The Miracle Manor Community Mural Project is finally completed!
The mural was a coordinated effort between the Miracle Manor Neighborhood Association and Youth Empowerment Services Network. Come out to see the amazing product of neighbors coming together to make change in their community.
Join us Saturday April 24, 2010 11am at the S & K Market, at 2520 N. 15th Avenue north of Grant Road for the dedication ceremony of this community mural.
Invited guests include neighborhood residents, Council Member Karin Uhlich, Mayor Bob Walkup, and the Tucson Police Department.
Supporters include the Arizona Commission on the Arts, Lego Children’s Fund America, Pima County Attorney’s Office, PRO Neighborhoods, and the Ward III Council Office, along with other individual and business donations. On February 6, 2010 over 50 neighborhood residents and friends participated in “community paint day,” to kick off the mural painting. Participants included children and adults of all ages, including Council Member Karin Uhlich. The mural project included 18 2-hr. workshops with students from the neighborhood, who learned basic art and design principles, the history of murals in Tucson, went on mural tours, listened to oral histories from elder residents, and learned how to paint a mural. Additionally, neighborhood adult residents shared their photos and recollections of the development of their neighborhood since the 1950s.
They even learned some basic painting techniques, led by lead muralist and teaching artist Michael B. Schwartz.
For information please contact Marsha Quinn, Miracle Manor Neighborhood Association Member (520)629-0845. YES-Network is a charitable 501(c)(3) organization. Established in 2007, the mission is to train, place, and support and collaborate with other non-profits to empower youth, families and neighborhoods in need in the Tucson community. www.yes-network.org
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