Bruce Walters's video: We The People

This is one of the three initial videos that will be projected on a large scale in downtown Iowa City in the evenings from July 1-3. The videos will continue to grow and evolve as additional images are added. ‘We The People’ is a series of large projections of the faces of Americans -young and old, rural and urban, ethically and racially diverse. These projections will displayed in the windows at the Jim Swaim Youth Center at UAY during the Iowa City Jazz Festival. The 13’ windows face Iowa Avenue in downtown Iowa City. Participate in these exhibitions by uploading photos of yourself -or your friends and family- to bd-walters@wiu.edu. Go to www.wethepeopleart.com for more information. Can your photos be taken with your phone?! Yes! Your face (cropped from forehead to chin) will be huge. ‘We The People’ will also be projected on all sides of the monumental Sol LeWitt sculpture at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport and at the Western Illinois University Art Gallery in September. Plans are being developed for its display in Barcelona, New York and Albuquerque. This will be followed by a short documentary of the exhibitions. The scale and presence of “We The People” in the heart of downtown locations communicates the central importance of art. It’s message of inclusion; of assurance that we all belong and contribute to our country is timely and pertinent. If you have any questions, please contact Bruce Walters at bd-walters@wiu.edu or 563 320-2797; or Kylie Buddin at kylie.buddin@unitedactionforyouth.org.