Thursday, July 1, 2010

YMCA + Arts2People = Win!

FutureVision is a YMCA program that offers tutoring, computer skills, research assistance, project completion assistance, and general homework help after school for middle and high school students.

They've teamed up with Arts2People to work on the Downtown Mural Project. The results are rather spectacular:













From the YMCA blog:

"The artists who volunteered their time, Ian and Molly, prepped the kids in the program about public art and history, as well as, strength behind a movement to bring art into our concrete worlds. When Molly asked the group “Why people might do this? Why do people create public art, for the people?” One camper responded, “Because it’s important… it’s important for people to express what they are feeling on the inside.” At that moment, glances exchanged between counselors, that moment meant this is it, they do get it, they do feel it, IT IS IMPORTANT!"