"This We Believe," The Mural Arts Program

This year is your chance to be part of an historic & uniquely Philadelphia project.

In celebration of twenty-five years of art education, mural-making and working in communities, the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program invites you to participate in a first city-wide mural project.

Centered around the theme "This We Believe," this initiative will provide the opportunity for you to share what you believe about our city. Facilitated community forums in neighborhoods throughout Philadelphia will give audience to your voice, which will in turn direct and inspire two teams of artists who will interpret your vision to create two proposed mural designs. These community-driven designs will be put to a city-wide vote, with the winning mural becoming the canvas for a series of community paint days. The finished mural will be temporarily hung in central locations in Philadelphia, with pieces ultimately being installed all over the city.

Between February and July, there will be opportunities for you to participate in community forums, vote for your favorite mural design, and participate in a paint-day with your family, friends and neighbors.

The Mural Arts Program is partnering with Leadership Philadelphia on this exciting initiative. Over eighty participants from the Leadership Philadelphia Core Class are volunteering on this project and assisting with community organizing and outreach.

Dates and locations for meetings:

SOUTH
Tuesday, February 24, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Church of Philadelphia
17th and Snyder Streets WEST
Tuesday, March 3, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Rosenberger Hall
600 South 43rd Street

NORTHEAST
Wednesday, February 25, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
John Perzel Community Center
2990 St. Vincent Street NORTH
Monday, March 9, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Project H.O.M.E.: Honickman Learning Center and Comcast Technology Labs
1936 Judson Street

CENTER CITY
Thursday, February 26, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
WHYY Independence Mall West
150 N. 6th Street SOUTHWEST
Tuesday, March 10, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Meyers Recreation Center
5800 Chester Avenue

NORTHWEST
Monday, March 2, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
St. Martin's Church
8000 St. Martin's Lane
Final Culminating Meeting:
(all are invited to attend)
Thursday, March 19, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Daily News/Inquirer Building
Broad and Callowhill Streets

WEST
Tuesday, March 3, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Rosenberger Hall
600 South 43rd StreetNORTH
Monday, March 9, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Project H.O.M.E.: Honickman Learning Center and Comcast Technology Labs
1936 Judson Street

SOUTHWEST
Tuesday, March 10, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Meyers Recreation Center
5800 Chester Avenue

Final Culminating Meeting:
(all are invited to attend)
Thursday, March 19, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Daily News/Inquirer Building
Broad and Callowhill Streets

During this final meeting, representatives from all of the community forums will help present the information from their area of the city. This will be the final meeting before the artists begin their design phase.

Artist Teams:

Team 1: Kien Nguyen, Eric Okdeh & Michelle Ortiz
Team 2: Phillip Adams, David Guinn, & Damon Reaves
To see work by the artists, we invite you to look at www.muralfarm.org.

Voting
Check here at the end of April/beginning of May for the two designs. You will be invited to vote for your favorite design.

Paint Days
Beginning in June and continuing into the summer, we will be holding paint days for people of all ages to come and join us in painting the winning design!

Dedication and Celebration
The dedication of the mural is planned for September 2009, as part of our 25th Anniversary.

City of Philadelphia
Mural Arts Program

Aryz scaling it up in Spain

Here are videos of Aryz work in progress. According to Art Whino on UrbanCode, if all goes well you will see Aryz in the streets of DC; Mural In G-town and at Art Whino this summer.

Video 1: Rostro-Grito-Poseydon-Aryz Prod. Hermanos Larry Gener 2008

Final Product

aryz 2008

Here is the Final Piece

This one is 180 Feet HIGH!

Coming to you this Summer....LOOK OUT!

Source:
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Managing Editor and Gallery Director
Susannah Parnin



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LA ENTRADA

La Entrada ( laentradaproject.com ) is a collaborative art project of public art in personal spaces. Infused as murals and art workshops throughout the new landscape rising in San Diego California. The project actively cultivates culture in the community and is a reflection of social change. The core mural pieces are embedded on the new architectural development of affordable income housing in Logan Heights. La Entrada's design have a meaningful approach that speaks with the people's language; the imagery becomes cultural tools of social engagement and in its stories of experiences move and circulate as positive information which become vehicles for connections within the community.

The main muralists, www.crolvswerc.com are extending from the walls and joining forces with local artists and collectives to offer their skills and resources to the community. There are 10 free workshops with all materials supplied, in artistic mediums that range from classics such as portraiture and photography to the current popular choices such as silkscreening and graffiti.

Take a look at the kool video of work in progress
La Entrada Project

La Entrada Project - Wall1 from geraluzlove on Vimeo.

Documentation of Wall 1

Workshops

"sharing innovative ideas for artistic connections around the world" http://www.laentradaproject.com

More on the Capitol Riverfront’s Diamond Teague Park

Posted by Ruth Samuelson on Washington CityPaper.

It’s just a Capitol Riverfront kind of week, I guess. Some neighborhoods you hear nothing about for months, and then all of sudden, the news comes pouring in. Here’s more information about Diamond Teague park, from the city’s Office of Planning and Economic Development:

The park will be built at First Street and Potomac Avenue SE. It will connect the ballpark to a pair of public piers and a 20-mile network of waterfront trails. A 250-foot pier will be built to host commercial vessels such as water taxis and charter boats. The pier will also include slips for the ECC and the District’s fire and life safety vessels. The park will feature a separate 200-foot environmental pier for educational groups, kayaks and canoes. The piers are expected to be complete by baseball’s Opening Day, April 13, 2009.

Construction and planting work on the upland portion of the park will be completed by July. Muralist Byron Peck and City Arts are also working to complete a memorial dedicated to Diamond Teague that will be unveiled later this summer.

The cost of the $8 million park is being covered through dedicated revenue streams tied to a number of adjacent economic development projects that surround the park including Florida Rock’s one million square foot mixed-used project directly to the West of the park and JBG’s U.S. Department of Transportation headquarters building to the East.

Public Art Program at Maret School

Washington, D.C. Artist Carlotta Hester works with 7th grade students at Maret School to create murals for the school environs. These mural were all done as part of the Public Arts program at Maret. Students worked along with Carlotta Hester to design and create the murals. There are 60 students total who worked on the murals each year.

Amazon, Ceramic tile mosaic, 2001, 8.5’x15’ Maret School
Washington, DC

Underwater, Ceramic tile mosaic, 2000, 8’x14’” Maret School
Washington, DC

Dancing Figures, Mixed media mosaic, 2008, 8’x34’ Maret School

Washington, DC

Patchwork, Ceramic tile mosaic, 2001-05, 6’x36’ Maret School
Washington, DC

For more information on the murals
Contact: Maret School
202-939-8800

Ellipsis / Anne Marchand

This latest project, installed in the fall at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport, featuring the work of Washington DC based artist Anne Marchand is online.
You are invited to view photos of the Ellipsis Art Wall in Arlington, VA: Ellipsis

Artwork by Anne Marchand

Embraced by Crystal City commercial property owners, the first Art Wall is a partnership involving Gould Property Company, the Airport Hyatt and Concord Residences. Paintings from Anne Marchand's Ellipsis Series were selected for the first Crystal City Art Wall. Twelve of the artists most colorful abstracts are enlarged and direct UV printed onto ten-foot square Dibond panels then mounted onto the back wall of the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Clearly visible from the Concord Residencies and streetscape, the vibrant work adds flavor and spirit to the area.

Crystal City is a canvas, where Crystal City Business Improvement District acts as a curator - matching spaces with artists. The BID aims to infuse walls with color and character while highlighting area assets as well as the talents of local artists. This Art Wall from left to right starting at the top consists of the following Marchand works courtesy of Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC:

Axis ©2007
Portal ©2006
Around ©2007
Recollection ©2006
Consonance ©2007
Evening Star ©2005
Kindled Flame ©2006
Luminous Motion©2006
Arcs Revelation©2005
Space Between ©2005
Cushion of Ancient Secrets ©2007
Red Spiral ©2005

Georgia Avenue Underpass Mosaic/Mural Art

G. Byron Peck

G. Byron Peck Studios with City Arts and Arts on the Block

Georgia Avenue Underpass

1,700 sq ft Mosaic/Mural Art site on pedestrian walkway
in South Silver Spring, MD

Featured Mural: Columbia Heights Community Mural by G. Byron Peck

Columbia Heights Mural/mosaic
City Arts recently unveiled its newest project located at the Columbia Heights Boys and Girls Club.

Columbia Heights Community Mural, 16' x 60', G. Byron Peck, City Arts

This prominent 16 by 60 foot mural celebrates Columbia Heights landmarks including Cardozo High School, Meridian Hill Park, and the Tivoli Theater. Also featured are dancers from the Dance Institute of Washington and a Boys and Girls Club double-dutch team. The mural is framed by a colorful one-foot mosaic border. More than 15 professional artists and student apprentices worked to create the mural, which was funded by the DC Neighborhood Investment Fund and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Location: 2400 14th St, NW Washington, DC, 20009

G. Byron Peck
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Founder/Artistic Director
City Arts
1857 Lamont Street, NW
Washington, DC 20010
202.331.1966
www.cityartsdc.org

Selected for the 2008-2009 Catalogue for Philanthropy
"One of the best small charities in the greater Washington region."

GET INVOLVED: OPEN HOUSE FOR DC'S PUBLIC ART COMMUNITY

Thinking of a Master Plan? DCCAH wants visions, concepts and opinions about public art (murals, sculptures, installations) from the entire DC community!

The public is invited to participate and share their thoughts on public art throughout the city and in their neighborhoods. The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities is in the midst of creating a strategic plan for DC Creates Public Art. Over the past several months, they've met with artists, curators, DC government agencies and community members to shape their vision for the future.

The communities' ideas and input will be included in the overall DC Creates Public Art Program vision in the District of Columbia.

Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Time: 5 pm-7 pm
Location: Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library
901 G Street, NW, Washington, DC

Metro: Gallery Place-Chinatown (Red/Green/Yellow) and Metro Center (Red/Blue/Orange)

To RSVP and for more information call or email: Deirdre Ehlen at (202) 724-5613 or Deirdre.Ehlen@dc.gov.

DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
1371 Harvard Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 724-5613
http://dcarts.dc.gov

Featured Muralist: KARLISIMA

Karlisima has created the first major mural in Washington DC to include President Obama, standing with the 10 most recent presidents of the United States. The mural, beginning with President Dwight Eisenhower in chronological order all the way to Obama, is now on display at 1967 Calvert Street NW, Washington, DC at the Mama Ayesha’s Restaurant.

Washington, DC artist Karlisima has created a 60’ x 25’ mural for the community which will educate and delight generations to come. Working nonstop for months, the artist unveiled the presidential mural in January. This historical mural is funded by the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, the Mama Ayesha’s Restaurant, the ANC (The Adams Morgan Advisory Neighborhood Commission) and Private Sponsors.

The mural is being unveiled at President Obama’s Historical Moment: The first African-American President ever elected in the History of the USA. The mural also includes major D.C. landmarks such as the White House, the Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, the Capitol and Washington Monument, giving the mural a look of DC's largest postcard on a wall.

The 60’ x 25’ Mural was unveiled on Monday January 19th 2009, prior to Obama’s inauguration. The Mural is now available for Public viewing anytime at the Mama Ayesha’s Restaurant, location outside restaurant wall, at 1967 Calvert Street NW, Washington DC, 20009 by the Duke Ellington Bridge.(www.mamaayesha’s.com)

Creating a mural of this magnitude takes the support of many segments of a community and the dedication and vision of the artist to contribute to and enliven a space for its citizens. The subject matter and theme of this mural are relevant to the times. There's also a surprise element in the mural for the future. You won't want to miss seeing this beautiful new creation to DC's Public Art feasts.

Karlisima would like to thank the Art Initiative of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities:

“The P.A.B.C. initiative (Public Art Building Communities), has allowed me to make a bridge between the community, the Restaurant Mama Ayesha’s, the arts and all the people who have made this mural a reality. This could not be done without the support of all the community and the help of the DC Commission and the Restaurant and all the entities who funded the project. I hope that this mural will become a teaching tool of the History of the Presidents for schools, children and the public in general. This is a gift to the City of Washington DC to celebrate this historical moment in American History and will remain open to the public to see for generations to come. This is fulfilling the idea that mural art is available for the public and for the masses.”

You can see more work by Karlisima at
www.Karlisima.com

Contact Press Coordinator: Mayamerica Cortez
703-731-9841

Mural location:
Mama Ayesha’s Restaurant (by the Duke Ellington Bridge)
1967 Calvert Street NW
Washington DC, 20009
(www.mamaayesha’s.com)

Graffiti: Art or Crime—a Discussion with Philadelphia Mural Arts

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 7:00 P.M.
FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA
PARKWAY CENTRAL LIBRARY, SKYLINE ROOM, 4TH FLOOR
1901 VINE STREET

As part of the One Film program on Basquiat, sponsored by the Free Library of Philadelphia, Jane Golden, Director of the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, will explore the complex issues that arise when classifying graffiti as crime or art and how Philadelphia's own Anti-Graffiti Network provided the beginnings of the Mural Arts Program and the beautiful artwork enjoyed by Philadelphia citizens today. Call the Free Library at 215-567-7710 for more information.

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This I Believe: Essay by Jane Golden

WHYY's This I Believe is a weekly series of radio essays by some of Philadelphia's most influential leaders in politics, the arts, business, civic involvement and even public gardening.

For the past 20 years the presence of large scale murals has changed the city's urban landscape. One artist and community organizer is behind the effort of transforming more that 2,700 walls into murals and that's Jane Golden. This is her story for WHYY's This I Believe series.

Listen to an .mp3 recording of Jane's essay HERE.

Jane Golden Receives Prestigious Hepburn Medal

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7 , 6:00 - 9:00 P.M.
THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER
INDEPENDENCE MALL
525 ARCH STREET
COST: $50.00

The Mural Arts Program's executive director, Jane Golden, will be the recipient of the prestigious Hepburn Medal from the Katharine Houghton Hepburn Center at Bryn Mawr College, to be presented on February 7th at the National Constitution Center: "The Hepburn Medal honors Jane Golden's extraordinary contributions to civic life in Philadelphia, PA through the Mural Arts Program. Her tireless efforts to use public art to build community, engage at-risk youth, beautify the city, and crusade for social justice set an inspirational example for young women everywhere."

Tickets are $50 and will benefit a special internship for a Bryn Mawr student to work with the Mural Arts Program. Please RSVP to Lisa Zernicke at 610-526-5068. Checks should be made out to Bryn Mawr College and mailed to: Lisa Zernicke, Bryn Mawr College, 101 N. Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010. For more information, visit http://www.brynmawr.edu/hepburn/medal.shtml.