The National Scrollathon
Social Video Editor
Uniting America for its Semiquincentennial (250th), Steven and William Ladd traveled across every State and Territory of the United States completing at least one Scrollathon in each location.
Participants make a scroll that they get to keep. Scrolls are made from two strips of fabric that are tightly rolled together and secured with a pin. The scrolls are then put into a Souvenir Tin that the participant gets to keep. In the lid of the tin they will write their Name, the Title of their Scroll and the Date. Then they will share those title and stories with the group.
Participants make a second scroll for the Collaborative Masterwork that may go into the Program Hosts Permanent Collection. They take two fabric strips and roll them around a wooden dowel rod. On this dowel rod they will use markers to customize it with their initials or decorative marks, giving them permanent representation in the work.
In summary, Steven and William Ladd create works of art with hundreds to thousands of participants.
At each Scrollathon, participants record testimonials about their specific scroll. Every video is part of the ongoing American Storyteller series. These videos are available on the Scrollathon's website, on Social Media channels of the Program Host, and can be displayed at the Program Host on a monitor.
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