Siren’s Community Mural

Over the past six weeks, the San Pedro Waterfront Arts District has been conducting a mural workshop with community members, led by Teaching Artist, Virginia Broersma (virginiabroersma.com). We selected Virginia from a field of 14 qualified Teaching Artists who responded to our extensive outreach.
In order to make the arts more accessible to everyone, we believe an important part of our mission is promulgating public art and educating members of our creative community. To that end, the Arts District decided to make meaningful education experiences readily available, such as the recently concluded arts appreciation series, Cuatro@Cabrillo with arts scholar Gregorio Luke.

On June 18th, in Machine Studio on 6th Street in San Pedro, the Arts District in collaboration with Community Art Machine (communityartmachine.com) and Sirens Java and Tea, launched a novel community mural project, called “Adventures in Public Art.” The six-week workshop was designed to give the participants a common foundation in the elements of art; color theory, principals of design, analysis of art elements and the creation of art works reflecting complex ideas and expressive content. This highly collaborative method of creating public art is currently underway with the help of over 25 volunteers, along with the 12 core workshop students. Mural Painting Days are 7/23, 7/25, 7/27, 7/28 – 9:00-2:00pm, the press and public are welcome.

We are thrilled to be given the use of the wall on the new Sirens. In week three, the class met with owner Yolanda Regalado to see the still under-construction coffee shop, hear her story and tour the 80’X16’ wall on the parking lot side of her property. This gift to San Pedro was made possible by the generous donations from Phillips 66 Refinery, the Office of Supervisor Don Knabe and the last of the funds granted by the Community Redevelopment Agency.