SOUTH LA’S MAYA ANGELOU COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL GETS A MAKEOVER FROM NEARLY 30 LOCAL & INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ARTISTS
Week-Long Mural Festival & Academic Symposium Features Work by Local Art Collective Ni Santas, Faith 47, And Shepard Fairey, As Well As Programming By NASA, Miguel, Run-DMC, & More
MAYA ANGELOU MURAL FESTIVAL
May 13 – May 18, 2019
GRAND RECEPTION
May 18, 2019 | 4pm – 9pm
Dr. Maya Angelou Community High School
300 E. 53rd St., Los Angeles, CA 90011
Branded Arts is excited to announce the Maya Angelou Mural Festival, the next installment of its LAUSD mural festival series. Over two-dozen local and international artists have been commissioned to paint a series of murals throughout South LA’s Dr. Maya Angelou Community High School, from May 13 – 18, 2019. Throughout the week the school will also host an academic symposium, featuring programming by NASA, LACMA, Artsy, Self Help Graphics, Eddie Huang, Run-DMC, and many more. The Grand Reception will be held Saturday, May 18th from 4pm – 9pm, featuring a conversation and performance with Grammy award-winning singer / songwriter MIGUEL, and a preliminary talk from Torri Shack of Tangible Movement. Dr. Maya Angelou Community High School is located at 300 E. 53rd St., Los Angeles, CA 90011.
Confirmed Muralists
1010, Add Fuel, Daniel Arsham, Axel Void, Bliss One, Brushwork, Victoria Cassinova, The Clover Signs, Enk One, Josh Everhorn, Shepard Fairey, Faith XVLII, Rob Hill, Huge, JR’s Inside Out Project, L.E.O., Jona Meelan, Mictlan Murals, Mr B Baby, Ni Santas, Nunca, Perez Bros, Petal 1, Rabi of Cyrcle, Raquel Rojas, Tochtlita, Valfre, Shawn Michael Warren, Andi Xoch, Joan Zeta, ZUCO
Sponsors and Partners
LACMA, BEHR Paint, Ironlak, NASA JPL, Mosaic Art Foundation, Creative Constellations, KITH, Thinkspace Gallery, Newmark Knight Frank, Officecreated.com, The Mayfair Hotel, Hyper X
