Mural Club @ Lincoln High

Anna CervantesEvelyn TrujilloRita FigueroaDerek Perez

PROPOSAL Abraham Lincoln High School will start a

mural club. Students will be active representatives of the community and will behave as such. Students will learn about graffiti art history and also create murals. The school will provide the group a designated area to create murals. To regulate appropriateness, the group will have an adult staff sponsor. The school will also help by providing funding from the discretionary funds.

ISSUES ADDRESSED

Property Damage: whether public or private, property is being damaged by graffiti artists

Positive Creative Outlet: students lack a creative way to express their ideas and feelings

School Image: School’s image is filthy, gives a negative feeling

Fear: community is in fear of those who vandalizes School Pride: students have said school pride has

decreased

Methods for Improvement

Members of the Mural Club will be expected to help clean up graffiti around the school

School will provide designated area for students to create artwork on

Students will educate others about the roots of Graffiti i.e. Graffiti history and differentiating tagging from graffiti

Students’ artwork will be displayed, beautifying the school

Possible Additions

• West High School is working together with Denver Parks and Recreation Centers, we could too

• Get financial funding from companies around the neighborhood

• DPS can provide mural boards to draw on and be put into schools (interior)

• Murals may be themed to represent certain aspects of the community

Second Step…

After studying the outcome of the Mural Club, we would like to establish a Graffiti Art Class to guarantee students are learning. The class would offer Five Point credit, and would count towards art credit.

AND…

Our group is looking for students to help push the Mural Club. If you are interested, contact any member for more information. =)