Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Starting the project

I've decided to paint a mural as my project. For the essential questions, I'd probably look at whether or not public art decreases crime rates or the presence of graffiti.
It would be a long process; finding a lot, choosing art that would represent the area's culture, getting permission to paint a wall, cleaning, the actual painting, and getting the community involved. I'd have to take into consideration whether I want to work with an organization or do this on my own.
I've been looking at Sprout Public Art, http://www.sproutfund.org/publicart/ as a source to research. They might be able to help fund this project, but they have a selection process that takes a few months, and I don't know if that would be on the right schedule for the time I have left in high school because I'd have to apply in February/March.

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