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Be Amazing

  • Wearing their “Be Amazing, Volunteer” shirts, these teens work on the centerpiece of the mural.
  • Assistant Artist Esteban Del Valle helps a young girl mix paint for the mural.
  • Partway through the muralmaking process, actors from “The Amazing Spider-Man” visited to help out. Here are Artists Chris Soria and Esteban Del Valle with Dennis Leary, who plays Captain Stacy in the movie.
  • Gathered together around the text “Sharing is Caring,” these volunteers paint carefully within the lines.
  • The painting was accompanied by a day-long celebration, with booths for cotton candy, face painting, and information about the City’s many government help agencies.
  • “This World Needs All the Kindness You Can Show It.”
Be Amazing Service Day at Farragut Community Center Cornerstone Program

Project Description

In collaboration with Goodwill Industries and the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development’s Cornerstone Program, Groundswell artists designed a mural honoring volunteerism and community for the Farragut Houses Community Center. The mural was created as part of “Be Amazing: Stand Up and Volunteer” week, a city-wide campaign hosted by The Amazing Spider-Man movie. Artists Chris Soria and Esteban Del Valle worked with dozens of volunteers to execute this mural during the day-long celebration. The artists used a comic book style for the design, layout, and typography, inspired by the original Spider-Man comics. Cast from The Amazing Spider-Man joined the celebration and lent a helping hand. Outside of the Community Center, the festivities continued with booths, food, and games.

Comments

Siva - Tuesday, 09/04/2012
What can I say the Mural looks beautiful it was so much fun being a part of the panntiig of the Mural. The food was wonder and most of all the company was so energetic and fun. Thank you Ria for putting this event together and for making it so much fun.

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Project Info

Location: 228 York Street Brooklyn, NY 11201
Neighborhood: 
Vinegar Hill


Program: 
Community Commission


Theme: 
Community


Year: 
2012


Partner(s): 
Farragut Houses
, 
Goodwill Industries
, 
New York City Department of Youth and Community Development


Lead Artist(s):
Chris Soria


Assistant Artist(s):
Esteban del Valle


Participants: 

 

Dozens of volunteers
Medium: 
Acrylic on Wall


Dimensions: 10 x 150ft

Fun Facts

Research
Farragut Houses has 1,390 apartments housing some 3,440 residents in ten buildings, 13 and 14-stories high.
Suggested Activity
Research volunteer opportunities in your community and spend a weekend sharing your time and talents.
Fun Fact
NYC Service has filled 1,360,003 service opportunities by volunteer New Yorkers.

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