Don't forget to come out this Monday to our Youth Orientation and Meet & Greet! We can't wait to meet all of the new youth that will be working with us this summer!!
MLK Community Mural Project as well as some partners and friends such as: Wolfgang Mosaic and Kevin "Smurf" Morris were lucky to be featured on the cover of The Miami Herald newspaper this past June 1st 2015! Check out the image below, and pick up your copy if you haven't already!
MLK Community Mural Project is hosting another Model Call in Pittsburgh, PA on June 8 at 12pm. This is for an excellent cost and we hope to see all of your smiling faces this Monday at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh! No experience necessary and all ages are welcomes!
MLK Mural Project and Fractals World Wide have rescheduled their fashion shoot to happen tomorrow June 1, 2015! If you weren't able to make it to the first model call then hopefully we will see you there tomorrow!
Calling all Miami, Florida residents to come out to "Art in the Park" this Sunday May 31, 2015! Come out and support MLK Mural Project and Pinnacle Housing Group! See flyer below for details!
MLK Mural Project and Fractals World Wide are in search of models of all ages, genders, sizes, and experience levels to come out and model for a photo shoot tomorrow May 27, 2015! Check out the flyer below if you are interested! We know it is short notice, but we hope to see you there!
Fashion design student and MLK employee, Sammi Parrish has been working hard on beginning for the first time ever, MLK's very own fashion line. This line will consists of MLK's trademark orange swirls, and will feature only women's wear for the time being as well as bags. There is a variety of different clothing items that are being made by Parrish now, below are some sneak peak pictures of the clothing line. You can go to our 2014 Gallery to see the rest!
Click the link below to watch an awesome video of President Bill Clinton and his daughter Chelsea Clinton helping to paint murals in Southern Florida!
Link: President Bill Clinton Visits Liberty City for Community Service Project
MLk's very own, Kyle Holbrook, was present at this years 100 black men of South Florida career and college fair. While there he was able to meet some amazing people; such as news anchors from channel 4 and 2 as well as Senator Bullard. This ceremony which was hosted by Keon Hardemon, featured art, music, and a mural painted by MLK. Hardemon said that "Painting a mural on the “Old Clyde Killen’s Pool Hall” for Art Basel provides our community an opportunity to showcase Overtown’s rich history and culture by infusing into the CRA’s redevelopment efforts.”(SFCN) Please enjoy some pictures of the event below!
MLK Community Mural project has teamed up with local and internationally known artists to help create a series of murals in Little Haiti Soccer Park in Miami Florida! This years line up of artists include; Santiago Rubino, Alex Void, Jose Mertz, Caratoes, Derek Hunter, Abstrk and Chytea!
This project is also being sponsored by some amazing organizations such as; Pinnacle Foundation, Green Family Foundation, Knight Foundation, Louis Wolfson Foundation, Miami Foundation, and more.
Below are some pictures of the up and coming mural!
Check out the progress of the mural here: Wynwood Murals and Street Artist Miami
If you know any links to any of the artists or organizations that are not tagged, feel free to tag them!
Wednesday October 1st 2014 MLK Mural and The Education Effect of FIU held an unveiling of the mural painted at Miami Northwestern High School at the end of last school year. Paired with the celebration was the unveiling of the Student Art Gallery that MLK Mural helped create along with the School's art teacher Mrs. Admire. The event was well attended by the principal, students, parents, funders, and school board members. Since schools across america are cutting arts programming, it is nice to see a school in Miami's city center getting an investment in the arts and arts education. There is a great deal of talent that is developing at MNW and this student driven mural and student art gallery really proves it.
The mural gives the youth an opportunity to participate in the living history of their school. It gives them the chance to express themselves, on a public stage, and gives them a sense of ownership and pride in their school. We at Moving Lives of Kids are creating a paradigm shift in they way students view education; That is school becomes cool because you enjoy how you are learning. Most schools in america have grey walls and florescent lights and every room looks the same from math, to science, and english, but when you shatter that, break the monotony, and make it colorful, stimulating and full of rich history, learning becomes something you look forward to.
