Art prompts spur community to get creative during Artists & Makers Week Mon, 04/12/2021 - 11:30am
Photo courtesy Archipelago
Color Walk Art Prompt. Photo collage courtesy Kim Bernard
Arrangement of household items prompt. Photo collage courtesy Kim Bernard
Doodles submitted to Bernard that she turned into pins and is sending back to the participants. Photo collage courtesy Kim Bernard
ROCKLAND As mud season is full underway, little pops of color in nature are turning up on roadsides and gardens. As part of Artists & Makers Week hosted by the Island Institute’s retail store Archipelago, little pops of color also appeared in artist Kim Bernard’s email inbox the result of daily art prompts she put out to Maine’s communities and beyond last week.
Casey McDermott, NHPR
Inside one of Nashua’s community COVID-19 vaccine clinics, before patients arrive, nurses, public health workers and first responders are suiting up in scrubs and protective masks, sorting through paperwork and assembling supplies to administer the shots.
“I ve been making masks at home for a year, just waiting for an opportunity to put my hand in and help,” said Dr. Ophelia Chang, one of several retired physicians volunteering at the latest clinic. “And this is the first time I felt like there s something I can really do to help save lives.”
There’s also a team of interpreters standing by, ready to help immigrants, refugees and other non-English speakers through the process in Spanish, French, Swahili and Portuguese. Ira Munoz, who works for the city’s welfare department and provides Spanish language support at these clinics, said this kind of service is essential to help people feel more comfortable and to clear up any misinformation aroun