About this project
We are in the process of a unique community art project: a collaborative mural on the retaining wall of the Edible School Yard, facing Lindsey St. in downtown Greensboro. During April we started hosting a series of curbside conversations, collecting over 300 answers to the question, “What would make Greensboro a healthy city?” We are looking for common themes, from such a beautifully diverse audience, which the muralist Kathleen Kennedy is translating into a 40 ft mural. This project is inspired by Judy Baca’s “Great Wall of Los Angeles,” and the work of the Beehive Collective, combined with our belief and support in a healthier Greensboro.
This is a city wide participatory art project! After analyzing the responses gathered from our curbside conversations, Kathleen Kennedy will design and outline the mural on the wall. Community members will be invited to color in the mural! Upon completion we will throw a kicking block party for everyone in the Greensboro community!
If you would like to help fund the project please contribute to our kickstarter goal of $2000! We will be using your money to purchase the actual resources, from paint, primer, sealant, brushes, and some snacks for our wonderful volunteers!
And if we go over our goal you will help insure that we will have the single greatest block party in all of North Carolina!
If you can't contribute financially then consider helping by interviewing people, helping to paint, fund-raise, or simply come to our kicking block party when the mural is completed , let us know and we can help plug you in!
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A hand written note from The Mural Team, and a hand made screen printed patch!
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A hand written note from The Mural Team, a hand made screen printed patch, a set of hand made paper, and a postcard of the finalized mural!
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A hand written note from The Mural Team, a set of hand made paper, a postcard of the finalized mural, and veggies from The Edible School Yard!
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A hand written note from The Mural Team, a set of hand made paper, a loaf of hand made bread, a postcard of the finalized mural, and and you can even name one of the spray paint can's (e.g. Mae's Mauve)!
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Donate $336 in honor of the "336," and you will receive a hand-written note from The Mural Team, local honey, veggies from The Edible School Yard, and you will be able to name a bucket of paint in the mural (e.g. Yezmin's Yellow)!
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A hand written note from The Mural Team, a dinner with The Mural Team at The Edible School Yard over-looking the mural!
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If you are committed to the art's and want to donate $750 you will be given the option to be depicted in the mural! You will also get a hand-written thank you note, as well as a picture of the mural with your likeness in it!
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Katrina Siladi is the Garden Educator at the Edible Schoolyard in Greensboro, NC. Katrina graduated from Guilford College with degree in Peace and Conflict Studies. She is consistently impressed by the power and intellect of farmers and is a firm believer in art as a tool for change.
