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MOZAIC ~ Hope, Skill, and Imagination ~ Little Art Spacesuits
MOZAIC is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to empowering refugees, women, and children in the DC, Maryland, Virginia (DMV) area. Since launching their programs in 2016, their mission has been to help newcomers build strong foundations within their communities so they can feel at home, develop their talents, and move toward self-sufficiency as they contribute to their new society. The foundation is deeply committed to creating meaningful opportunities that highlight the abilities, creativity, and wealth of knowledge within these communities.
The Space for Art Foundation has been working with MOZAIC since 2023, bringing creative, space-themed programming to the children they serve. In 2024, this partnership expanded in a meaningful way when we introduced a space-themed workshop as part of the INFINITY Art Spacesuit Project. Children from various countries participated, each bringing their own imagination and stories to life through beautiful artwork.During this period, we learned that the center also offers sewing classes for women—an initiative designed to help them build valuable, income-generating skills. In conversation with the director, a new idea emerged: What if the mothers of these children could also participate in the project by sewing small art space suits using leftover artwork from our INFINITY spacesuit?
In 2024, we officially began working with the mothers, and the answer to this proposal was an enthusiastic yes. The mothers joined the project with dedication and creativity, ultimately producing two beautiful child-sized spacesuits adorned with the children’s artwork. For the first time, mothers and their children became co-creators of the same artistic mission—a shared expression of hope, skill, and imagination. We are proud to share that since then these little spacesuits ~ ETERNITY and OPPORTUNITY ~ have since been exhibited in multiple places around the world in celebration of the talent, resilience, and unity of the families we serve.
We're happy that our creative work with MOZAIC will continue as they help us bring more small art spacesuits to life with artwork from children all over the world. The next one is already in work ~ paintings from children in Bontasua, Indonesia being quilted together in honor of the HOPE Reef Restoration project that is a big, beautiful part of their local community.
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