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Yield in the Name of Creativity

  • The uniquely shaped wall with two levels was no challenge for the team. “Yield in the Name of Creativity” provides a lively depiction of safe and shared streets while incorporating abstract pathways to success.
  • The team broke off into smaller teams several times in the first few weeks to formulate drawings that speak to its theme on shared and safe streets. These three team members enjoy conversation while sketching ideas for the mural.
  • After the team’s preliminary design pitch, a youth member presents the refined mural design to Groundswell’s community partners. At the conclusion of the presentation, the team opened the floor for critiques and comments to strengthen the design.
  • Once the team transferred their design to the wall’s large scale, the youth participants work together to build the scaffolds, mix colors, and paint their unique and bright mural.
  • Taking a break from perfecting a vibrantly colored taxi cab, a youth member gives the thumbs up!
  • At the center of the mural the team created two figures to represent art and business, the two focuses of our community partner, the High School for Arts and Business.

Project Description

In collaboration with artists Yana Dimitrova and Olivia Fu, 16 youth muralists created a new mural for the exterior of the High School for Arts and Business that speaks both to the importance of livable streets and the multiple roads leading to success for New York City youth. “Yield in the Name of Creativity” visually combines the idea of safe streets, especially around a public school, with an illustration of life’s many pathways to success. The design includes winding roads and an eye watching over the dangerous intersection where the mural is located. Also featured in the mural are two children who represent the dual business and arts focuses of the high school.

Comments

Anonymous - Thursday, 10/04/2012
This one is awesome! I think the composition and diversity of colors/lines/patterns here make it one of my favorite Groundswell murals.
deborah - Sunday, 10/07/2012
As an educator an life long member of the New York City. This is a project we should all be proud of. I applaud your vision and thank you for your contribution to a better tomorrow for our children.

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Project Info

Location: 105-25 Horace Harding Expressway North Corona, NY 11368
Neighborhood: 
Corona


Program: 
Summer Leadership Institute


Theme: 
Livable Streets


Year: 
2012


Partner(s): 
New York City Department of Transportation
, 
High School for Arts and Business


Lead Artist(s):
Yana Dimitrova


Assistant Artist(s):
Olivia Fu


Participants: 

 

Ivonn Bernal
, 
Andrea Calabria
, 
Andre Cuenca
, 
Melissa Marte
, 
Christian Montufar
, 
Joyce Moran
, 
Rebecca Navarro
, 
John Ponce
, 
Hammad Raja
, 
Cynthia Reyes
, 
Khandaker Rishalatullah
, 
Jose Rubio
, 
Evelyn Sookoo
, 
Cassandra Walker
, 
Emily Xu
, 
Esther Yuabov
Medium: 
Acrylic on Wall


Dimensions: 66 x 17 ft

Fun Facts

Impact
The unveiling of this mural was particularly meaningful as New York City implements a number of transformative street safety initiatives which will benefit the Corona community.
Fun Fact
In 2012, New York City will expand the city Neighborhood Slow Zone program to Corona, reducing the speed limit from 30 miles per hour to 20 miles per hour and adding traffic calming measures to improve pedestrian safety.
Research
Corona is a residential neighborhood that is home to two schools as well as ten daycare and Head Start centers. Too often, the neighborhood is used as a short cut by speeding drivers.

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