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85d598c1-aa9c-4cb8-8f47-b8d306847710 Back to Gallery Mural # 6 People Singing Tree 1/1 The People Singing Tree was made by 60 orphans in Gujurat, India under the guidance of Electra Gorski. The leaves are in the shape of hearts. The children lost their parents in an earthquake. 8' x 8' Date: July 6, 2003 Facilitator: Electra Gorky Partners: Children’s Institute Location: Gujarat, India Previous Next

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< Back Andrea Marchyok Certified Singing Tree Facilitator As an artist and educator, Andrea has had the privilege of inspiring creativity and curiosity through the arts for more than 24 years. Her work spans classrooms, community projects, and collaborative partnerships with school districts, state arts councils, and nonprofit organizations. As an artist and educator, Andrea has had the privilege of inspiring creativity and curiosity through the arts for more than 24 years. Her work spans classrooms, community projects, and collaborative partnerships with school districts, state arts councils, and nonprofit organizations. She is currently an Arts Education Specialist for the Siskiyou County Office of Education. Holding a California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, she has dedicated her career to designing and leading arts programs that are challenging, meaningful and deeply engaging for school-aged learners. As an artist and educator, Andrea believes in the transformative power of the arts to connect, uplift, and empower. Whether developing curriculum through state grants or working alongside teachers to integrate the arts across disciplines, Andrea strives to make creativity a central and accessible part of every child’s education. Most recently, she led the county strategic planning for arts in schools, with funding from the California Superintendents Arts Initiative, collaborating with an incredible array of community members, educators, and California arts consultant Peggy Burt. This experience deepened Andrea’s commitment to arts leadership and to building sustainable, visionary pathways for arts education. Andrea is passionate about guiding students and communities to see the world not just as it is, but as it could be —beautiful, connected, and full of possibility through the arts. Singing Tree of Our Values More The Mt. Shasta Singing Tree of Gifts More

38d45ce7-d56c-434b-8e2a-9e18ae09eb96 Back to Gallery Mural # 31 Madrone Singing Tree Of Vision to Action 1/1 Madrone Singing Tree Of Vision to Action made with St. Stephens School and Bioneers Conference . Date: October 23, 2013 Facilitator: Laurie Marshall and Lili Lopez Partners: Bioneers St. Stephens School Location: Civic Center Dr, San Rafael, CA 94903, USA Previous Next

6754dcd3-b4d9-4cf0-991b-70fa69b6a1ef Back to Gallery Mural # 141 The Singing Tree of Balance, Peace and Freedom 1/1 Kathleen Brigidina facilitated the “The Singing Tree of Balance Peace and Freedom” mural at Kane County Womens Jail in Illinois. The inmate team worked together discussing and co-creating a vision for the mural over the course of four weeks. Each woman created an individual canvas to express their personal visions. The Facilitator merged the visions into one large collaborative mural. The participants came in with minimal to no painting experience and varied degrees of anxiety that prevented them having confidence from engaging with others. Some were deep in anger and fear. By the end of this project, each woman became less intimidated by painting and expressing themselves, as well as feeling seen, heard and respected by each other and by themselves. Date: May 20, 2020 Facilitator: Kathleen Brigidina Partners: Location: Kane County, Illinois, USA Previous Next

52954372-1a5f-4693-9c7f-ec2726514c91 Back to Gallery Mural # 86 The Olive Singing Tree of Health 1/1 “It is the year 2020 and the Earth is gripped by heartache. Earth weeps from distress caused by decades of indifference to climate chaos, and now this terrible pandemic. The Universe responds to Earth’s distress and encapsulates the planet in a loving heart to hold the collective anxiety. Symbolizing wisdom, health and stability, the olive singing tree offers Earth and all it’s inhabitants a shared vision for creating a healthy and sustainable future.” -Leslie Rein (Olive Singing Tree Facilitator) Olive Singing Tree of Health is a nature-based collaboratively created mural whose purpose is to address a community problem or heartbreak. This mural focused on the heartbreak caused by Covid and was completed with the contribution of 53 people from across the country, 17 of whom lost loved ones to the virus. It is tangible evidence that collaborative art-making can turn pain into purpose. The mural gives homage to the grassroots activism of Marked By Covid , an organization dedicated to establishing a national day of mourning and holding politicians and policy makers accountable for their pasts failures that resulted in the unnecessary death of over 500,000 Americans. Many thanks to those of you who’ve supported me and special thanks to Laurie Marshall, founder of the Singing Tree Project, for her mentorship during this remarkable journey. I am grateful. Date: March 1, 2021 Facilitator: Leslie Rein Partners: Marked By Covid Location: Oakland, CA, USA Previous Next

Celebrating 20 Years of Peace Building Through Art - The Singing Tree Project Join Unity Through Creativity Foundation for an inspiring, creative and interactive Celebration of 20 Years of Peace Building Through Art with The Singing Tree Project. TEXT SINGINGTREE20 TO 41444 When Oct 02, 2021, 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM PDT Where Virtual Can you make it? Details 20th Anniversary of the Singing Tree Project CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: ADD YOUR VISION TO THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY 100th MURAL "THE AFGHANISTAN SINGING TREE OF PEACE" Dan Millman Author, Teacher, and Speaker Read More More Featuring Read More Paul Chappell West Point Graduate, Veteran, Writer, Peace Literacy Institute More Read More Wanda Whitaker Visionary Artist More Read More Rivera Sun Novelist, Pace e Bene Non-Violence Campaign More Read More Bisi Obateru Songwriter, Musician More Read More Kanyon Sayers-Roods Ohlone Trickster, Artist, Cultural Guide More Read More Benjamin Swatez International Muralist in War-torn and Natural Disaster spots More Read More Laurie Marshall Founder, President of Board of Directors More Read More Dr. Katia Petersen Master Facilitator More JOIN YOUR HEART W ITH OURS working together to use the power of the arts to turn pain into purpose, trauma into beauty, mistrust into connection, and vision into innovation. JOIN THE PEACEBUILDING THROU GH ART MOVEMENT Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021 – on Gandhi’s 152nd Birthday from 10:30-3:00 PST, 11:30-4:00 MST, 12:30-5 CST, 1:30-6 EST JOIN A CELEBRATION of the Arts as a 21st Century Survival Tool with Peace Leaders who Amplify with Art We will be honoring 20 Years of the making of Singing Tree Murals, a reflection of the interdependence, mutualism, diversity, generativity of nature. CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: ADD YOUR VISION TO THE 20TH ANNIVERSAR Y 100th MURAL "THE AFGHANISTAN SINGING TREE OF PEACE" In these tumultuous times, we grow through our grief and uncertainty, into a song of Renewed Togetherness, building a world that works for all. Purpose of Event Featured Guests

In-person Innovative Team-building Training This innovative team-building program uses the arts to help change agents creatively transform heartbreaking challenges in their communities. It is a shovel-ready transformation structure, incorporating visual arts, storytelling, neurobiology and ecology to accelerate connection, deepen trust and spark innovation. We are excited to offer an in-person (El Paso, TX) Innovative Team-building Facilitator Certification program. The training will begin February 20th, 21st, and 22nd 2026 . T raining will be at the UTC Studio and is limited to 8 people. Participants will have complete experience of designing and creating a Singing Tree® Mural. This workshop will be followed by a five-month Innovative Team-building Facilitator Certification program. This program will support you in bringing the Singing Tree® Mural Project to any community of your choice, meeting one Saturday a month. The Singing Tree® Mural Project is an invitation to everyone on the planet to transcend disconnection and loneliness by having fun creating together. Founder Laurie Marshall designed the Singing Tree® mural structure - works of art created by many people working together inspired by the mutualism of trees and forests. The Singing Tree® Mural Project demonstrates that collaboration is not only possible, but it produces extraordinary results. 144 murals have been made by over 26,000 people from 52 countries. Innovative TB Certify | In-person $ 2,997 2,997$ 1 payment of $2997 Full Certification as a Innovative Team-building Facilitator In-person program Select Innovative Team-building Facilitator Certification Innovative TB Certify Installments $ 550 550$ Every month 6 Installments of $550 each ($3300) Full Certification as a Innovative Team-building Facilitator In-person program Select Innovative Team-building Facilitator Certification Stand-alone Workshop | In-person $ 497 497$ Innovative Teambuilding | Workshop Only | In-person Select Monthly payment plans available Payment Plan Application Here For any questions call (415)612-0401 or email: certification@unitythroughcreativity.org Payment Plans Available

85d7dc4d-fa77-43ef-8ba3-b763de077d1e Back to Gallery Mural # 15 The Aspen Singing Tree of Heroes 1/1 The Aspen Singing Tree of Heroes. Lead Design Team - students from Elbert High School, Elbert, CO . The aspen was chosen as a symbol of Unity, since the aspen forest is one organism, 60,000 years old. Contributors also came from Mexico and Iquitos, Peru. The Painting was exhibited in the office of the Denver mayor. Date: December 10, 2010 Facilitator: Laurie Marshall and Maria Feekes Partners: Elbert High School, Elbert, CO Location: Denver, CO, USA Previous Next

64b23dc1-1bb7-4304-80ae-e27867c6ce6c Back to Gallery Mural # 49 Singing Tree of What Makes America Great 1/1 An 8' x 8' mural that was designed by an intergenerational team in Marin County. The Design Lead Team, ages 12 to 68, painting the background. The collaborative mural was then added onto at five creative conversations throughout the county. People drew images on leaves, stars and flags that expressed their vision of what makes our country great. These were glued to the painting. Date: September 18, 2017 Facilitator: Laurie Marshall Partners: Create Peace Project Peaceful World Foundation Location: Marin County, CA, USA Previous Next

e6687e42-fcaa-4c43-85ef-e92fdf5d911d Back to Gallery Mural # 111 AZBIL Cherry Singing Tree of Expanded Openness and Learning 1/1 Azbil stands for Automation Zone Builder. This Japanese company produces sensors that allow for heating and cooling to be highly energy efficient, makes robots, and engineers machines that help bring comfort and fulfilment to people's lives while contributing to environmental preservation. They have offices all over the world. The painting is a result of The Science of Creativity and Collaboration training that Singing Tree Facilitators Wanda Whitaker and Laurie Marshall taught to the engineers. "Thank you so much for the 3 day workshop! Everything was very precious and great for me! I was so happy when I found how much I love to create something and share many and various ideas with everyone. Also, I’m really interested in the philosophy of this workshop. For example, 'Life exists at the edge of order and chaos' is an important thought in complexity science too. I feel the strong connection between science and this activity." -Yuya Nakazawa, Engineer for Azbil Date: October 8, 2022 Facilitator: Laurie Marshall & Wanda Whitaker Partners: Azbil’s North American Research and Development Location: Santa Clara, CA, USA Previous Next

Acerca de Our mission is Peace Building through Art inspired by Nature. We celebrate the Beloved Community, one mural at a time. Through collaborative community artwork and storytelling, we facilitate shared creative experiences to lay the foundation for success, envision a positive future, and spark innovation. The vision The vision of the Unity Through Creativity Foundation is a world that is compassionate, connected, and creative. We bring these three qualities into our work with youth, adults, and elders in order to establish foundations for understanding and lasting peace, locally and throughout the world. Just as literacy is a birthright, we view peace literacy as a birthright. What we do We implement our vision by teaching peace-building skills to youth, adults, and elders as we co-create a shared vision of success in a mural. The fruits of the 130+ murals we have facilitated are strengthened communities, creative self-confidence and innovative actions. Land Acknowledgement El Paso, Texas Office: We would like to recognize and pay our respects to the Indigenous people with long ties to the immediate region: Lipan Apache, Mescalero Apache, Piro, Manso, Suma, Jumano, Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, Piro/Manso/Tiwa Indian Tribe of the Pueblo of San Juan de Guadalupe and Tortugas Pueblo. We also acknowledge of the people of Chihuahua and northern Mexico from who many of our students descend, such as the Raramuci, Tepehuan, Wixarrika and Nahuatlaca peoples. Water Willow Singing Tree honoring 572 Federally Registered Tribes

Interview with Laurie Marshall and Gwilda Wiyak | 2020 < Back Laurie Marshall – Supporting Children Through COVID-19 Interview with Laurie Marshall and Gwilda Wiya . Laurie Marshall is a certified Social Studies and Art Teacher with 35 years experience in public, alternative and private schools. She is a bully prevention, project-based learning and arts integration specialist. A mother of two sons and a grandmother, she is passionate about supporting parents and teachers in these unprecedented times. Believing that creativity and compassion are everyone’s birthright, she has trained over 6,000 teachers in project-based learning and facilitated 125 peace building murals with over 35,000 people around the world. Previous Next

61375017-75f9-4fa1-b673-dd62c31d9fe2 Back to Gallery Mural # 23 The Baka Singing Tree of Thanks 1/1 The Baka Singing Tree of Thanks made in Nakavika, Fiji with Debora DeLap Palmer and headmaster Emori. Date: April 21, 2012 Facilitator: Debora DeLap Palmer Partners: NA Location: Nakavika, Fiji Previous Next