After fits and starts the second MuralsDC project in Deanwood is complete! MuralsDC is an initiative from Jim Graham, Ward 1 Councilman and chairman of the Council's Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
MuralsDC is a multi-agency effort to combat illegal graffiti, called tagging, on locations prone to the activity. Utilizing organizations and youth from the impacted neighborhoods the thought is that taggers are less likely to tag a spot where they have crafted an artistic vision. The program also helps channel and legitimize graffiti artistry.
The first Deanwood site done under the direction of arts organization
Ward 7 Arts Collaborative is at
A-1 Grocery located at Division Avenue and Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue.
Words Beats Life led the development of the newest site, A&S Grocery, at Sheriff Road and 48th St. Juan Pineda was lead artist and proposed several Deanwood icons for the rendering, including the Carver School (now IDEA Public Charter School), Nannie Helen Burroughs, and the trolley car that ran along Deane Avenue (now Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue).
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| A&S Grocery (4748 Sheriff Rd. NE), site of second Deanwood MuralsDC |
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| Words Beats & Life draft of MuralsDC Deanwood site. |
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Student apprentices; student in forefront Jean Martinez is lead student artist.
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