Intent of the Ré Peace Prize Da Vinci Laureate Paul Ré is recognized internationally for promoting world peace and harmony through his art. For decades, he has worked to demonstrate how serene and elevating art can act as a model for living and inspire people to find their inner depth and express it outwardly through good works. In keeping with these ideals, the Peace Prize is given to that UNM student, faculty, staff member, alumni, or retiree who has promoted peace, harmony and understanding among people of the world, both within him- or herself and outwardly through tangible works. These works may be on a local, regional, national or global level. Emphasis is on promoting both internal and external peace and fostering discussion of what really constitutes peace. The recipient of the award may be an artist but may also be an individual in any field who has pursued peace and harmony with creativity and dedication. Possible projects may be environmental, involve individual or social healing, integrative medicine, sustainable energy or green architectural design, art creation or preservation, human population control and family planning or any positive endeavor. Included is Conflict Resolution, but Conflict Prevention is to be particularly strongly emphasized.

Peace Prize Vision Statement by Paul Ré © 2006 I believe that we can greatly improve our world by encouraging and preserving the good in life – wisdom, beauty, insight, humor that enlightens – and using these positive forces to heal discord. This requires the integration and synergy of many fields – from art and science to engineering and philosophy – plus communication and common sense. Great advances can be made technically, for example, through cleaner and more efficient energy and transportation, but these must be combined with improvements in both personal habits and public policy. We must reduce waste, take only those natural resources that we really need and limit our population to a level that our biosphere can support.

Global Peace must begin as Inner Peace within each individual. We can invite peace into our lives through thoughtful, healthy living and by offering courtesy, respect and friendship to others. There is a symmetry between the human rights we expect to receive and those we have an obligation to give. When we thoroughly integrate peace into all of our thoughts and actions, our life becomes a work of art. This is a very practical, influential and equable artform that everyone can practice. Ultimately, Peace becomes a natural way of living.

Award Description The Peace Prize is meant to further the work of the recipient, but may also be used to create direct executions of or new interpretations of peace and harmony from Paul Ré’s original designs and/or his writings; for example, an extention of his widely shown exhibit of Touchable Art for the Blind and Sighted. The Prize will consist of a stipend to enable the recipient to carry on his or her work, a 20" x 26" framed commemorative artwork created by Paul Ré, and a specially inscribed, signed, and numbered copy of the artist’s acclaimed monograph, The Dance of the Pencil.

Paul has received many awards including the top honors in International Science Fairs, Wurlitzer Foundation Residencies, the World Lifetime Achievement Award and Da Vinci Laureate. Named to The Global 100, he has been cited for "Universal Art that Transcends" and "Serene Art that Elevates and Unites." Extending his decades of work promoting harmony in the world, the Paul Bartlett Ré Peace Prize has been established at the University of New Mexico. Beyond the joy of doing the art itself, Paul's greatest reward is when people are moved by his work toward peace and fulfillment.

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Ré Peace Prize Theme Image (at top of this page): Prayer for Peace, 2006, Réogram (hybrid hand-digital print), 20" x 26". 

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