AWTT joined San Franciscans and the nation this week in honoring the life of Cecil Williams, who served for sixty years as pastor of Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco. When AWTT artist Robert Shetterly painted Williams’s portrait, he chose this evocative quote: “Death isn’t the greatest thing to be feared for it homogenizes everyone, […]
Read about AWTT’s work with students this spring – culminating in the Samantha Smith Challenge celebration on May 22., 2024.
Reflections on the death of Bob Sargent
Portrait of environmental advocate Craig Williams unveiled at Berea College.
The 2024 Samantha Smith Challenge (SSC) once again is inspiring students to engage with issues of truth, justice, and freedom and work for the common good.
Artist Robert Shetterly and AWTT Director of Education Connie Carter were honored on Saturday, March 9, 2024 during Youth Art Month at the Portland Museum of Art. The Maine Art Education Association named Americans Who Tell the Truth as the 2024 Art Advocate of the Year. “Your creative and dedicated efforts using art education as […]
Did the Truth Tellers film inspire you? Act now!
Americans Who Tell the Truth is pleased to be partnering again this year with the MY HERO Project to offer a student art contest.
The compelling documentary Truth Tellers will be aired around the country this winter on local PBS affiliate stations and on PBS’s WORLD Channel.
Artist Robert Shetterly and the AWTT staff can’t stop talking about their visit to Swarthmore last weekend for the Chester Children’s Chorus concert and Shetterly’s unveiling of Music Director John Alston‘s portrait. The event was in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. After the unveiling Alston picked up the portrait, which had been placed on […]