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#DrawTheLineAgainstCovid: Lehigh art galleries joins campaign to promote vaccinations

November 15, 2021 11:48AM
Lehigh University Art Galleries (LUAG) received a grant from the CDC to combat vaccine hesitancy in the community as a part of a national initiative called Communities for Immunity. LUAG is located in Zoellner Arts Center and currently exhibits the Thinking Through Drawing collection. (Zhuocheng Wang/B&W staff)

Lehigh University Art Galleries (LUAG) is joining an initiative to combat COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy through its campaign, #DrawTheLineAgainstCovid or #LaLíneaContraCovid.

The organization received a $10,000 grant as part of the national initiative, Community for Immunity. LUAG is one of 51 museums and libraries to be awarded the grant.

“Our initiative, titled #LaLíneaContraCovid, aims to provide access to COVID-19 vaccine information and reduce vaccine hesitancy,” said Elise Schaffer, a coordinator at LUAG.

#DrawTheLineAgainstCovid is a bilingual promotional campaign, providing free sketching kits and a one year membership to the galleries and workshops for those who can provide proof of vaccination.

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