The Let There Be project benefits The Alliance of Idaho and the Lee Pesky Learning Center, both Idaho-based nonprofits. The Alliance of Idaho protects the human rights of immigrants, and Lee Pesky Learning Center is committed to addressing existing educational opportunity gaps through its work with students, families, schools, and communities to understand and overcome obstacles to learning.
The Let There Be project was dreamed up by Alan and Wendy Pesky. Alan loved the final message of Draw Your Weapons, a book by writer Sarah Sentilles, who is also the Co-Founder of The Alliance. “Might we turn those words into art?” he asked. And the Let There Be project was born.
The project was a collaborative effort. Artist Anna Fidler painted three different alphabets, working to capture the spirit of Sentilles’s writing. Artist Heather Watkins then transformed Fidler’s hand painted words into a digital design. And artist Mika Aono Boyd screen printed the limited series of one hundred images. You can watch the artists in conversation at The Sun Valley Museum of Art.
The first one hundred people to donate $1,000 will receive one of the limited series of 100 large screen prints and a signed copy of Draw Your Weapons. The tax-deductible donations will benefit The Alliance and Lee Pesky Learning Center. Each large screen print measures 30 inches by 22 inches and will be signed by Boyd, Fidler, Sentilles, and Watkins. A smaller poster will be sent to those who donate $50. Whether gifting for the holidays, marking a special occasion, or brightening the walls of your own home, Let There Be is a gift that will keep giving year-round.
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Giving Levels
LARGE LIMITED-EDITION SCREEN PRINT (30” x 22”):
Donate $1,000, tax-deductible.
Shipping Cost for Large Screen Print: $100.00, non-tax-deductible (add at checkout).
SMALL POSTER (20 ½” x 15”):
Donate $50, tax-deductible.
Shipping Cost for Small Poster: $15.00, non-tax-deductible (add at checkout).
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Donate by Check Option
A check or credit card gift is the simplest type of charitable gift.
If paying by check, include Shipping Address (if different from Billing Address).
Large Screen Print Purchase Options:
LIMITED-EDITION SCREEN PRINT (30” x 22”): $1,100.00
*This total includes a donation of $1,000 (tax-deductible) + $100 shipping fee (non tax-deductible). Please note: There is no shipping fee for those picking up locally in Blaine County. Arrangements can be made to pick up the art at The Alliance of Idaho, located at The Hunger Coalition (110 Honeysuckle in Bellevue). To make pick-up arrangements, please contact Sarah Sentilles: [email protected]
Small Poster Purchase Options:
SMALL POSTER (20 ½” x 15”): $65.00
*This total includes a donation of $50 (tax-deductible) + $15 shipping fee (non tax-deductible). Please note: There is no shipping fee for those picking up locally in Blaine County. Arrangements can be made to pick up the art at The Alliance of Idaho, located at The Hunger Coalition (110 Honeysuckle in Bellevue). To make pick-up arrangements, please contact Sarah Sentilles: [email protected]
Checks can be mailed to:
Lee Pesky Learning Center:
Attn: Advancement Department
3324 Elder Street
Boise, ID 83705
For additional information please call (208) 333-0008.
If you have questions about your order, need more information about the project, or would like to arrange for local pickup (in Blaine County), please email Sarah Sentilles: [email protected]. Thank you.