Space Adventure

  • The team of PS 7X primary school children worked with Yana Dimitrova and Chris Beck were excited to participate in creating a mural reflecting their school’s motto – “Everyone is a Star.”
  • The children did research about space and came up with many ideas for the painted mural, then an artist rendered a sketch of what the final product might become.
  • A PS 7X student stops painting to smile for a picture.
  • A PS 7X student stops painting to smile for a picture.
  • A PS 7X student stops painting to smile for a picture.
  • Featured here is the center of the long panoramic mural, featuring two astronauts, sporting the school’s motto on their space gear.

Project Description

The "Space Adventure" mural was created as part of The Trust for Public Land’s renovation of PS 7’s playground. This mural’s theme is directly driven by PS 7’s motto: “Everyone is a Star.”  Through this partnership, the students created something special for their community. The students decided to depict a space theme along an 80-foot-long brick wall in their playground. Over 300 students participated during the painting process, gaining a great sense of ownership of their playground, community, and school. The mural colorfully depicts multiple planets, stars, a space ship, and two astronauts exploring the universe around them. The mural encourages the children’s imaginations to grow. You can reach for the stars and be anything that you want to be, even an astronaut! Can you spot the aliens popping out of the planets?

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Project Info

Location: 3201 Kingsbridge Avenue Bronx, NY 10463
Neighborhood: 
Kingsbridge


Program: 
School-based Programs


Theme: 
Science and Technology


Year: 
2010


Partner(s): 
PS 7
The Trust for Public Land


Lead Artist(s):
Yana Dimitrova


Assistant Artist(s):
Chris Beck


Participants: 

 

Students from multiple K-5 classes at PS 7
Medium: 
Acrylic on Wall


Dimensions: 9 x 80ft

Fun Facts

Suggested Activity
If you were to create your own motto for your school, what would it be? Talk to your classmates and brainstorm ideas.
Research
The sun is over 300,000 times larger than earth.
Question about the Mural
Can you find the aliens? How many are there?

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