Union Elementary School joins The Global Peace Tiles Project! Lars Hasselblad-Torres will guide
all U.E.S. students and staff to create a Peace Tile mural for our school. A Montpelier artist, Lars has
worked with artists of all ages in communities around the world. He founded The Global Peace Tiles
Project with the goal of building bonds between people and communities through art. Please visit The
Global Peace Tiles Project website to learn more:
Peace Tiles are collages created on wood panels which are
displayed together as large-scale murals. We will have magazines,
photographs, newspapers, letters, cloth, craft supplies, paint,
pastels, colored pencils, markers and drawing materials available.
Our school community will work for the first two weeks of April on our tiles. All of the tiles will
be installed together as a lasting mural in our school cafeteria. Each student artist will receive 4x5”
prints of their artwork compliments of Art to Remember. We will invite families and the Montpelier
community to join us for a celebration of the Peace Tiles mural in May.
We are so excited for this opportunity to foster peace and community at Union Elementary. We
ask for your help to make this project a success. The cost averages to $5.00/participant. If you are able
to donate any amount, please send your contribution to the U.E.S. main office at your earliest
convenience. Checks may be written to “Montpelier Public Schools.” We also invite you to volunteer.
Questions? Please contact Principal Owen Bradley or Kristina Kane (Art Teacher) at (802) 225-8200
Thank you!
