PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — Philly artists stitched together their red, white, and blue designs to create an American flag fit for the nation’s 250th birthday celebration next year.<\/p>\n
The community art project is called, ‘Wings & Water.’<\/a> It is composed of individual bandanas designed by Philadelphia artists, school students, and even Native Americans from as far as Arizona.<\/p>\n The creator of the project is Duwenavue Sante’ Johnson, founder of the Mason Stitch Art Collective<\/a>. She is also a hand-embroiderer of Presidential American flags with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support “Flag Room.”<\/p>\n The concept designer of the project is Hayato Matsushita, a Japanese-born American artist with a different ongoing exhibit titled, ‘Esoteric America: Decoding the Founding Ideals.’<\/a><\/p>\n The ‘Wings & Water’ American flag will remain at Cherry Street Pier until July 29, 2025.<\/p>\n Further workshops will be held throughout the year where participants can contribute their designs to the flag.<\/p>\n Then, the flag will return featuring more bandanas next year to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence.<\/p>\n To learn more, visit their website.<\/a><\/p>\n Watch the video above to see what this project means to some of the artists involved.<\/p>\n