*Date Change * Date Change * Date Change Media Advisory Media Contact: Yvette N. Harris Ph:786.897.8854 Email: Yvette@harrispublicrelations Moving the Lives Of Kids Community Program Joins Miami Northwestern Art Students At Gallery Opening and Mural Unveiling Miami Northwestern Art Magnet Students Create a Colorful, Vibrant and Positive Impact On Their School and Community Through Public Art Miami, Fl-May 14, 2014-Moving Lives of Kids Art Center (MLK Mural) continues to create a colorful artistic movement with some of South Florida’s most creative young people. They will join the art magnet students who are part of the FIU Education Effect Program at Miami Northwestern High School (MNW) on Thursday, June 5 for the opening and unveiling of the MNW mural and new student gallery space. The team from MLK Mural led the students in creating the mural throughout the hall next to the gallery. The theme of the mural includes art history, natural history and historic figures. The students also had an opportunity to attend some of the exhibits during Art Basel the past year. MLK Mural is dedicated to inspiring the power of creating public art in partnership with the local youth and support of communities. The murals will beautify Miami Northwestern for years to come. Event Details: WHAT: Miami Northwestern Mural Unveiling WHERE: Miami Northwestern High School -1100 NW 71st St, Miami, FL 33150 WHEN: Thursday, June 5, 2014 TIME: 5:00-7:30p.m MLK Mural Moving the Lives of Kids Community Mural Project (MLK Mural) is charitable organization, which focuses on the arts, youth development, and education. The artist and muralist, Kyle Holbrook, originally from the Wilkinsburg area of Pittsburgh, founded MLK Mural in 2007. His vision was to use public art as a way to reach kids over the summer months to do positive community work when they were not in school. Today as many as 5,000 youth and hundreds of professional artists have shared that same vision with Mr. Holbrook. Murals have been painted in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, Florida, and outside the US in Haiti and Brazil. mlkmural. FIU-Education Effect Program In September 2011, FIU and Miami-Dade County Public Schools established The Education Effect, a university supported community school partnership to improve educational outcomes in Liberty City. Sparked by a three-year seed investment from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, the partnership connects the community, schools, students and parents with university expertise, resources and research-based intervention programs to address pressing educational and social needs of students at Miami Northwestern Senior High School and its feeder schools. Media RSVP and Inquiries: Harris Public Relations at 786.897.8854 or info@harrispublicrelations
Posted on: Tue, 27 May 2014 12:07:48 +0000
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