The 2001 intergenerational Mural Project will meet between June 15 and July 30, 2001. The first 3 meetings will be interviews with high school artists to share memories of growing up in McHenry County or elsewhere. Photographs will be during the Interviews. Next, the high school artists will meet in Crystal Lake at the Firehouse Fine Arts center to design and create a mural including portraits of the storytellers, Interviewers, and elements from the favorite stories.
Interested elders can also paint.
The mural design will be transferred to 5 moveable canvas panels, approximately 42 x 84 each, and the mural will be painted by the high school artists, under the artistic direction of the Northwest Area Arts Council. In McHenry County during 2001-2002. The initial presentation of the mural and performance s of the story telling piece will be at the Grand Opening of the renovated Raue Center for the Arts In Crystal Lake. Ten high school artists and 10 elders from McHenry County will be selected. There Is no cost.