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corita kent’s artwork

i was first introduced to her work at an exhibit i went to for a gallery class i took two semesters ago. i almost skipped class the day we went, but i’m so glad i didn’t. the moment i walked into the gallery, i was overwhelmed with emotion, which i felt the need to suppress in the chronically quiet gallery space. i couldn’t believe such a sterile room was bursting with so much love in the form of corita kent’s art. most of my classmates didn’t experience this same connection with the work, with one of them going up to me and asking “doesn’t this make you feel uncomfortable?” which i, confused, responded concisely, “no, it doesn’t” … i presumed she asked me that, because corita kent, or sister mary corita as she was known to many, was a nun, and a lot of her art did have religious connotations. the classmate who asked me this question, like me, is jewish, but i didn’t feel squeamish or weird around corita’s work. strangely, i felt held, wholly understood. the religious aspects of her work may not resonate with me as a jew, but they resonate with me as a person who believes that art and words play a huge role in building and strengthening caring communities. even if you’re someone that isn’t super religious, like me, i still urge you to check our corita’s work online (click the link!) and in person, if you live in LA where the corita art center is. thank you for reading this far <3 lastly, i’d like you to read the picture below, of corita kent’s “ten rules” which she created in the 1960s for her students at immaculate heart college. these words were arranged by calligrapher david mekelburg and hung in her classroom at the time. one day, when i become a teacher, i hope to hang these words (and some of my own) in my classroom <3

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keeping engaged, being respectful, are such easy and powerful things to do :( bring back presence of mind, see linked "ten rules" (1960s) by corita kent for inspiration :)

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