End Gun Violence Project

I partnered up with the nonprofit Project F.I.R.E. to build a project that could raise funds to support their next semester. Hundreds of people from around the world stitched guns and sent them to me. We hosted a week long art show in Chicago.

The results:

• 200+ pieces of fiber art submitted from 10 countries and 40 states

• The opening reception of the gallery show at the Pilsen Outpost was BONKERS with hundreds of people in attendance

• We won a $2,000 faculty grant from Columbia College to fund the show

• We raised OVER $5,000 to support Project F.I.R.E.

• Our free community embroidery workshop + discussion was at capacity (and provided some much needed post-election processing)

• The Project F.I.R.E. youth sold EVERY SINGLE PIECE of their glass art AND learned how to embroider