Help Us Spread Love for the Post Office

The US Postal Service is a linchpin across rural America, providing essential services to all of our communities, no matter the zip code. Join us in spreading some love for the USPS by sharing a picture of yourself mailing a letter, buying stamps, or in front of your local post office. 

Tag us @RuralAssembly and use the hashtags #rural and #SaveThePostOffice.

Drawing Resilience: Maureen Hearty

Maureen Hearty transforms objects, space, and community, seeing art as a tool for action, education, and opportunity. The majority of her community-based work today is on the eastern plains of Colorado, considered one of the most sparsely populated areas in the United States. In Joes, Colorado (pop. 78), she is activating space using art, music, and the collection of story. In 2020, Maureen and her friend Kristin Stoltz were awarded an NEA grant for a project titled “Arts for a Prairie Seas: Farming Fluxus.”

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