Community Mural Design with A'Kailah

Community Mural Design with A'Kailah

Free Event open to all youth in San Bernardino ages 11 and up.

This series of workshops invites all youth in San Bernardino to learn about some of the history of mural making and take part in the process of conceptualizing and designing a mural for their own community!

Learn the basics of design and paintings skills alongside this professional artist and instructor.

A'Kailah Byrd-Greene is a portrait and mural artist from San Bernardino, California. Her work focuses on bringing a colorful and vibrant outlook to the way Black women are represented in art. She explores the effects of social and personal experiences while manipulating non-traditional skin tones and characteristics to highlight varying emotions. A'Kailah received a BA in Studio Art from CSUSB in 2019 and an MFA from Claremont Graduate University in 2021.

The collective design will then be painted on a wall in the outdoor courtyard at the Youth Justice Center in San Bernardino. Come be part of this community-building and history making series of events.

All workshops are free!

Come for one or all 4.

September 22

September 29

(no class on October 6th)

October 13

October 20

Classes are free!

Location is:

Youth Justice Center

900 E. Gilbert St Building #31

San Bernardino, CA 92415

All supplies will be provided.

The mural will be painted following the completion of the design workshops. Stay tuned for another invite to come help paint this mural!

All of this has been made possible through the generous support of the team at the Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) and the staff at the Youth Justice Center.

We look forward to seeing you all soon!

Host or Publisher Arts Connection - the Arts Council of San Bernardino County