© 2009 Maria Ricke
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| Making the Lake |
Making the Music Band Shell |
Taking a Walk |
Lake Harriet Band Shell |
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Amazing Volunteers |
The Last Piece | Unveiling - 11-15-08 |
The Mosaic Song |
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| Gee, Another Funny Face | Unveiled |
Reaching Up, Touching Mosaic |
SW Senior Center Mural 2008 |
The Southwest Center Community Mosaic Mural was created in the fall of 2008 as a collaboration between Volunteers of America of MN’s Southwest Senior Center, Barton Open School, CARAG, and neighborhood residents. We started the project with four community visioning sessions, brainstorming together on what we love about Minneapolis and our dreams for the future. Tons of community workshops were held where everyone helped build the 100 square-foot mural – sorting and cutting tile, gluing tile to mesh, and finally installing the mural on the south side of the Southwest Center. The mosaic features a young tree growing beside a wonderful old tree with their roots woven together, celebrating our interconnectedness. People walk, bike, and stroll through the mosaic of flowers, birds, butterflies, sailboats on Lake Harriet, and music flowing from the Bandshell. “This process was a great example of how art can bring people together. People of all ages worked with each other to create this beautiful piece. I think everyone who sees the mosaic will be inspired by the work and its celebration of our neighborhood,” said Mary Ann Schoenberger, Director of Southwest Senior Center.
The mural is located at the Southwest Center, 3612 Bryant Ave S, Minneapolis, MN. Funding for the mosaic mural was provided by a City of Minneapolis Innovative Graffiti Prevention Micro-Grant, Volunteers of America-Minnesota and Calhoun Area Residents Action Group (CARAG). Special thanks to the cool volunteers that worked incredibly hard to get this mosaic completed and installed before the snow flew!