Filed under: Books and Reading, Library Program | Tags: Library Program, SUMMER READING
Youth Services Associate Katie Powers puts the finishing touches on a spiderweb mural at our West Wyandotte Branch. The theme for 2008 Summer Reading is “Catch the Reading Bug!”
Filed under: Art, Community, Interviews, Local History | Tags: Art, Community, Interviews, JOE FAUS, KCK MURAL PROJECT
In Spanish, “El Baile de la Vida” means “The Dance of Life”. This mural, painted in 2004, portrays dances and costumes specific to nineteen different Mexican states, all of which are represented here in Kansas City, Kansas. In this clip Joe talks about how he and Alisha Gambino worked to create a mural portraying both the commonalities and the diversity inherent in KCK’s Mexican American community through the language of dance.
* find this mural on Google Maps.
* here’s the original KCK Mural project post.
Recommended from our collection:
- Kansas Murals: A Traveler’s Guide by Laura Jost
- Grandes Muralistas (documentary on muralists Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros)
Crafty librarian Sheryl Nance-Durst is back with a great craft for springtime! Learn how to create unique stepping stones for your garden in this quick and simple craft.
DIFFICULTY: EASY
You’ll need:
- 10 lb. bag of Quikrete- sand/topping mix
- glass of water
- plastic spoon
- foil cake pan
- flat-backed marbles, mosaic tiles, smooth stones or other semi-flat items for decorating
Garden craft books in our collection:
- P. Allen Smith’s Living in the Garden Home: Connecting the Seasons with Containers, Crafts & Celebrations by P. Allen Smith
- Enchanted Garden Crafts by Susan Cousineau
- Garden Crafts by Geraldine Rudge
- Simple Pleasures of the Garden: Stories, Recipes & Crafts from the Abundant Earth by Susannah Seton
Filed under: Art, Community, Interviews, Local History | Tags: Art, AUDIO, CITY VISION MINISTRIES, Community, JOE FAUS, KCK MURAL PROJECT
Over the past four years, artists Joe Faus and Alisha Gambino have overseen the creation of eight large-scale murals in downtown Kansas City, Kansas. Under a program initiated by City Vision Ministries, Joe and Alisha worked to create a series of murals representing the richly diverse cultural histories found here in KCK. By weaving colorful portraits of the Hmong, Wyandot Indian, Mexican and African American cultures and traditions, the murals have infused the area with a unique sense of history.
Local high school students worked as apprentices on three of the murals, contributing to everything from concept and style development to the actual painting.
Here Joe talks about the concept for the project and why it means so much to our community.
