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a group of dozens of handmade fabric birds with paper tags identifying them, modeled after real birds

Around North America, Community Members Are Stitching Nearly 11,000 Birds

May 21, 2026

A photograph by Claire Thomas of a Kazakh man encouraging a large horse to leap over a stream

In ‘Altai,’ Photographer Claire Thomas Chronicles a Time-Honored Way of Life in Mongolia

February 10, 2026

A still from archival footage of a man on top of house's roof

A Short Documentary Celebrates the Community that Rallied Around ‘Rick on the Roof’

January 15, 2026

a side view of a colorful van that has been transformed into an artwork

A Vibrantly Embellished Electric Art Truck in East London Is a ‘Home Away from Home’

October 6, 2025

A black-and-white photograph by Carlos Javier Ortiz of protestors in Chicago, with a central figure dressed like the Statue of Liberty

Carlos Javier Ortiz’s Photographs Invite Viewers to Be Participants in Social Justice Advocacy

September 10, 2025

an excerpt in cursive handwriting of an application for a Revolutionary War soldier named Charles Hart

Practice Your Cursive as a Citizen Archivist and Preserve Thousands of Historic Documents

January 21, 2025

From 1975-1980 Activist Adam Purple Built a Circular Urban Garden in New York that ‘Knocked Down’ the Surrounding Buildings

October 1, 2015