What is a Visionary Panel?   

Visionary Panels are recommended but not limited to groups, schools, organizations, etc.

You are going to want to think about which Visionary you or your group would like to represent.

When creating your Visionary panel, you will be asked to consider your chosen Visionary’s dreams and how he or she influenced history and the world we live in today. These questions are designed to help you think of different concepts and ideas for the creation of your Visionary panel. 

Example: How did this Visionary influence the world? How did he or she influence me? If I were standing in his or her shoes, what would be my dream for a better future?

Then as a group decide which Visionary you and your group would like to highlight.

3. Create Your Panel / Remember this project is about positive change and collaboration so please no offensive or extreme panels.

4. Print and Fill out the Form; click here for PDF form

5. Mail both the Entry Form and your Panel by one of the dates listed on the Reservation page, but the sooner the better. (address below)

6. There are endless techniques and materials you might use to create your panel. This mostly depends on the skill level and age of the participants; we recommended that you take a look at images of panels submitted on our Flickr account to get an idea.

A Visionary Panel is 4 Feet Wide x 4 Feet Long. It is much larger than a Dream Theme panel. (1.21920 meters x 1.21920 meters)

Teachers can Check out 'In the Schools' to see how different schools are getting involved over the course of this next year.

Examples of Backer Material: Canvas, Burlap, Cotton, Recycled Material, etc.
(However backing is not required if you are crocheting, knitting, or weaving your panel.

Yes: You can choose to finish your edges, however no batting is required.

Examples of Techniques: Painting, Collage, Weaving, Crochet, Quilting, Knitting, Stitching, Felting. You can invent your own technique, I have seen people whom print photographs on fabric, or even use laminating to put a collage together to create their panel.

Examples of Materials: Lots of recyclables, fabric, plastics, waterproof glue, acrylic paint, candy wrappers, buttons, cut-up recycled clothing, oil Pastels,

Recyclable Examples: Trash Bags, Old Cassett Tape, Soda Labels, (all of which is soft and sewable).

Note: Remember that The Dream Rocket quilt will be outdoors for 60 days. Even though we will be taking precautions, please do not submit any paper products (cardboard, handmade paper, etc.) or any runny fabric dyes. Also make sure your panel will not fall apart easily. Thank You!

Mailing address for submitted Panel & FORM:

Images of Panels & Participant Recognition

You will be asked to fill out a form, print, and mail it along with your submitted panel. We will photograph and document your panel once we receive it. Your panel’s photograph and information will be posted on our Flicker Account. Your first and last name, along with city, state, or country will be posted under the Who’s Involved section.

"Some believe there is nothing one man or one woman can do against the enormous array of the world's ills - against misery, against ignorance, or injustice and violence. Yet many of the world's great movements, of thought and action, have flowed from the work of a single man. A young monk began the Protestant reformation, a young general extended an empire from Macedonia to the borders of the earth, and a young woman reclaimed the territory of France. It was a young Italian explorer who discovered the New World, and 32 year old Thomas Jefferson who proclaimed that all men are created equal. ‘Give me a place to stand,’ said Archimedes, ‘and I will move the world.’ These men moved the world, and so can we all."
- Robert F. Kennedy