Painting the mural: October 2010

Lead artist Joel Bergner and coordinator Erika Murcia worked closely with local residents to come up with a design that reflected some of the most important events and stages in the community's history. Once the design was ready, they recruited kids and adults from the neighborhood to paint, and got started on the wall!

Priming the wall white in preparation...

Joel sketches out the mural as the kids wait to paint with anticipation!

Finally the kids get to paint!

so adorable!!

All the kids in the community came out to help.

Manuelito!

Erika Murcia, the project coordinator, with 2 of the kids.

Marcela Murcia having fun painting-- she also wrote the quotes throughout the mural.

Lead artist Joel Bergner hard at work!