Public art has been created by students in the YEAH! (Youth Experiencing Artistic Hope) project at the Resiliency Preparatory School in several city locations. A project this past fall spruced up the skateboard park located in the lower portion of North Park with a series of murals. Photographs taken by students in a YEAH!-sponsored class were put on display in the lobby of the Citizens-Union Savings Bank in downtown Fall River. The project originated out of the Mission-Vision Committee of the B.O.L.D. (Building Our Lives Drug-free) Coalition and received a grant from the Local Cultural Council Program of the Massachusetts Cultural Council to pays local artists to work with students several hours a day to inspire and teach them a variety of artistic techniques. Click here for photos of an exhibit at Government Center. Click here and here for photos of the art classes. For further information, contact BOLD staff member contact Susan Wolfson at Stanley Street Treatment & Resources, 508-235-7032.
 

(Top and middle rows) Students who worked on the murals that adorn the walls and ramps in the skateboard park include: John Underwood, Jade Stanton, Gabriel Guzman, Brandon Ferreira, Sam Ortiz, Matt Pacheco, Joey Sorrentino, Devinie Alves, Ryan Shaker, Mark Guilmette, Davon Hudson, John Hurtado, Brian Lawton, Jayquan Butler and Jasmine Ferreira. (Bottom row) Photographs displayed on the walls of the main branch of the Citizens-Union Savings Bank at the corner of Bedford and North Main Street were created by: Selena Deschanes, Leslie Jones, Justice Faria, Kelsey Richard, Ashley Cope, Victoria Greene, Justin Amaral, Alexis Arruda, Jasmine Ferreira, Mark Guilmette, Markee Malone, Joey Sorrentino and Samantha Botelho.

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