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A mural is being developed for La 91直播鈥檚 campus
Everyone in the campus community is welcome to contribute ideas to support the digital artwork鈥檚 concept and design.聽
A mural at 91直播 is in the works鈥攁nd it鈥檚 a project that will take the collective experiences, ideas, and participation of the campus community to bring it together.
The University has received a Faithfully Forward Initiative grant from the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU) and Interfaith America to conceptualize, create, and deliver a digital mural at La 91直播 no later than Fall 2023. The $5,000 grant will finance all components associated with the mural鈥攆rom the commission of a digital artist to the requisite tools and technology for creating and displaying it.
When completed, the digital mural will capture the various and diverse identities that are present on La 91直播鈥檚 campus, through the lens of faith. The choice to produce a digital mural will allow the University to display it in multiple locations on campus and at specific events and gatherings, while also adapting and adding to it over time.
When completed, the digital mural will capture the various and diverse identities that are present on La 91直播鈥檚 campus, through the lens of faith, said Vice President of Mission, Diversity, and Inclusion Alisa Macksey. The choice to produce a digital mural will allow the University to display it in multiple locations on campus and at specific events and gatherings, while also adapting and adding to it over time, Macksey added.
鈥淭hink of a digital mural as a moving piece of public art, one that can be projected onto walls, windows, or sidewalks in a number of venues across campus,鈥 Macksey said. 鈥淭his approach is an open-ended form of artistic design, too, allowing us to update the mural to best represent a community of educators, learners, and Lasallians that is constantly evolving.鈥
Philadelphia is internationally renowned for its works of public art. Widely regarded as the City of Murals, Philadelphia is home to more than 4,000 murals and other pieces of community-based art that are on public display. Often, they are developed by the residents of neighborhoods where they exist, with community members contributing at every phase of a mural鈥檚 development.
鈥淲e are entering this process open-minded to the many faiths and backgrounds that are present in our unique Lasallian Catholic community. This will be a cohesive project and we need everyone to come forward with their ideas. We want to share the thoughts, words, and visual representations that contribute to our vision of personal and faith identity.鈥
鈥擵ice President of Mission, Diversity, and Inclusion Alisa Macksey
That same approach is being adopted at La 91直播. Listening sessions with students in December and with faculty and staff in the early spring semester will help the University collect ideas on how the La 91直播 community can contribute their identities to the mural, Macksey said.
La 91直播 has commissioned Philadelphia-based designer, painter, and muralist Becky McIntyre to create the digital mural, working collaboratively with undergraduate student Grace McKenna, 鈥24, a digital arts major who is studying design and applied arts.
鈥淲e are entering this process open-minded to the many faiths and backgrounds that are present in our unique Lasallian Catholic community,鈥 Macksey said. 鈥淭his will be a cohesive project and we need everyone to come forward with their ideas. We want to share the thoughts, words, and visual representations that contribute to our vision of personal and faith identity.鈥
鈥擟hristopher A. Vito