Beautifying The Barrio

October 8th, 2010 by Misty Lindsey

Art Garbage wins our hearts

We are thrilled and honored that the Denver Seminary has asked us if they could keep the Beautifying the Barrio art exhibit up through the 27th of October (and of course, we said ‘yes!’) Thank you to all who have come out to support this effort, and if you have not yet had the chance, [...]

July 30th, 2010 by mmlindsey

Beautifying the Barrio: The Denver Post

The Denver Post and Viva Colorado, the Post’s Spanish-language publication, recently published some articles about our art trip with Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. We are honored by Yesenia Robles’s time, energy and excellence in telling our story! If you haven’t had a chance to read the article or visit the Denver Seminary [...]

May 11th, 2010 by Matt Lindsey

Beautifying the Barrio: Beauty

Inspiration has surged into our lives this week, steady and strong like these unfaltering desert winds moving across the desert. It has been an outstanding week, a profound testament blazing in the face of fear and twisted perceptions, and the undeclared reality of Juarez has been revealed: That she is hungry, capable, and rising. We [...]

May 8th, 2010 by mmlindsey

Beautifying the Barrio: Color

Color splashed over the floors and walls dripping from every face. Joy, messy and untamed, bursting out in laughter and shimmering eyes wide and hopeful. Through painting and mosaic on reclaimed wood and stone, discarded plastic bottles and tar paper, we all created, side by side. The past two days have been saturated with sharing [...]

May 6th, 2010 by Misty Lindsey

A new day for Juarez

Photo by Dallas Palmer He expected a crop of justice, but instead he found oppression He expected to find righteousness, but instead he heard cries of violence. Isaiah 6:8 Since moving here to the desert, every day more and more blood has been shed on the dusty streets of our city. We have seen a [...]

April 30th, 2010 by mmlindsey

Juarez Children’s Art Project – Beautifying the Barrio

Ciudad Juarez has been labeled a dying and lost city. So many have abandoned hope, discarding it like the plastic bags that dance in the spring wind. The undercurrent of cold-hearted violence and death has overwhelmed any good news that sprouts up in our city. Journalists and authors focus on the crime and ugliness, their [...]

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