She has been beyond tireless in her effort to get the community involved in the process and keep the community involved in it. She has done wonders for getting people from different cultures and different histories to gather under a common appreciation of art and meet one another. She has gotten people to stop thinking of Malden as a stopping point along the way, and to start thinking of it as a place to grow community. She has inspired residents of Malden and beyond to create art and share it with others. She has created a demand for more art throughout the City, as well as convincing people that they can create it." - Comment from an unnamed nominator of Sand T for Citizen of the Year 2003 conducted by the Malden Observer in September 2003.
SAND T volunteer/founder/director artSPACE@16 ONLINE
Malden for the Arts!
Malden Makes Room for Art
"There's big community arts news from Malden, Massachusetts. The tiny community (56,000 pop., five miles square) five miles north of Boston is pushing hard to make room for art. Malden Redevelopment Authority is acquiring vacant downtown space for studios and is converting the former Sacred Hearts Convent into artists' live/work space. Galleries are opening around Malden Square (the mayor even has one in his office) and plans are being laid for an artists-in-the-schools program. Local arts organizer Sand T is encouraging use of every building in Malden for the arts and has opened a gallery her own garage called artSPACE@16. Sand T's Web site is a good model grassroots for advocating city redevelopment through the arts. .."
Article courtesy of CAN CommunityArtsNetwork APInews, June 13, 2005. Art in the Public Interest.
