By Jessica Lawson | Cofounder
Dear Friends,
For the past few months, many of the Mariposa girls have been putting their artisitic talents to use in urban art workshops to deck out the center! Working with four local graffiti artists, the girls learned technique in spray painting, brush painting and stenciling. Together, they created 50 foot mural featuring Anacaona, a Taino female chief who fought for her people's rights against colonizers, with a modern twist. They finished off the scene with the quote, "Anacaona lives within us, because they didn't kill her, they multiplied her" to honor her legacy. The girls did research on Anacaona and then created this masterpiece to bring her story to life!
Art is just one of the many ways we empower our girls by giving them outlets to express themselves and physical space to claim as their own. It is important to us to foster the creative process in our girls as this can help them self-manage behaviors and feelings, reduce stress, and improve self-esteem and awareness.
Throughout the year we will be welcoming more visiting artists to work with the girls on some exciting projects and we look forward to sharing more with you soon. Special thank you to Raquel Rios for supporting this special workshop!
None of this would be possible without the support of all of you and we thank you.
With gratitude,
The girls, families, staff and volunteers at The Mariposa Center for Girls
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