Page 6 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 2021 Calling all athletic and scholarly Everett High School seniors T he “E” Club of Everett is looking for you to apply for our current year’s “E” Club Scholarship and awards. These awards are given to the top-ranked seniors who are attending a college or university starting in the fall. You must have at least three or more varsity letters. Make sure to have your transcript handy. If you are eligible, please email or see Tammy Turner, tturner@everett.k12.ma.us. You can also fill out the form online at https://forms.gle/ y4ycsKBK9pkdqzgLA If you need any further assistance or you have any questions about the Scholarship Application, please feel free MAPC teams up with artists on COVID-19 communications T he Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) will work with artists to reach underserved communities with COVID-19-related public health messages, including the importance of getting vaccinated. During the next few months, nine artists and artist teams will create posters, videos, postcards, public art, comic strips and other accessible artworks that can be used by health agencies, municipalities and community groups to spread the word about COVID-19-related public health advice. As vaccination eligibility expands, communities will face new challenges related to the equitable deployment of effective, simple and evidence-basic information. To meet this need, in February, MAPC invited artists, designers and creatives to pitch concepts to inspire safe and healthy behaviors. More than 30 artists and artist teams applied for grants. Of these, MAPC and an advisory committee of local public health, public art and community representatives chose nine artists and artist teams as the recipients of $45,000 in grant funding. Priority was given to projects that engage diverse ethnic, cultural and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, and many of the completed projects will be available in multiple languages. Once completed, MAPC will make the artworks available for digital download and sharing. “Readily-available vaccine communication resources are not always resonating with communities of color that have been treated unjustly by medical systems,” said MAPC Arts and Culture Director Jennifer Sien Erickson. “Many materials also aren’t designed to reach communities speaking languages other than English. We are excited to partner with this diverse team of local artists to promote equity in community access to the vaccines.” For more information, visit www.mapc.org/covid19-art. Reach out the MAPC Digital Communications Specialist Elise Harmon at eharmon@ mapc.org for more information or to arrange interviews. The selected artists and artist teams: The Chinatown Project – A group of creative individuals dedicated to creating a digital archive of Downtown Boston’s Chinatown. Their mission is to preserve Chinatown’s culture, using videography and photography to capture and tell the stories of its business owners. Lead applicant Aubrey Tang is one of the founders. Learn more at https://www. instagram.com/chinatown. project. “COVID-19 has severely impacted Boston Chinatown,” said Tang. “In this past year, these businesses have worked extremely hard to keep themselves afloat while protecting themselves and their customers from COVID-19. The Chinatown Project plans to highlight these businesses and business owners, while also educating the public on the importance of following COVID-19 safety protocols.” Rachel Domond – a selftaught Haitian artist in Roxbury. Her art explores themes of land, sovereignty and pride in home, drawing from the revolutionary and traditional cultural motives of peoples’ movements both in the United States and abroad, past and present. Learn more at https:// racheldomond.weebly.com/. Elevated Thought – an art and social justice organization in Lawrence. The organization develops spaces for BIPOC youths and communities to engage with art. Lead applicant Alex J. Brien is the organization’s production director. Learn more at www.elevatedthought.org. “We feel art has a responsibility to contribute to the awareness and science through this pandemic as we move toward reopening more public spaces,” said Brien. “As marginalized communities have been hit the hardest during this past year, we hope to provide vaccination education, while also creatively uplifting the city of Lawrence.” Chelvanaya Gabriel – a multimedia art activist/storyteller and resilience facilitator based in Western Massachusetts. In works ranging from poetry to paintings and murals, “she/they” asks, “Whose story isn’t being told?” Learn more at http://chelvanaya. com. “Art heals and communicates powerfully,” said Gabriel. “I will hold Creative Resilience COVID-19 story circles with Holyoke’s Puerto Rican/ Afro-Caribbean communities and incorporate residents’ own words into designs representing our hopes for the COVID-19 vaccines, especially the relief that one feels when a loved one, who is vulnerable and far away, is finally vaccinated.” Greater Boston Artist Collective (GBAC) – an arts organization whose mission is to uplift voiceless artists and provide a platform for all communities and cultures to share their stories. GBAC’s “dream team”: Gisell Builes, Elisa GarMAPC | SEE PAGE 23 to email eclubofeverett@ gmail.com, and we will respond to you as quickly as possible. All final applications are due April 2 at 3 p.m. Good luck to all who apply.
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