Assembling the Future
Participants
- Teresa Alvarez,
- Rachely Caceres,
- Kiera Cassells,
- Clara Cruz,
- Yasmely de la Cruz,
- Flor Cucllo,
- Kiona Ditren,
- Annie Laurie Elliott,
- Lizbeth Garcia,
- Mariluz Jimenez,
- Dashirah Lucas,
- Blanca Merlin,
- Ivanna Moscoso,
- Yaelin Regalado,
- Imani Santos,
- Cindy Toribio,
- Nicole Toribio,
- Stephany Vasquez,
- Jhazlee Velez,
- Soraya Zarate
Community Partners
Neighborhood
Location
504 W 158th StreetWashington Heights, NY 10032United States
Designed by a talented team of New York City young women, Assembling the Future illustrates that the building of a strong healthy child is a community responsibility. They were inspired by the community partners for the project: Community League of the Heights (CLOTH), which provides services for the entire family, from child to senior citizen, and Community Health Academy of the Heights (CHAH). The mural design centers on a golden, smiling child covered with a honeycomb motif. A young woman and an elder help build the child by placing honeycombs where pieces were missing. Surrounding the three figures are hexagonal shapes which show other components of a community's health, such as education and housing. Honeycombs are an advanced natural design, said Lead Artist Crystal Bruno, because they get the most out of the least amount of material. Their stability, harmony, and efficiency represent CLOTH and CHAHs strength at promoting health. This project is made possible with public funds from the New York City Council through its STARS Citywide Girls Initiative. Through creating a mural focused everyone's contributions, the youth women of color artists of Assembling the Future contributed their leadership towards inspiring others through their empowerment.
