1,000 Hopes for Waco

Origami cranes transform into living birds, symbolizing hope, growth, and the positive change shaping Waco’s future.

Year

2018

Program Director

Stefanie Wheat Johnson

Location

S. 2nd St & Jackson Ave, Waco, TX

Lead Designer

Will Suarez

ArtPrentices

Naya Banda, Nadia Benett, Lizbeth Duarte, Londell Gilmore, Charla Goosby, Magnolia Oliphant, Willie Padilla, Tamra Richie, Savana Salazar and Joseph Wlazlinski

Mentors

Sean Oswald, Megan Morris Major and Cade Kegerreis

Vibrantly colored origami cranes take flight against a background of swirling gold, transforming as they fly into a living crane skimming over a deep blue river.  Paper ideas become living flesh, and desert gives way to life-giving water. Cranes are symbols of hope, and the cranes flocking at 2nd St and Jackson Ave. are symbols of hope and positive change for a community bursting with possibilities.  “1000 Hopes for Waco” honors the hands-on work being done in our community to bring forth a bright and hopeful future for every part of Waco.

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