This is a rare moment of intense shared experience across our country. Given the antiracist uprising in the U.S. and the global pandemic, the theatres in the Public Works National Cohort feel called to reimagine how to be of service to their communities. This cohort of community artists is activating their creativity to reimagine spaces for collective artmaking and believes that there is strength and joy to be found in envisioning the future together.
This artistic call to action has resulted in THE SEED PROJECT, an ambitious work of collaborative and participatory art across the nation and in New York City. Community members from the Public Works National Partners and Affiliates across the country are responding to the prompt: “Today, I am planting a seed of..." These offerings for the future are being turned into large-scale pieces of public art, with each theatre in the National Cohort creating a unique work of art for its own community.
Williamstown Theatre Festival asked COMMUNITY WORKS alums from across the Berkshires to share one-word responses, in their own handwriting, to the prompt "Today, I'm planting the seed of..." Graphic designer Gabriel Drozdov incorporated many of those responses into the following piece, that will be shared across digital platforms to inspire us all to imagine a better future together.
