Arden Fair Presents Manifest Art Installation in Partnership with WEAVE
A community collaborative installation by local artist Sarah Marie Hawkins
Arden Fair’s UnchARTed art program presents MANIFEST, a community collaborative installation by local artist Sarah Marie Hawkins in partnership with WEAVE, a nonprofit organization providing crisis intervention for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Sacramento County. MANIFEST is intended to connect and affirm, allow for dreams, and transform hopes into something physical.
This installation, consisting of over 5,000 paper cranes, is a love letter to Hawkins and all survivors of sexual violence. Each crane has a handwritten message expressing hopes, dreams, and aspirations for survivors of sexual violence. MANIFEST is a reminder to survivors that they are worthy of radical healing, they are worthy of wholeness, and they are worthy of a spectacular life that is not defined by what has happened to them.
Inspired by the ancient Japanese legend of the “Paper Cranes,” for every 1,000 paper cranes, a wish will be granted to the folder. Hawkins has 5 wishes for her community of survivors and for future generations:
- An unwavering voice that knows it deserves to be heard
- Healing in body and mind
- A genuine love of self
- A community that values true empathy
- Genuine connection
In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, MANIFEST will be on display throughout the entire month of April, located on the lower level across from Kay Jewelers.
For more information, please visit ardenuncharted.com.
