One Day

  • The completed mural spans 45 feet and was painted in a single day.
  • “One Day” was created for the Future Leaders Institute Charter School’s newly designed playground.
  • The corporate volunteers from Deloitte and Groundswell artists had to work quickly to complete the project on time.
  • A figure in the right foreground is depicted imagining a better future.

Project Description

In the creation of “One Day,” Groundswell artists collaborated with corporate volunteers from Deloitte to create a mural at the Future Leaders Institute Charter School in Harlem. The mural is called “One Day” because it depicts an individual imagining a hopeful future full of love and happiness, and also because it was painted in one day. Over the course of this one day workshop, the mural was painted on a wall facing the Future Leaders Institute’s newly designed school yard. An older mural existed on the wall, which was created in two sections around a storage container. When the school moved the storage container, a large gap was left in the mural design. Working with volunteers from Deloitte, Groundswell’s artists took the original design from the pre-existing mural and expanded it into an animated dream world based on drawings and ideas from the students.

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Project Info

Location: 134 West 122nd Street New York, NY 10027
Neighborhood: 
Harlem


Program: 
Community Commission


Theme: 
Dreams and Aspirations


Year: 
2008


Partner(s): 
Future Leaders Institute


Lead Artist(s):
Juan Villanueva


Assistant Artist(s):
Ilene Byers


Participants: 

 

Ten adult volunteers
Medium: 
Acrylic on Wall


Dimensions: 8 x 45ft

Fun Facts

Suggested Activity
Draw a picture of what you imagine a happy future would look like.
Fun Fact
Harlem was founded as a Dutch village in 1658. It was named after the city of Haarlem, in the Netherlands. Harlem didn’t become part of New York City until 1873.
Fun Fact
Deloitte offers a number of volunteer opportunities for their employees, as well as philanthropy and pro bono services.