Last Tuesdays mural session

They came out of the woodwork Last Tuesdays. Thanks to being verbal and welcoming to the community the community members have been coming out. Giving feedback and telling me parts of their history with the area A local resident of several years talked about his use of the space as the ELKS club.

Eight local kids from the apartment complex across the street came over to help us paint. The children were very polite and patient in watching me mix the paints. I asked one child jokingly as the all watched me."Is this better then watching TV." She said "yes". The children helped paint the squirrel and the purple on Emma Goldman's scarf.




K-Lon who has come by on other weeks who is also a community mural artist came back to add color to his piece.I spoke to another artist who wished to add a design to the piece as well.His family also came by and said hi! his mother was formerly involved with the ELKS club as well.
She was at the Flying Squirrel community center to help a friend with another project.





For any other community members who wish to allow their children to paint I will be putting up a post called "Mural permission slip" which will give more information about the project and information on the paint.

Last Tuesday was a wonderful day and it was great to interact with so many others from the community.

I hope to see and met more people when out working today.

This project was funded by a grant from The Arts and Cultural Council of greater Rochester and from the New York State legislature.

Mural questionaire

This is the questionnaire I am using to get feedback on the flying squirrel mural that was funded by Arts and Cultural council of greater Rochester,The New York state Council on The Arts and the New York State legislature.

You can print this form and fill out your paper copy at the Flying Squirrel on Troupe and Clarissa. or email it to me at sculptresslink@yahoo.com. Please I would like all results by April 15, 2010.

Mural Questionnaire

Please answer the following list of questions. Feel free to write additional commentary in the margins or on the back, with a citation to the question being addressed. Provide a sketch of imagery you wish to be included, if you so desire, on the back or on a separate sheet of paper.

For depictions of the local history, what would you rather see? Cite examples below.

A. Historical figures

B. Relevant places and events in the area

C. A combination of both

Examples:

For images that represent the Flying Squirrel, what would you rather see?

A. Personified squirrels

B. Silhouetted people

C. A combination of both

In each of the following subjects, what representation would you prefer to see in the mural? Fill in the letter that most applies and comment on your choice or provide an example.

A. Symbols

B. Figures

C. Events

D. None

Please answer the following list of questions. Feel free to write additional commentary in the margins or on the back, with a citation to the question being addressed. Provide a sketch of imagery you wish to be included, if you so desire, on the back or on a separate sheet of paper.

For depictions of the local history, what would you rather see? Cite examples below.
A. Historical figures
B. Relevant places and events in the area
C. A combination of both

Examples:



For images that represent the Flying Squirrel, what would you rather see?
A. Personified squirrels
B. Silhouetted people
C. A combination of both





In each of the following subjects, what representation would you prefer to see in the mural? Fill in the letter that most applies and comment on your choice or provide an example.
A. Symbols
B. Figures
C. Events
D. None
Letter Comments
Diversity and equality _____
Peace and nonviolence _____
Cooperation and community _____
Participation in government _____
Open, unbiased, and uncensored media _____
Sustainable, environmentally-conscious living _____
Workplace democracy _____
Knowledge sharing _____



What role should text play in the mural? Circle all that apply.
A. None
B. Identify people and places
C. As poetry
D. Other ______________________________________

For the following three questions, circle all answers that apply, cite others that may have been omitted, and write any comments you may have.

What places of significance in the community do you wish to see on the mural?

St. Mary’s Hospital (first hospital in Rochester)
Bull’s Head Tavern (first business and historic travelers post in the west)
St. Monica’s Church (historic architecture)
Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (first African American church in Rochester)
Lunsford Park, or Caledonia Square (circle in Corn Hill with historic architecture)
St. Joseph’s Church Gazebo (now in Lunsford Park)
William Reynold’s Seed Nursery (started the Flower city)
Corinthian Hall (lecture hall of the 1800s)
Clarissa Street as “Rochester’s Broadway” (entertainment district)
Greek revival architecture
Clarissa, or Ford, Street Bridge
Corning Hill Landing Bridge (Troupe-Howell) Bridge
Race Riots of 1964
Speech of Malcom X at Corn Hill Methodist Church in 1965
Others: ____________________________
____________________________
Comments:



What people of significance in the community do you wish to see on the mural?

Nathaniel Rochester
Benjamin Campbell (early flour miller and Troup Street resident)
William Reynolds (seed salesman and Athenaeum founder)
Susan B. Anthony
Frederick Douglass
Emma Goldman
Malcom X
Others: ____________________________
____________________________
Comments:



Name (optional): __________________________________
Email Address (optional): ____________________________

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