Brown School started “Hearts and Heroes” before the COVID-19 crisis because they wanted their students to recognize they can make a difference in the world. You need passion and grit! “Hearts and Heroes” was interrupted, but Brown School is hoping the stories they were able to share will help students…

March 2020 Edition Does art matter? Don’t answer that. It’s rhetorical. Of course art matters. Can’t you tell? I mean, what’s everyone doing right now- during this apocalyptic virus pandemic- to keep from going completely bonkers? Right. They’re watching movies, they’re reading plays, they’re listening to music, they’re painting… paintings. …

October Edition: Emily Vitrano — You walk into the theater and sit down. The lights dim. The anticipation builds as you prepare for the ride. You hope to be taken out of your pedestrian life, and into the world of the play. The show begins. A few actors walk onstage, you follow the story. Maybe…

August Edition: Justin Maniaje — We’re back in the States after a hugely successful Humanity Project trip to Tanzania! And as the summer comes to an end… we’re rounding out our series of Tanzanian powerhouse artists. As you may have already heard, we completed several new projects on this trip, including the creation of a…

Special July Video Edition: Asha Musa Dibuga — While in Mloka, Tanzania on our recent trip, we sat down with Asha, whose tragic birth story inspired the play “Ubinadamu,” and then became The Humanity Project. What’s a day in the life of this mother, wife and village leader like? Check out…

June Edition: Jacqueline Kaphipa — The Outer Loop has returned to Tanzania! We’re thrilled to be back on the ground with our partner projects here… but the best part of being back is reuniting with our favorite Tanzanian guest artists. …

May Edition: Dana Goodknight — In an extroverted world, it can be easy to gloss over the introverts. When you walk into a party - they’re not the loudest talkers, the flashiest dressers, or the ones holding court by the bar. But as Susan Cain writes in Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World…

April Edition: Jackson Kain Kibona — We’re super busy at Outer Loop HQ, preparing for our return trip to Tanzania in a few months, to continue work on The Humanity Project! Over the last few years, we’ve been lucky to collaborate with some remarkable Tanzanian artists, without whom our work would not be possible. …

March Edition: Sara DeFranco — Spring is finally here… warm sunshine, blossoming flowers, playful sounds… and we thought, ‘what a perfect time to introduce you to one of Rochester’s most joyful young artists.’ Sara DeFranco has graced the stages of the Flower City for years now, and right as she’s finishing up her graduate degree…