Community Arts and Murals

Oakland Community Art Coalition Scores Major Victory Against “Comprehensive Anti-Graffiti Ordinance”

2012-12-27T10:40:00.000-08:00

Reprinted from the December 19, 2012 Oakland based Community Revitalization Project. What’s in a name? For the Oakland Community Art Coalition, everything. After issuing recommendations to Councilpersons Nancy Nadel and Libby Schaaf and speaking before the Public Works Committee on two occasions, advocating in favor of modifications to a proposed “Comprehensive Anti-Graffiti

CAM Updates and Changes

2012-12-13T02:24:00.002-08:00

Readers; A note that I am merging a number of projects onto the Community Arts and Murals Blog. So far I've included 17 postings from the Collective Imprints project in Philadelphia. I think you will really enjoy the writing "It's Simple, MOVE" by Gina Renzi, director of the Rotunda, describing her experience in a workshop led by Artist Jodi Netzer. Writer Peter Richman writes his reflections

Murals and Sustainable Design: New Contexts

2012-08-14T00:11:00.001-07:00

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Living Our Dreams Creating Our Future

2012-01-22T14:02:00.000-08:00

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West Phoenix Murals of Unity and Diversity

2012-01-03T01:23:00.000-08:00

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The Great Wall Restoration is Complete!

2011-09-17T01:03:00.000-07:00

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Super Bowl Indy Murals Announced

2011-07-13T19:55:00.000-07:00

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Spring Mural Project Unveiled Nationwide

2011-05-16T02:33:00.001-07:00

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MuralsDC is HOT

2011-01-26T00:03:00.000-08:00

The national movement to Beautify and Unify our neighborhoods is underway in cities large and small across America. Check out the MuralsDC project. They have been replacing illegal graffiti with beautiful murals.They write "The goal of this initiative is to positively engage the District’s youth by teaching proper art techniques, providing supplies, and a legal means to practice and perform

Giving Thanks for Community Arts Network in a Time of Innovation

2010-11-27T00:03:00.000-08:00

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Murals, Democracy and Arizona

2010-09-15T21:37:00.000-07:00

Arizona is an interesting place, and as most of the world now knows, the struggle for cultural democracy is in full swing. In almost every town and city we find an attempt to define our collective cultural identity as the Arizona centennial fast approaches. One example of this struggle is a mural painted in west Phoenix entitled “Mural of Unity” The 400 foot mural has been painted, tagged and

ARRA Era Murals Part 2

2010-08-01T18:24:00.000-07:00

The era of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) murals is here, now. This is part two of the story of mural-jobs created with ARRA funding and the impact these projects are having. It is important to note that the creation of arts related jobs also means jobs for numerous other people associated with the creation of these projects, ranging from landscape designers, builders and cement

Murals Hitting a Brick Wall

2010-06-10T20:27:00.000-07:00

Recently Destroyed Mural in a Texas SchoolI’m not sure what going on in Mural-land these days, but there sure seems to be a ton of press of murals hitting a brick wall, if you excuse the expression.In the mission district of San Francisco muralist Simon Norris ran into a little snag when attempting to paint a community mural over an existing work of art. The story seems to end well in that a

Week 9-10: Our Mural is Finished

2010-06-01T15:11:00.001-07:00

The 4 B's - 8' x 30' © 2010 Wakefield Muralists/ Michael B. SchwartzOver the past several months students from Wakefield Middle School in Tucson Arizona created a service based mural for their school as part of their 6th period elective under the direction of teaching artist Michael B. Schwartz. What emerged is a beautiful 6’ x 30’ mural for all to see and enjoy in the 6th grade hallway. This

Reporting Live From Wakefield/ Reporte en Vivo Desde Wakefield

2010-06-01T13:35:00.001-07:00

The Wakefield Muralists Spring 2010 Click to play Click aquí para jugar

Week 7-8: Thoughts on our Mural Program

2010-05-25T23:47:00.000-07:00

Our mural - almost finished! As you can tell we've been working on our mural. In the classroom we have been learning about grid, scale and proportion, painting techniques and basic color theory. All these lessons are essential building blocks for creating a mural. Here are some quotes from students: " What I most want people to remember about the mural is that I'm proud of my art and hard

Weeks 5-6: Painting with the Wakefield Muralists

2010-05-22T14:27:00.000-07:00

Work on our mural is rolling along. The design has been transferred to the wall, adjustments and changes have been made to the drawaing part of the process. Next we painted the lines of everything in the mural before stating to add colors to each value shape. (Value shapes are areas of solid color with the lightness or darkness adjusted to describe your subject. So we know value means gradations

Transfer of Our Design

2010-05-09T22:36:00.001-07:00

Here is a pictorial essay of the progress on our mural. Next, measure a grid ... ...and then we transfer our design to the wall. It takes concentration to get all the details. Meanwhile we are also learning about value, and getting used to working with acrylic paint. Here is part of the wall with the design, next we paint!

SPARC returns from El Salvador

2010-05-05T12:01:00.000-07:00

Well the times, they are changing. Twenty years ago artists worldwide lifted their paintbrushes in protest of human rights abuses in El Salvador. Artists Against US Intervention in Central America (1984) produced exhibitions, posters and events. Author, PAD/D founder and critic Lucy Lippard was a co-founder of this activism based arts group.The late 70’s and early 80’s were exciting days for the

Mural Poems About Our School Community

2010-04-20T16:47:00.001-07:00

By Mark M White and blueYou know It’s school. Fun Sunny Days. Life is great. Butterflies Fly and no flies. By Yomira B. Books are Good resources For reading Also in a book You can find A lot of Interesting Things. The Cars by Carlos G. Cars remind me of school allot. My mom always drops me off at The parking lot. When I play tops there’s always Cops. When I get in

Beautiful Collage Works by Student Artists

2010-04-06T19:52:00.001-07:00

These beautiful collages were created by the Wakefield Muralists as part of our design process, and lessons on the basic elements of design. These basic elements include: - Balance - Repetition - Unity and Variety - Contrast - Movement - Emphasis - Scale (proportion) - Harmony By Crystal By Carlos By Ariana By Ana B. By Diana By Mark By Jesus By Jasmin By Gabriella By

Brainstorm Ideas for our Mural

2010-04-05T20:59:00.000-07:00

Here are the results of our class Brainstorm: 1) What story/theme do you want to see in the mural? Cesar Chavez, nature, recycle, racism, human, all races coming together 2) What objects do you want to see in mural? Our school, cars, low riders, bikes, butterflies, war, people, hands, recycle bins/ signs, peace signs, Mexican/American flag, globe (world), people

Welcome To Our Blog

2010-03-30T17:38:00.001-07:00

Welcome to Our Blog! We are a group of middle school students living in Tucson Arizona. We have started designing our mural so check back soon to read more!

At the Crossroads: A Community Arts and Development Convening

2010-03-22T22:00:00.000-07:00

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The Wall Remixed

2010-03-06T18:31:00.000-08:00

Here is some interesting news on how murals are being employed as a tool for economic revitalization and workforce development.The Wall Remixed: The North Philadelphia Small Business Advertising Campaign is a multi-media collaboration among renowned artists Carl Pope, Mari Hulick and Homer Jackson, theMural Arts Program and Philagrafika 2010. Using images created by students in the Mural Arts