In Greensboro, it seems like creativity is around every corner. Bright murals are painted in bold colors downtown, parks are filled with beautiful sculptures and artistic landscaping, citizens paint sidewalks and front walkways to bring art to their doorstep. Due to COVID-19 and the importance of social distancing, the art in our city is less available to citizens staying at home. One Greensboro artist wants to make the joy of art accessible to all, and is doing so through an ongoing project called Doodle NC.
Rinne Alt, a student at Greensboro Day School, has been making art for as long as she can remember, but her passion was fueled by her middle school art classes. The happiness she found through art was something that she wanted to share with others, leading her to start Doodle NC, a project that spreads positivity through small doodles hidden throughout the city on lamp posts, community bulletin boards, and trees. The pieces are intended for those that are getting fresh air or running essential errands. When asked what inspired her to start this project, she replied, “Art is what makes me happy, so I channeled my passion into coming up with a way to share that happiness with others and ease the fear and anxieties that come with the uncertainty around COVID-19.”
Rinne wasn’t always confident enough in her art to share it, though. Growing up, she didn’t like how different her art was from anything she’d ever seen before, and she struggled to appreciate her unique art style. She says she has her artist mentors and biggest role models, Meredith Connelly and Carey Jackson-Adams, to thank for pushing her to share her art with the world. Now, Rinne’s fun, colorful cartoonish ink drawings are something she takes pride in and loves for what they are.
Rinne is excited for where this project will lead. Her favorite part of the process so far has been watching her ideas materialize into tangible pieces. She hopes that the project will only grow from here. When asked where she sees how this project will progress in the future, Rinne reveals that her sight is set on big things. “I hope to expand my project further than the Greensboro community and to ultimately reach a larger audience,” she says. “I have plans to start producing stickers, decals, temporary tattoos, and t-shirts.” From learning about the marketing aspect of running an Instagram account to the actual act of making small print runs for the community, this project has been full of new learning experiences,
The ultimate goal of the project is to bring joy to people’s lives and to start conversations, even if they’re exclusively online for the time being. As Rinne stated on an Instagram post, “I know what I am doing is small, but if I can make one person feel better than they did before they found a piece my mission will be accomplished. I encourage you all to participate.”
How can people participate in Rinne’s project? It’s easy! If you want to find one of Rinne’s doodles, go to her Instagram account (@doodle.nc), where she will be sharing regular updates regarding her progress and the location of her pieces. She also encourages those that find a doodle to share it on Instagram with the hashtag “doodlingnc” to spread the joy that art can give us in such an overwhelming and anxious time.
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