SUMMER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE/ Weeksville Time Train
WEEKSVILLE TIME TRAIN
Groundswell Community Mural Project ©
www.groundswellmural.org
Acrylic on Wall
12 x 100 Ft
2007
Lead Artist: Duane Smith
Assistant Artist: Irene Martinez
Youth Artists: Shanay Youmans, Crystal Rosado, Makeda Gaillard, Serena Sessing, Cassandra Burrell, Adriana Leroy, Torey Kelly, Shaniqua Adams, Kashawn Gillespie, Dacha Gillespie, Nico Koehle
Location: Hugh Gilroy Senior Center, 447 Kingsborough 4th Walk, Weeksville, Brooklyn
Community Partner: Weeksville Heritage Center, Hugh Gilroy Senior Center
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
As one of six projects in Groundswell’s Summer Leadership Institute (SLI), youth worked with seniors to create a mural at the Hugh Gilroy Senior Center to bring to life Weeksville’s rich African-American heritage. Working over seven weeks during July and August, the group interviewed residents and designed and painted the mural, which wraps around a courtyard adjacent to the center. The design links imagery from the personal stories of Hugh Gilroy residents with imagery of Weeksville and Brooklyn icons.
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