RFK Mural Festival

Branded Arts is excited to announce its latest project, the Robert F. Kennedy Mural Festival. 30 artists have been commissioned to paint a series of murals throughout the Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools during a one-week span from May 23 – 27, 2016.

In a desire to promote arts in school, these projects also aim to send an inspirational and positive message to kids ranging from kindergarten to the 12th grade. Not only will murals be painted throughout the week, but the Paul Schrade Library will be transformed into a gallery exhibition space featuring work from over 30 artists, as well as artwork from the students.

Built on the site of the former Ambassador Hotel, RFK Community Schools honors its historical significance as the site of not only six autonomous pilot schools, but also as the site of the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. To honor the US Senator and his legacy, the school adopted his namesake and commissioned two Judith Baca murals in addition to preserving the original architecture of the Cocoanut Grove Theater. The school was built as a modern interpretation of the original Ambassador Hotel, maintaining elements of the original structure and celebrating its star-studded yet somber history. Local history, art, and education have come together to create a space of diversity, creativity, innovation, and social justice – all social elements that RFK Community Schools seeks to foster.

The RFK Mural festival continues to facilitate the importance of art in educational systems, hosting student and public engagement projects throughout its week-long run. Students will be involved with mural production through workshops and seminars hosted by participating artists, and exhibit their artwork alongside the likes of Tim Biskup, D\*Face and Erik Jones in the Paul Schrade Library Gallery. There will be opportunities to attend lecture and panel discussions, film screenings, and guided tours of the newly created on-site murals including a 40-foot high portrait of Robert F. Kennedy by Shepard Fairey.

Featuring Artwork by:

Andrew Hem

Baker’s Son

Beau Stanton

Brandy Alexander

Charlie Edmiston

Clinton Bopp

Colette Miller

Curiot

Cyrcle

Dallas Clayton

David Flores

Greg Mike

Hueman

Hush

James Bullough

James Haunt

Jeff Soto

Jonas Never

Jose Maradiaga-Andrade

Josh Everhorn

Kenny Scharf

Paige Smith

RISK

Rob Hill

Sam Flores

Shepard Fairey

UR New York

Woes Martin

Yoskay Yamamoto

BRANDED ARTS LEADERSHIP

Warren Brand

Jackson Lipps

Josh Everhorn

Boomer Welles

Jack McCowan

Jose Maradiaga-Andrade

Jeremy Robles

Jaimie Hackney

Erin Darling

Nina Galardi

Augustin Kim

Katie Zapatka

Luis Valle

Rob Hill

Aileen Wang

Yi-Lin Wu

Clinton Bopp

Elan Shevah

Grayson Sykes

FILM AND PHOTO TEAM

Nicholas Albert

John Leeson

Tamara Arroba

Zane Meyer

Cory Ring

Derek Hackett

Landon Taylor

Ronald Weaver

Jay Kantor

Matt Whitaker

Bryan Mier

Jeremy Robles

RFK LEADERSHIP

Daniel W. Bagby, Principal Ambassador School of Global Education

Susan S. Canjura, Principal

Los Angeles High School of the Arts

Eftihia Danellis, Principal

School for the Visual Arts and Humanities

Leyda W. Garcia, Principal UCLA Community Schools

Gregory D. Jackson, Principal Ambassador School of Global Leadership

Rosario Kurlander

School Business and Operations Manager

Charles D. Smith, Principal New Open World Academy

RFK FACULTY

Brandy Alexander NOW Academy

Rafael Ayala, LAHSA Elise Chung

Russel G. Doherty, ASGL Yee Eng

Arturo Garay, Educare

Eric Garcia, SVAH

Rick Green, ASGL

Mel Horan, SVAH

Queena Kim, UCLA Community School, AP

Jeff La Haie, UCLA Community School, AP

Brenda Lara, NOW Academy, AP

Nathalie Lazo

Christine Lewis, NOW Academy

Grace Lim Maddox, UCLA Community School

Ryoko Matsui, NOW Academy

Justice O’Neil, NOW Academy

Xavier Ortiz, NOW Academy, AP

Manuel Chan Pool, Educare

Katy Reiter

Robert Selander, LAHSA

Araceli Silva, Now Academy, AP

Annie Simons, LAHSA

Janet Yoo, SVAH

JessieAnna Martinez-Wilton, LAHSA

Niki Gardner

LAUSD LOCAL DISTRICT CENTRAL

Roberto Antonio Martinez Local District Superintendent

Eugene Hernandez Administrator of Operations

Natividad Rozsa Administrator of Instruction

Hugo Carlos Instructional Director

Julie Gonzalez Instructional Director

Ismael Berver

Administrator of Parent and Community Education

Russell Copley

K-12 Arts Integration Specialist

Amalia “Gabby” Rivas Financial Manager

SPECIAL THANKS

Local District Central, Los Angeles Unified School District

Behr Paint

Sugar Artists Acrylic

Thinkspace Gallery

Home Depot

Get Lit – Words Ignite

Los Angeles Times

Rebel 8

Hijinx Artist Management and PR

The Music Center

Barnsdall Arts

UniverSoul Hip Hop

Sweet Beats

The Joyce and Stanley Black Family Foundation Steve Taub

Ranjana Khan

Sinan Uzan

Howard Krom

LAUSD Board Member Monica Garcia

LAUSD Local District Central Superintendent Roberto Martinez

And a very special thank you to all of the wonderful students and volunteers at Robert F Kennedy Community Schools!