In addition to the exhibit, the students and teachers
created a website to share the behind-the-scenes of the project; and
Whereag Thank you to these incredible students and teachers for showing us
through art we all matter and that we can get through anything as long as
we do it together; and
S20,
Therefore: I, Jim Donchess, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NASHUA, NEW
HAMPSHIRE, do hereby recognize the students and art teachers
behind the “Brave New World” art project as kind, caring, creative
citizens who exemplify what Nashua is all about.
Ji Duke
Jim Donchess, Mayor
City of Nashua, New Hampshire
