The ARTIVISM Equity Mural project seeks to serve and empower the 5th grade students at Village Elementary School by giving them the opportunity to participate in an immersive arts experience that affirms their diverse ethnicities, cultures and backgrounds. Through this months-long endeavor, students will examine various social justice murals and their perceived symbolism and messaging to build a foundation for understanding the purpose behind large scale murals. They will also work under the guidance of their art teacher and a local professional artist of South-Asian descent, to design and create a site-specific mural at Village Elementary School around all of the district’s strategic goals, with a specific focus on the goal that the district “will cultivate a diverse and inclusive community where members of every race, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, ability, religion, socio-economic class, ethnicity, and national origin are welcomed, valued, respected and celebrated.”
