Creating Community with Art

Find the dreariest corner in town… and watch it come alive! That’s what happens when you ask teenagers to express their sense of place and empower them with art and music and words.

Watch this story and then go out and find your own dreary corner.

three diverse teen girls working on a community mural

colorful community wall mural with symbols of the town and diversity and friendship

Lara Dutto wearing a paint mask as she adds the finishing touches to a community mural

teens and adults inside an art gallery for a meeting about creating the community mural

zoomed in section of painted mural with a white hand and a black hand holding hands

wall of photos and brainstorming ideas for inspiration for community mural

teen boy sitting on painting drop cloth smiling

three teen girls painting the community mural together