My Piece “Got The City on My Back”Detail of Character
I curated the Murals on Front project. I worked with the Trenton Downtown Association to bring murals to the Levitt Amp Trenton Music Series. We had a different street artists paint live on Thursdays from 5pm to 8 pm each week during the festival from June 29-August 31, 2017. Many of the artists came before and after to finish their masterpieces. Each artist was given full creative control to create their best works of art. The murals were painted on the boarded up sections of the parking garage across the street from the park on front and broad. The murals will remain until the garage is developed or torn down. Participating artists are Bayron Calderon, Mek, Lank, Ras, Will Kasso, Luis Sanchez, HKS 181, Billy Brown, Naval, Leon Rainbow, and Patrick Forsyth.
Leon Rainbow paints mural with IYI(Isles Youth Institute)
“Trenton Makes” mural was designed by world renowned artist Mr. Leon Rainbow and the students of Isles Youth Institute Evening under the guidance of Stacy Heading.
In collaboration with the City of Trenton Recreation Dept, together we created the mural Trenton Makes in the foyer of the Westward Center located at 351 Prospect Street Trenton NJ.
This is just one part of the IYI beautification project. Over the summer, the students painted the inside of the gymnasium and NJ Youth Corp, painted the foyer along with the help of city staff Mr. Ron Clark and assistant.
The IYI beautification project is a service learning project that will allow our students to give back to the community where they live. During the beautification project they will receive volunteer hours, work experience, and increase their leadership ability. The beautification service learning project in hopes to establish a reduction in crime.
