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Mural My Neighborhood
SEE ALSO: NATIONAL ARTS PROGRAM , YOUTH PERFORMING ARTS SERIES
Cleveland youth have been brightening up urban neighborhoods through the Mural My Neighborhood project.
Developing Creativity in Youth
Each summer this program teams young Cleveland artists with professional muralists, community leaders, and business owners to create beautiful, uplifting murals in two different wards. The murals depict civic pride, vibrant city life, and visions of hope.
Participation Details
Business owners desiring murals should call 216.664.2562 for information. Young artists are required to interview with a parent and will be expected to show examples of their work flyer. Those completing the program receive $150 stipends. Although the program runs from February through mid-August, interviews are conducted year-round.
Programs Sponsors
Grants from the Cleveland Foundation, the George Gund Foundation, the Bruening Foundation, and the Dominion Foundation fund the twice-weekly after-school classes and field trips, as well as the stipends youth participants receive. Classes are held at Cudell Fine Arts Center and Glenville Recreation Center.
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Mural My Neighborhood Projects |
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Reflections of Glenville Slideshow
Location: Glenville Recreation Center, 680 East 113 th
Date Completed: July, 2006
Content: The mural depicts in caricature the faces of the children in the 2006 East Side program. Up closer, the viewer can see little figures of the children painting their own faces. The word Glenville is painted in graffiti-style across the top.
Mural Artists: Jerome White, Anna Arnold |
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Pillars of the Community Slideshow
Location: Trotter’s Dry Cleaners, 11401 St. Clair Avenue
Date Completed: December, 2006
Content: This mural portrays an idealized image of a community in harmony with itself. The man and woman facing each other represent the father and mother of each family, as the pillars and strength upon which neighborhood peace and harmony depend. In the foreground, a family looks towards a path that leads to downtown Cleveland under a bright sun. The mural was painted to resemble a stained glass window.
Mural Artists: Jerome White, Anna Arnold |
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Faces of Our Future Slideshow
Location: Cudell Recreation Center , 1910 West Boulevard
Date Completed: October, 2006
Content: The diverse look of the children’s faces in the 2006 West Side program symbolizes tolerance and the multi-cultural look of our city. Over the children’s heads are white poppies, symbolizing peace. The mural is painted in a realistic style.
Mural Artists: Meg Garbincus, Rodney Carpenter |
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Our City, Our Music Slideshow
Location: Champion Fire Company, 5316 Lorain Avenue
Date Completed: November, 2006
Content: This mural is a colorful representation of some of the music styles Cleveland is noted for: Jazz, Hip-Hop, Classical and African. The woman on the right dances to the sound of the eclectic rhythms. The mural is painted in an expressionistic style.
Mural Artists: Rodney Carpenter, Anna Arnold, Meg Garbincus |
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The Tribute Slideshow
Location: Building at East 92 nd & St. Clair
Date Completed: July, 2007
Content: The Tribute mural honors recent Glenville sports heroes such as the Ted Ginn Jr. and Troy Smith, in addition to female athletes. Depicted also is mentor to many Glenville athletes, coach Ted Ginn Sr.
Mural Artists: Jerome White, Anna Arnold |
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Keys to the Community Slideshow
Location: Lu’Jon Beauty Shop, 1212 East 105 th Street
Date Completed: September, 2007
Content: In this mural, children represent the keys to the community’s future. Two children in the foreground planting seeds are sowing qualities of truth and love which sprout the child at the center of the mural, who symbolizes a sound body and healthy mind. Other children play free of the threat of violence in the background.
Mural Artists: Jerome White, Anna Arnold
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The Fruits of Life Slideshow
Location: A & F Food Mart, 2044 West 65 th Street
Date Completed: August, 2007
Content: This pop art mural shows sundry sliced vegetables and fruits, a symbolic representation of life’s growth cycle: the seed within itself. The subjects are presented in a checkerboard format, allowing the eye to easily enjoy the depiction in each individual square.
Mural Artists: Meg Garbincus, Pam Griffith
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RTA: Past, Present, Future Slideshow
Location: Walkway under the Madison/West 117 th RTA Station
Date Completed: November, 2007
Content: The RTA transportation mural shows a historical timeline of RTA’s history in Cleveland, moving from the distant past to the far reaching future. The future representations were conceived by children in the program and then projected into the mural. This mural will be hung in the Spring of 2008.
Mural Artists: Meg Garbincus, Pam Griffith |
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