Creative Forces Mask-Making Project
Project Added: November 10, 2020
A mask created by a hurricane survivor in the Masking-Making program in the Virgin Islands
Image courtesy of National Endowment for the Arts
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After hurricanes hit the Virgin Islands the Creative Forces Mask-Making project was begun to help victims express their feelings, memories and identities. The project was tied to the notion of Carnival and shedding the past while moving forward to the future.