The Art of Being Hopeful
Charlie Hewitt’s public art focuses on the conceptualization and fabrication of large scale graphic art pieces that integrate into existing public spaces, as a means of provoking thought, inspiration, and community interaction.
The Hopeful Project, 2019-present, started with a single painted aluminum, lighted sculpture commissioned by Speedwell Projects in Portland, Maine. To date, the Hopeful message has spread to seven states and over fifty locations, both public and private, including an appearance at the 2021 Presidential Inauguration.
The proliferation of The Hopeful Project adds to Hewitt’s extensive body of public and large scale art, including most notably Urban Rattle, 2012, which is the only permanent piece of artwork installed on The High Line, the iconic elevated greenway on the west side of Manhattan. Several of Hewitt’s sculptures will also be included at the new Centre Pompidou x Jersey City Museum, due to open in 2024.
“The Hopeful Project is not a passive work – it’s a challenge and a responsibility. It’s a silent prayer, it’s a leap of faith you take that it’s going to be better. To be hopeful requires action, it requires commitment, it requires opening your eyes, it requires being part of something.”
— Charlie Hewitt
If you are interested in sharing the Hopeful message, reach out to the studio to find out more about installation opportunities for your community, business, or home.
