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Obama-Inspired Street Art: Manifest Hope Gallery

By BoraMag ⋅ August 28, 2008 ⋅  Email this post ⋅  Print this post ⋅ Post a comment

Obama/Hope ‘08 By Shel Starkman from Los Angeles, CA

Art plays a pivotal role in creating cultural momentum. The Manifest Hope Gallery celebrates that role and shines a spotlight on artists across the nation who use their voices to amplify and motivate the grass roots movement surrounding the Obama Campaign. The Manifest Hope Gallery highlights the central themes of the progressive grass-roots movement- Hope Change, Progress, Unity and Patriotism.

Manifest Hope, along with its online partner MoveOn.org , as partnered with Shepard Fairey to create the Manifest Hope Online Gallery Art Contest. Artwork—focusing on Hope, Change, Progress, Unity and Patriotism—the themes that Obama’s campaign brought to public awareness.

The 31 finalists, chosen from over 1000 pieces of art submitted to the Manifest Hope Gallery Contest by MoveOn.org members and other grassroots artists. These artists have volunteered their time and their incredible talents to help spread the word about Barack Obama and the inspirational themes of his candidacy.

To see contest winners visit Manifest Hope Online Gallery

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