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News Coverage of Starr Earthwork

Starr Commonwalth breaks ground for "Earthwork"
Murphy Family Plowing Starr Earthwork
Nobel Schuler Of Starr Commonwealth discusses
Starr Earthwork 2002 with Chad Murphy, an Albion
-area farmer. Murphy, with the help of his three-
year.old son, Michael, Chisel-Plowed the 37-acre
field where the art project will be installed.

Albion farmer Chad Murphy broke ground on the
Starr Earthwork 2002 this week by chisel-
plowingthe farm field where the large-scale art
project will be installed.

The earthwork will cover the 37-acre field on the
southwest comer of 1-94 and Starr Common-
wealth/26 Mile Road. Groups from throughout
Calhoun County are invited to create large Peace
Banners that will be combined with crop plantings,
mazes and other features to make up the Starr
Earthwork 2002.

Next, the land will be disked smooth and rye,
corn and soy-beans will be planted.

Starr Earthwork 2002 is part of the World Peace
Art Initiatives, large-scale, global events bringing
people together through the arts in the name of
peace.

Due to the vision and leader-ship of Lou Rizzolo
f Western Michigan University and Nobel Schuler,
Starr Commonwealth fine arts director, artists
from around the globe - Australia, China, Italy,
Norway and the United states - gathered at Starr
Commonwealth two years ago. Their focus was
to develop long-range plans for creating large
earthworks in which schools, communities,
states and nations could work in harmony for
orld peace through art. Starr Commonwealth
donated 37 acres to host the U.S. project.

'The mission of world peace is very important,
especially since the tragedies of Sept. 11," Schuler
said. "Art gives us a wonderful way to link people
and communities together."

Rizzolo and Schuler invite individuals, families,
schools, businesses and other groups to
participate by creating large pieces of artwork to
be installed on the field. Aerial, and possibly
satellite, photographs will be taken of Starr
Earthwork 2002 once it is completed this fall.
articipants can use paint, permanent markers,
crayon and other materials to design Peace
Banners on 9-foot squares of Tyvek material.
Hundreds of Peace Banners will be installed
together on the earth to make up the focus of
Starr Earthwork 2002. The banners allow each
contributing participant to express their vision
of world peace, unity and racial healing.

Starr Earthwork 2002 will be open for viewing
from Sept. 29, through Oct. 6, 2002.
Celebrative aerial sculptures, communal
campfires, and musical and dance events will
all be open to the public.

To participate or learn more: contact Nobel
Schuler, 13725 Starr Commonwealth Rd.,
Albion, MI 49224, (517) 629-5591,
SchulerN@starr.org.
Visit www.worldpeaceart.org.

Starr Commonwealth is deeply committed
to the oneness of humankind, a concept that
will be promoted through Starr Earthwork 2002.
tart serves thousands of children and families
each year through multiple programs in
Michigan and Ohio.

News Coverage of Starr Earthwork