COMMUNITY
HOW WE FIT IN
artGROVE
VOL. 2: “Dia de Los Muertos”
ARTgrove Vol 2 will be held at Elk Grove’s Old Town Plaza in historic Elk Grove, CA. The second of four events of hosting cultural heritage diversity.
https://artners.org/artgrove-vol-2-dia-de-los-muertos/
VOL. 1: “Happy Birthday Frida!”
ARTgrove Vol 1 was held at Elk Grove’s District 56 community center in Elk Grove, CA on July 10, 2021. This event was a cultural heritage diversity celebration in honor of international Mexican Artist Frida Kahlo.
https://artners.org/community/featured-artner-story/
MURAL FESTIVALS
VOL. 1: “Un Dia Para La Madre” (“A Day For Mother”)
@ The Mexican American Hall of Fame Sports Association (2018, MAY)
Mural Expressions Vol 1 was held at MAHFSA Social Hall/Building to further advance and achieve community goals. We opened up our event to artists who created their version of our festivals theme. Sharing their visual stories and community connections of multicultural artists painting 20 murals. After the festival those murals were left in the community for one week proudly exhibiting the results of Sacramento South 1st community engaged mural festival. ARTners in an ‘artnership’ with MAHFSA earned 2 high school senior scholar-athletic scholarships for the students’ college future.
VOL. 2A: “Fiesta De Colores” (“Color Party”)
@ Los Inmortales Mexican Restaurant (2018, SEPTEMBER)
Mural Expressions Vol 2A was held at Los Inmortales Mexican Restaurant day one Mural Expression artnered with FBBA/FBNC in the communities annual “El Grito” celebration. We transported our setup to host 4 artist painting content relatable murals to be in connection with the community event.
VOL. 2B: “Fiesta De Colores” (“Color Party”)
@ The Mexican American Hall of Fame Sports Association (2018, SEPTEMBER)
Mural Expressions Vol 2B, day two was once again held at MAHFSA Social Hall/Building to further advance and achieve community goals. A smaller festival, due to joining presentation space at “El Grito” an annual event in the same community. This event’s theme was an open free style of 15 professional creatives coming together to make it a Color Party. Our festivals and ‘artnership’ with MAHFSA earned a total of 4 high school senior scholar-athletic scholarships for the students’ college future.
MURAL PRESENTATIONS
MENTAL HEALTH CALIFORNIA – CHAMPIONS OF MENTAL HEALTH AWARDS DINNER
@ Csus union ballroom (2019, NOVEMBER)
ARTners/Mural Expressions displayed featured work from our mural festival “Una Dia Para La Madre” (A Day For Mother), artist work shown is from Graffiti, Graphic and Tattoo artist Mike Santori @drmyk
FBBA – “BACK TO THE BLVD”
On Franklin Blvd., Sacramento (2019 September)
ARTners/Mural Expressions participated in the 2019 Back To The Blvd. by creating and displaying a relatable mural. Graffiti, Graphic and Tattoo artist Dr. Myk @drmyk painted this mural during the event.
MARIACHI FESTIVAL DE SACRAMENTO
@ Scottish rite temple center (2019, may)
ARTners/Mural Expressions participated in the 2019 Mariachi festival as live painters created two ‘murals-of-significance’, showcasing the beauty of the customs and sounds of the surrounding event.
FBBA – “ARTS & BREW”
@ LA ESPERANZA MERCADO (APRIL 2019)
ARTners/Mural Expressions was invited to display 7 mural art productions created during our 2018 Sacramento South’s Mural Festivals. ‘Artnering’ within our community to further showcase the local artists, their themed production works and overall supporting the FBBA mission of adding relevant murals into their community.
FBBA – NATIONAL NIGHT OUT
@ LA ESPERANZA MERCADO (AUGUST 2018)
ARTners/Mural Expressions was a participant in the annual National Night Out along side mural festival host Mexican American Hall of Fame Sports Association (MAHFSA). Engaging with the community to share the upcoming pop-up temporary mural art gallery.
MURAL TOURS
MURAL TOURS:
THE WKi SACRAMENTO MURAL TOUR (2014-2021)
Greater Sacramento Area – 45 mile long
Beginning in 2014 The Sacramento WKI Mural Tour was the first of its kind, in Sacramento, escorting interested viewers on a personal guided tour of a one-of-a-kind mural art learning experience. These murals feature the works from the Sacramento Mural Company, Wes Kos Images, established in Sacramento in 1997. Take a tour, enjoy the travel and view these particular murals-of-significance. Hear the meanings of the process of these WKi productions. Murals of beauty, inspirations, awareness and honoring.