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Sarah's Impact

Talented artist Sarah Jackson trained preschool teachers while volunteering in a township in South Africa, her grandparents' homeland. When she saw how poverty kept schoolchildren bereft of art supplies or books in their native language, she wrote a story illustrating a child learning to paint using mud as a medium.

On her return, Sarah used the grant you provided to attend a national conference merging faith, service, and the arts. "I was reminded of the profound impact of using the arts for service and exposed to research that backs this up," said Sarah, who knows that often people see art as a luxury pursuit.

"It inspired me to continue to see any art I do as having an impact on my community." Sarah now attends graduate school at the Savannah College of Art and Design. 

Sarah's Service Bio

In Grahamstown, I worked for an organization that helped train and equip preschool teachers, and I worked at an after-school program.  In Mthatha, I am working at a clinic and a preschool in an informal settlement.

Sarah Jackson - Some Art Pieces

Sarah's Links

An Artful Awakening by Regina de Leon | On Sarah Jackson
This article was published in the Spokane Review on September 26th 2009. It highlights some of Sarah's experiences as a Krista Colleague in both South Africa where she served, as well as in the United States.

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