Check out this nice video by INSIDE LONG BEACH of our community paint day of the PEACE MAKERS MURAL at SEASIDE PARK
Segment starts at min 16:15
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
New Murals at SEASIDE PARK
THESE ARE TWO MURAL PROJECTS PAINTED OVER THE COURSE OF 3 MONTHS.
PEACEMAKERS; mural stands at 10' high and 325' long. It represents the theme of Peace and non- violence. In the mural there are 11 portraits of peace and non violence social and political activists. They include; Gandhi, Rosa Parks, Nelson Mandela, Robert F. Kennedy, Chuon Nath, Cesar Chavez, Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa, Dalai Lama, Dolores Huerta,&Harvey Milk
Wetland Wildlife; is a mural that is 225' long and is located on the North Wall of Seaside Park. It represents the type of wildlife native to Southern California. Pictured are images of local flora&fauna such as Egrets, Herons and butterflies.
SPECIAL THANKS TO THE ARTIST ASSISTANTS: Albaro Agredano, Eric Caro, Miguel Loza, Steven Loza, Pedro Ruiz, Esaul Romo, and Tyler N. Thys
MUCH APPRECIATION TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS AND THE GREAT HELP!
Both Murals are sponsored the the City of Long Beach Redevelopment Agency, 1st District Council member Robert Garcia's Office, and The Department of Parks Recreation and Marine
You can view my facebook page for images of the projects progress and my flickr page at this link:SEASIDE PARK MURALS
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