These prayer flags fly outside of the Banana Factory, an arts center in Bethlehem, PA. Installed in time for today's inauguration, some 1100 flags now fly at 11 different locations throughout the Lehigh Valley. The project is the brainchild of local artist Jane Noel, who was inspired by last year's political campaigns and lots of headlines about bad news to get people involved in an art project based in hope. Last summer Noel started holding flagmaking workshops at valley venues, providing the materials and asking people to share their thoughts and designs. The flags will stay up for a month to celebrate the new year and the new administration in Washington.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
prayer flags on inauguration day
These prayer flags fly outside of the Banana Factory, an arts center in Bethlehem, PA. Installed in time for today's inauguration, some 1100 flags now fly at 11 different locations throughout the Lehigh Valley. The project is the brainchild of local artist Jane Noel, who was inspired by last year's political campaigns and lots of headlines about bad news to get people involved in an art project based in hope. Last summer Noel started holding flagmaking workshops at valley venues, providing the materials and asking people to share their thoughts and designs. The flags will stay up for a month to celebrate the new year and the new administration in Washington.
