Paul Bartlett Ré
Paul Ré Peace Prize
I believe that we can greatly improve our world by encouraging and preserving the goodness in life—wisdom, beauty, insight, and humor that—and use these positive and enlightening forces to heal discord. This requires the integration and synergy of many fields— from art and science to engineering, and philosophy—along with communication and common sense. Whether it is environmental, social, or political, global peace must begin as inner peace within each individual. We can invite peace into our lives through thoughtful, healthy living and by offering courtesy, respect, and friendship to others. There is symmetry between the human rights we expect to receive and those we have an obligation to give. When we thoroughly integrate peace into all of our thoughts and actions, our life becomes a work of art. This is a very practical, influential and equable art form that everyone can practice. Ultimately, peace becomes a natural way of living.
Paul Ré, 2006
The Paul Bartlett Ré Peace Prize
of the
University of New Mexico
2007 Awardees
Dr. Stephen W. Littlejohn
mediation
Dr. Arti Prasad
integrative medicine · Alternate
Dr. William A. Gross, NAE
engineering · Honorable Mention
Edward Hakim Bellamy
communications and journalism - Honorary
Please join us for the Awards Ceremony at the UNM Art Museum (next to Popejoy Hall), Wednesday, 30 January 2008, 5 PM
505·277·8927 unm.edu/~jonsong/paul%20re.htm 505·298·0290
THE PAUL BARTLETT RÉ PEACE PRIZE
Da Vinci Laureate Paul Ré is recognized internationally for promoting world peace and harmony through his art. For decades, he has worked to demonstrate how art can act as a model for living and inspire people to express that model outwardly through their actions and good works. In keeping with these ideals, the Paul Bartlett Ré Peace Prize was created through an endowment at the University of New Mexico Foundation to further the vital pursuit of peace and understanding among people of the world. It is with pride that the Jonson Gallery of the University of New Mexico Art Museum and future home of the Paul Ré Estate invites nominations for the inaugural Peace Prize award to be presented this October.
The determination of a prize recipient will emphasize not only an internal dedication to peace but the external evidence of that commitment, including bringing the discussion of peace to the forefront in local or world affairs. Nomination for the prize is open to anyone affiliated with the University of New Mexico, including students, faculty, staff, or retirees. However, anyone, whether affiliated with UNM or not, may nominate any eligible person for the award, including oneself. The nominee may be an artist but may also be an individual in any field who has pursued peace and harmony with creativity and dedication. Eligible activities may include conflict prevention or resolution, individual or social healing, integrative medicine, environmental concerns such as sustainable energy or green architectural design, creation or preservation of works of art whose objective is peace, human population control, family planning, or any other similar positive endeavor. Of these, conflict prevention is particularly emphasized.
The Peace Prize is meant to further the work of the recipient, but may also be used to create direct executions of or new interpretations of peace and harmony from Paul Ré’s original designs and/or his writings. The Prize will consist of a stipend to enable the recipient to carry on his or her work, a framed certificate created by the artist, and a specially inscribed, signed, and numbered copy of the artist’s acclaimed monograph, The Dance of the Pencil.
Jennifer Bayley's Essay "A Voice for Peace"