Save the Date: Siler Yard Mural Dedication

Thursday, August 31st from 5:30-6:30 pm on Siler Road

In the winter of 2016, the Siler Yard Arts and Creativity Center team reached out to seven community artists to create portable murals to be installed on the project site of the Siler Yard Arts + Creativity Center. The murals will be presented with a dedication by Mayor Javier Gonzales from 5:00-6:00 pm on Thursday, August 31st.

The mural project was coordinated by local artist and activist Israel Haros Lopez. Lopez selected a diverse group of creatives and asked that they : speak to current culture and the future of culture. The artists selected  include Niomi Fawn, John Paul Granillo, Juan Lira, the SIB Collaborative, Jared Trujillo, Andrea Isabel Vargas-Mendoza (artwork pictured), and Israel Lopez.

Through portraits, written word, traditional imagery, and more, each artist took a distinctive and captivating approach to the idea of culture. The murals were set in handmade frames through a collaboration with MAKE Santa Fe and will remain on  display in front of the future Siler Yard Arts and Creativity Center location for XXX duration. To learn more about the housing project, and more about Israel’s concept for the mural project,  please visit  www.sileryard.org.

This event is free and open to the public.