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Create Change
As part of the Denver Urban Arts Fund program, YouthBiz/2Kool hosted and promoted the creation of a community-based “Create Change Mural” for subsequent display at various municipal and public locations, including a visit to Denver International Airport.
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F.R.E.S.H. (Friends Respecting Everyone’s Success through Hip-Hop)
F.R.E.S.H. (Friends Respecting Everyone’s Success through Hip-Hop) created this mural in Rishel Middle School neighborhood, working with students from Rishel Middle School, Valverde Elementary and Kipp High School. Through the graffiti/aerosol art element section of the curriculum, the F.R.E.S.H. program also provided participants, family members and community members opportunities to learn about an expressive art, how …
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Axum Park
This mural at Axum Park was painted by Keith White (YNIG) and Joshua Rogers.
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Brown Elementary School (abstract; sun, flowers, geometric designs)
Barth Quenzer, Denver Public School teacher, and local artist Jeremy Ulibarri (JOLT) created a mural program with students at Brown Elementary School.
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St. Charles Recreation Center
YNIG held summer sessions for youth leading to the creation of a mural along a fence line at St. Charles Recreation Center.
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Summer of Reading: Be Creative/Express Yourself
This mural was created through student workshops at Denver Public Library’s Summer Reading Program and Think 360 Arts.
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Off the Wall
Throughout the summer of 2009, Arts Street Youth Program conducted several youth workshops and created 18 murals panels displayed at La Alma/Lincoln Park.
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Outside the Walls
Public Art
Cloudscape
Public Art
We Belong
Andrea Moore was the “Artist-in-Residence” for the Bridge Project at La Alma Neighborhood House. Over a four-week period, she worked directly with students after school and on weekends, leading poetry workshops to generate content for a permanent WORD ART installation.