Hopeful T-shirt Charlie Hewitt Women's Basic White

Artist Charlie Hewitt began The Hopeful Project, 2019-present, with a single lighted aluminum sculpture commissioned by Speedwell Projects for the roof of their headquarters in Portland, Maine. “Maine is a dark place in the winter,” Hewitt said, “and I felt compelled to illuminate that corner of our world with a message of hope.” To date, the Hopeful message has spread with installations across seven states at dozens of different sites, both public and private, including an appearance at the 2021 Presidential Inauguration. “Hopeful 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. It requires being passionately in love with your country, passionately in love with your family, and passionately in love with everyone in your community. That passion and that love I want back. I want a resurgence in my soul for that kind of life.”