One Million Bones
One Million Bones was a large-scale social arts project, which used education and hands-on art making to raise awareness of genocides and atrocities going on around the world.
Through a series of lectures with the founder, Naomi Natalle, and hand-building bone workshops, led by Melissa, the Corcoran faculty, students and staff created over 1,200 handmade ceramic and biodegradable paper bones that contributed to the One Million Bones collection.
Socially Engaged Project
Over a weekend, students and staff took part in the collaborative installation of 1,000,000 bones on the National Mall in Washington, DC. The installation served as a collaborative site of conscience to remember victims and survivors, and a as a visible petition to raise awareness of the issue.
Every bone created through this initiative generated a $1 donation to C.A.R.E. for their work on the ground in Somalia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
