Sky's The Limit

The North Main Mural Project was directed and coordinated  by Reginald Adams, co-founder of ArtworkZ, a public art and community development program.  The mural was sponsored in part by Keep Houston Beautiful, Diverse works, Monarch Paint, local restaurants, and civic leaders from the near north main area of Houston.  Reginald Adams was selected to be the primary artists and project coordinator for the community mural project that involved 13 students from Jefferson Davis High School.  The mural titled, Sky’s the Limit, is located alongside the south wall of the Sand Dollar Thrift Store, North Main/Quitman.

During a week of design sessions the students discussed ideas, made sketches, and simply brainstormed about what the mural would be about.  With Reginald’s guidance the student transformed their ideas into a scale design of a surrealistic reflection of their outlook on the issues of their generation.  This thought provoking mural was painted over a two-week period and upon its completion the entire community came together to celebrate the students and their contribution to the history of public art.

Benifits

ˇ                     Building morale amongst the students and the school’s Art Club.

ˇ                     Deterring vandal graffiti on local businesses.

ˇ                     Providing the students an opportunity to work on a community    project that they and their families can be proud of.

ˇ                     Teaching our students teamwork, citizenship and collective decision-making skills.

ˇ                     Providing exposure to our local emerging art students to professional art training and community development.

ˇ                     Stimulating and initiating additional mural projects in the community.

Location: Quitman @ N. Main, Houston, Texas

Dimensions: 18'L x 75'H   

Medium: Acrylic

Artists: Reginald Adams, Mark Galbreath, Jimmy Peņa, Edgar Moreno, Juan Vasquez, Adriana Murillo, Alejandro Soto,         Gelson  Lemus, Victoria Ordoņez, Zulem Gomez, Israel Barbosa, Joseph Rivier, Marcus Tijerina Jr., and Stephanie Cantu.

Date: March 21, 2000

Special thanks to our sponsors:

The Mayor's Clean Neighborhoods Program    The City of Houston      Department of Solid Waste Management    Keep Houston Beautiful   Monarch Paint  Sand Dollar Thrift Store    Diverseworks   Gabriel Vasquez/City Councilmember    Jessica Farrar/State Representative   Lindale Park Civic Club   Silverdale Civic Club  Museum of Cultural Arts, Houston

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