An uninspiring, dull, lifeless space makes waiting on the bus a waste of time. Add color. Add much color. Include some lines, shapes, forms. Give it texture and content. Give us something to see and wonder about, something to imagine, something to question. Some have looked at that lifeless gray wall by the bus stop and imagined. We look and wonder, and now we look in wonder as we approach the beginning of something amazing.
In the Spring of 2014, students from MCC and Kent Bellows Studio embarked upon a six-month project to create a culturally relevant mural on the south side of the Connector Building at MCC's South Omaha Campus. Students spent the spring quarter engaging the community to discover its rich cultural heritage and history. Community meetings were conducted to encourage participation from the community into the content and design of their mural. Execution of the mural then took place during the summer.
The South Omaha Campus Mural Project was generously funded by The Jetton Fund through the Omaha Community Foundation, BVH Architects, The Nebraska Arts Council, Metropolitan Community College Foundation and MCC. We sincerely thank our donors who make relevant, community-centered learning a reality for our students.
In the Spring of 2014, students from MCC and Kent Bellows Studio embarked upon a six-month project to create a culturally relevant mural on the south side of the Connector Building at MCC's South Omaha Campus. Students spent the spring quarter engaging the community to discover its rich cultural heritage and history. Community meetings were conducted to encourage participation from the community into the content and design of their mural. Execution of the mural then took place during the summer.
The South Omaha Campus Mural Project was generously funded by The Jetton Fund through the Omaha Community Foundation, BVH Architects, The Nebraska Arts Council, Metropolitan Community College Foundation and MCC. We sincerely thank our donors who make relevant, community-centered learning a reality for our students.
Summer 2014 ARTS 2900: South Omaha Mural Project
As a continuation of the spring course, the summer will be spent finalizing the design and execution of the South Omaha Mural. The studio course will build on skills learned in earlier art foundations class and will comprise color theory, drawing, and painting. Spring 2014 ARTS 2900: Art in the COmmunity |
This class will explore the value of public art to the community of Omaha. We will look at examples of cities in the world with rich public art cultures as models for developing a unified mural community in Omaha. The class will also discuss the role that artists play in communicating the values of the people in regions where their art is displayed. The class will consist of a major group project that involves the research, public outreach and preparation of a mural design to be painted on the south wall of the Connector building at MCC's South Omaha Campus. Instructors, Mike Giron and Susan Trinkle.
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