Amanda Shopa, PhD.
Artist. Researcher. Educator.
Amanda Shopa, PhD
Artist. Researcher. Teacher.
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- Showing Fire in Black and White
- Week 54 of 209 Weeks
- Week 53 of 209 Weeks
- 209 Weeks Project
- Minnesota, 1/24/2026
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Latest posts
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209 Weeks Project
Read more: 209 Weeks ProjectThe 209 Weeks project is a weekly political postcard project that started in January 2025 and is expected to continue for 209 weeks. You can learn more and see recent postcards, sign up for a postcard, or view the entire series of postcards.
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Week 27 of 209 Weeks
Read more: Week 27 of 209 WeeksWeek 27 of 209 Weeks: “And I thought to myself: No, this world is not a joke, not a vale of ordeal only and a passage to a better world, but one of the eternal worlds, which is good, joyful, and which we not only can, but must make finer and more joyful for those
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Week 26 of 209 Weeks
Read more: Week 26 of 209 WeeksWeek 26 of 209 Weeks: “Celebrate we will because life is short but sweet for certain.” –Dave Matthews Band, “Two Step” Photo Notes: This photo was taken on a special type of x-ray film. The film has a soft, diffuse light look. Taken in May 2025.
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Week 25 of 209 Weeks
Read more: Week 25 of 209 WeeksWeek 25 of 209 Weeks: “You do not have to be good.” –Mary Oliver, “Wild Geese” Photo Notes: This photo was taken on a special type of x-ray film. The film has a soft, diffuse look. Taken in May 2025.
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Week 24 of 209 Weeks
Read more: Week 24 of 209 WeeksWeek 24 of 209 Weeks: “Do what you can to show you care about others, and you will make the world a better place.” —Rosalynn Carter Photo Notes: Seoul, South Korea, May 2024
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Week 23 of 209 Weeks
Read more: Week 23 of 209 WeeksWeek 23 of 209 Weeks: “You can talk a great philosophy, but if you can’t be kind to people everyday, it doesn’t mean that much to me.” —Ani DiFranco, “Looking for the Holes” Photo Notes: This photo was taken at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in May 2025. The film, Washi F, is an x-ray film. It