Scene Through a Fence
Participants
- Quentin Heyward,
- Stephan Vinson,
- Lorenzo Walters,
- Joseph Algahmie,
- Mohamed Alhidami,
- Ali Almontser,
- Abdul Alselmi,
- Yousef Althaaibani,
- Anna Armon Shimmons,
- Joe Brown,
- Andrea Bruno,
- Dhrur Dhawan,
- Eli Diner,
- Piera Gelardi,
- Gordon Hull,
- Allison Kave,
- Madhu Kaza,
- Anne Knight,
- Josh Kurfirst,
- Kmel Leggett,
- Nicole Markoff,
- Melissa Matlins,
- Yasmine Mohamood,
- Ermal Myftani,
- Sarah Neustadter,
- Jessica Rockstein,
- Abdul Shafiq,
- Ali Shafiq
Community Partners
NoneNeighborhood
Funders
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In the fall of 1999, IS 293 and college students from New York University came together in an educational exchange and collaborative mural project. The result was "Scene Through the Fence," a 16 foot high mural that stretches the full 125 feet of a formerly-graffitied schoolyard wall. The imagery integrates themes important to the youth: open mindedness, love and friendship. With this project, NYU made its first foray into introducing their art students to community service; Brooklyn youth had the opportunity to attend an NYU Public Art seminar; and NYU students began (and will continue) volunteering at IS 293's new Arts Academy.