We’ve been getting some questions about our mural. That, in itself, is a very exciting development. One primary goal of this mural project has been to generate conversation about our community, its values and its hopes. In light of these questions, we’ve developed a short Q & A of our most frequently asked questions. These questions have come to us from those who are members of the Hollywood Adventist Church, who is sponsoring the project, and from those in the Hollywood neighborhood more generally. Here are the questions. Click here (or the tab marked FAQ, above) for the answers.
Why a mural? Why graffiti art
How was the artist chosen? Why Man One?
Why is the church soliciting community input?
Is art, then, compromised and made subservient to some other spiritual or social agenda?
Is God or church somehow diminished in the worldly medium of graffiti art?
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The next workshop has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon, April 6, at 3:00 pm. At this workshop the artist, Man One, will share the first draft of his design for the Crossroads @ HOLLYWOOD mural and solicit input from the community. We hope you can join us.
Location:
1711 N Van Ness Ave., Hollywood, CA 90028
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Approximately 30 people gathered at the Hollywood Adventist Church on Saturday afternoon, March 8, to give their input on a “community-based art mural” being proposed for the exterior wall of the church, facing the 101 Freeway.
After opening remarks by Neville Salvador (a member of the church and an architect by profession) which you can read after the jump, muralist ManOne gave a 20-minute slide presentation of his experience and previous work doing public art murals.
After ManOne’s presentation, participants gathered in groups of 6 or 7 around tables to fill out a questionaire and share their ideas about what would make for a great mural that depicts the beauty and character of our neighborhood. Each table then reported back to the larger group.
It was a very useful and productive time. New acquaintances were made and we all learned something new. A huge thank you to all who participated! Keep reading →
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The Hollywood Seventh-day Adventist Church is pleased to announce that we have received a $10,000 Community Beautification Grant from the Office of Public Works to design and implement a community-based art mural to be located on the large wall of our property facing the 101 Freeway.
Our goal for this art mural is to represent the character and values of our community. To that end, we have planned a Community Input Workshop for Saturday, March 8, 2008 from 4:00 – 6:00 pm. At this workshop we will be soliciting input from all our community partners and any members of the community who wish to be involved.
Please join us for this Community Input Workshop and help us design a mural that will be representative of our neighborhood.
The Workshop will be followed by dinner at 6:00 pm and a benefit concert at 7:00 pm. The concert, entitled Triptych, by violinist Melinda Rice, will include works from a long past musical world (brief settings of chorales by Thomas Tallis and William Byrd, Bach’s Cello Suite I on viola), strains of contemporary exuberance, struggle (including Charles Ives’s 4th violin and piano sonata, “Children’s Day at the Camp Meeting” with Mark Menzies, Melodia and Fuga from Bartók’s sonata for solo violin), and realms of stillness that have pressed themselves into music (Arvo Pärt’s Fratres for string quartet, Spiegel im Spiegel for violin and piano, and Luigi Nono’s “Hay Que Caminar” Soñando with Andrew McIntosh).
The concert is free, but donations are strongly encouraged. All donations will go exclusively to producing the Crossroads at Hollywood mural. Please RSVP to (323) 462-0010 if you plan to eat dinner with us so we can provide the right amount of food.
Click these links to download the press release, flyer and concert program and distribute to those in your organization.
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Crossroads at HOLLYWOOD is a community-based art mural project being proposed by the Seventh-day Adventist Church of Hollywood. The location of the mural is on the church’s West-facing wall (shown in header image at the top of the page). The project was conceived by a group within the church, led by architect Mae Keng Chinn of Onyx Architects. For more information about the project, ways for community members to be involved and progress updates, please subscribe to our RSS feed, email us at info@crossroadsathollywood.com and check back frequently.
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October 18, 2007 · 1 Comment
A large part of the funding for this mural project – up to $10,000 – will come from the annual grant offered by the Office of Community Beautification, City of Los Angeles. The application was due yesterday and we delivered it on time…all 32 pages!
Now we get to WAIT until January to find out of we’ve been awarded the grant. The Office of Community Beautification expects to receive approximately 200 applications and they anticipate funding 90 of those.
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