Fragments Of Us
Your story inspires art.
Fragments of Us is a community art initiative by Garage Arts Project. It invites you to share a fragment of your life - a memory, photo, poem, or object - that reflects a relationship that changed, ended, or left its mark.
These personal stories inspire new music, dance, and theatre performance works, created by our artists. This initiative explores broken relationships through art, storytelling, and shared experiences. By creating space for reflection and healing, we aim to foster empathy and connection within our diverse community.
Simply put:
You send us a fragment of you and your story, and our artists create performative art inspired by your journey. Whether you're an artist, a storyteller, or simply someone with a story to tell - this space is for you.
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Examples of What Your Submissions Can Become
A poem about a mother’s silence turned into a piece of music that expresses quiet love and longing
A photograph of a lost friendship reimagined as a movement piece capturing memory, and unspoken goodbyes
A journal entry about a breakup woven into a heartfelt poem of longing and closure
A rusted house key from a childhood home transformed into a mixed-media painting evoking memory and loss
What You Can Do
Think of a relationship that has changed, ended, or left a lasting impact on you. It can be:
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An Object
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A Short Story or journal entry
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A Poem
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A Voice Note
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A Photograph
Tell us the story behind it - why it matters, what it represents, and how it connects to your experience.
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Send us a digital representation (photo, scan, or written piece)
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Bring your physical item to our team.
What Happens to Your Story?
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Every submission is reviewed with care
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Artists may reach out to learn more
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Selected fragments will serve as inspiration for performance art
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Contributors will be notified and honored (If your story inspires a work, we will personally invite you as a guest of honor)
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You’re invited (though attendance is optional) to attend the presentation or participate in discussions after the performance.
Fragments of Us is our theme for all Garage Arts Project activities for 2025. All of the submitted pieces come together in performances put together throughout the year. Your story becomes part of a larger collective narrative - one of resilience, complexity, and shared humanity.
Why It Matters
We believe art begins with real stories.
Relationships shape us in ways we don’t always understand. When they shift or break, they leave behind fragments - moments, memories, emotions.
Through Fragments of Us, we invite our community to process and share these fragments — not in isolation, but together. By transforming stories into performance, we create space for empathy, reflection, and collective healing.
Art is nothing without community. And here, you are part of the creation. This is a space built for connection, where stories are shared, conversations spark, and collective experiences heal. A space where you can show up just as you are, knowing you’re not alone.
You don’t need to be an artist to participate — we welcome anyone from anywhere with a story to share, anyone curious about how stories become art, and anyone who wants to experience the power of collective expression.
Your story matters.
Your memory inspires art.
Will you share a fragment of you?
FRAGMENTS OF US
TIMELINE 2025
Now – July 31: Submissions open
August 1st - 2nd week: Curation period
August last week: Selected works are shared with the artist community
October 6- 12: Collin College Fine Arts Department Showcase (works inspired by your stories)
October 11: Gallery reception at the Collin College Gallery (Plano) with an amalgamation of all submitted fragments
October 18: Bridges Festival -Finale (Multidisciplinary arts festival featuring inspired works by local artists) at the Courtyard Theatre in association with Plano International Festival
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