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  • Old Norwood - The Bronx Mural
  • Actual state of the Norwood mural -Photo by Síle Moloney
  • Volunteers painting the Norwood mural
  • SOme of the volunteers posing after the mural was finished
  • Artist Laura Alvarez
project leader
Laura A
location
221 East 207 Street
(Norwood)
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the project

In 2018 I was lucky to paint an iconic mural in the Norwood section of the Bronx, with the help of some neighbors, Artbridge and the Council Member. It was defaced a few years after we painted it, and after months trying to get funding with no luck, I decided to raise my own money to give the wall new life. 

I want to create a participatory process to engage the community so we imagine another mural that the neighborhood identify with. 

the steps

April

Start contacting the neighbors to create a group of people interested in volunteering

Get authorization from the landlord (already on board)

May

Outreach events

Vote on the final design for the mural

Order supplies

Clean and patch up the wall

Paint the mural

why we're doing it

When I was first approached to paint this wall, the neighbors had a dreadful area where they only got ugly tags and piles of garbage. When we cleared the area and painted the space, the dynamic of the area changed, making it feel safer and keeping it clean. Now it is back to the old ways, and we want to change that.

budget

Paint supplies - $1500

Artist stipend - $3500

Refreshments for volunteers - $300

Transportation / storage- $300

Promotional materials - $200

Documentation - $200

 

PROJECT FUNDING NEEDED $6,000.00
ioby Fiscal Sponsorship Fee 8% $533.33
ioby Donation Processing Fee 4% $133.33
TOTAL TO RAISE $6,666.67
Donation processing fees apply to donations only. 100% of match funding goes to projects. Please note, fees are estimated here and final numbers may change based on the final amount raised and amount of match funding applied to this campaign.  

 

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donors

  • Daniel Huaben
  • Tim H.
  • J Reuben-Fonseca
  • Carol B.
  • Elizabeth H.
  • Michael and Kenya Young
  • EdMundo
  • Ana Rebeca C.
  • Gail N.
  • Anonymous
  • Lina C.
  • Anonymous
  • Matt L-J
  • Cinnamon & Iggy
  • Melissa P.
  • Danny A.
  • Miriam Dawn Tabb
  • Yeline D.
  • Lois H.
  • Yolanda R.
  • Tanz Rod
  • J. Shuffield
  • Reinaldo F.
  • Evelyn M.
  • Carmel
  • Edgar S.
  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous
  • Maria B.
  • Julia B.
  • Susan Chevlowe
  • Abigail M.
  • Nicky E.
  • Avery Allen
  • Stephanie C.
  • Osjua N.
  • Jordan M.
  • Luisa B
  • The Bronx Collective
  • Shawniquica H.
  • Anonymous