Students Help Paint Neighborhood-Inspired Mural at Rory Staunton Field (DNAinfo - May 12, 2014) #Harlem/#ArtEducation in the News: El Museo del Barrio EXCERPT: Ultimately, the Jackson Heights Green Alliance hooked him up with El Museo del Barrio, which had worked with P.S. 222 on a mural design at the park a few years ago. Staunton lived in Sunnyside, but went to School in Jackson Heights. The museum then connected with Nievas sons fourth grade class at The Renaissance Charter School and helped facilitate the design process. Students learned about art and expression, and brainstormed about the things they loved in Jackson Heights. When [the students] learned that there would be this wall that they get to pass by and they could make their mark on, they wanted to focus on the things that they love, said Valentina Velez-Rocha, the museums education program coordinator. Last week, the students rolled up their sleeves and painted on the wall for the first time. They are the inspiration for it, said teacher Christina Howard, 30. The kids wrote things like community, love friendship. Peace, love, unity — we made it with them. Students also created their own graffiti name throughout the process, drawing inspiration from their friends, family and hobbies, which will be incorporated into the larger Peace, Love, Unity design.
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