DESCRIPTION: A street fair gathering with music, performance and participation painting of a wall or tiles that culminate in a permanent installation mural individualizing community and celebrating diversity.
PURPOSE: Group Mural experience connects neighborhood youth alongside local law enforcement and or community leaders promoting collaboration, community awareness, unity, and respect. Art can function as a bridge to understanding others as well as ourselves. It can provide a supportive, creative atmosphere where social and cultural development and understanding can take place learning to appreciate each other’s differences and similarities in a supportive atmosphere of teamwork.
- Encourages teamwork
- Develops patience
- Develops respect
- Fosters peer learning
- Stimulates critical thinking
- Encourages problem solving
- Develops oral communication
- Helps accept constructive criticism
- Promotes leadership skills
- Resembles the reality of everyday life
TARGET AUDIENCE: Neighborhood youth in rural and metropolitan communities.Juvenile Detention Centers, Mentally and Behaviorally challenged youth and families.
SIZE: tailored per project
DURATION: One day 4 – 6 hrs
LOCATION: On site. Needs a space large enough to accommodate an exhibit reflecting all participants.
ADVISOR/PARTNERS: Neighborhood Associations, Community Centers, Law Enforcement and Government Safety Organizations
ARTISTS:
Jan Fiscus,
Carol Tharp Perrin,
Party Jazz Band
INVESTMENT: $1500 – $3000
Artists Fees
Supplies
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