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The Ascension of the “AscenDance” Mural - CRP's Desi Mundo with "AscenDance"'s artists and subjects On October 16 2021, “AscenDance,” a large-scale mural produced by the Community Rejuvenation Project, in partnership with The Greenlining Institute, finally held… - Continue Reading
AscenDance Mural: Progress Report - In the midst of the strangest summer in modern history--thanks, COVID!--progress is still being made, if you know where to look. Up in the skies, that is. Eight stories above… - Continue Reading
Meet the Muralist: Priya Handa - Guest artist Priya Handa comes highly recommended. A member of the Precita Eyes families, she comes to the “AscenDance” mural as a veteran of community mural projects throughout California and… - Continue Reading
AscenDance: Coming Into View - In the last couple of weeks, the AscenDance mural has turned a corner. What once was a bare and unremarkable wall now pulses with color, vibrancy, and life. Gridlines have… - Continue Reading
Meet the Muralists: Marina Perez-Wong and Elaine Chu - If you’ve been in and around downtown Oakland recently, you may have noticed the new mural going up on the exterior wall of The Greenlining Institute's building. If you’ve stopped… - Continue Reading
Downtown Oakland Becomes Ground Zero For Street Art in Wake of George Floyd Protests - The "AscenDance" mural has finally kicked into gear. After several weeks of build-up, the project -- located on the side of The Greenlining Institute’s headquarters, at 360 14th St. in… - Continue Reading
AscenDance: The Greenlining Mural Moves Forward - CRP’s newest mural, at The Greenlining Institute’s downtown Oakland building, looks like it’s going to be a powerful work of public art. On Friday, May 29, the artists had just… - Continue Reading
Desi Mundo Breaks Down the 360 Mural - The Community Rejuvenation Project’s highly-anticipated collaboration with The Greenlining Institute, the “360 Mural,” has completed its community input and design review phases. Now it’s on to the actual painting, which… - Continue Reading
Pandemics and Public Art - Pandemics have a way of impacting the best-laid plans (of mice and men). What happens to artists who do public-facing works, when there’s an emergency order to shelter in place?… - Continue Reading
CRP’s “Warriors” Mural: A Collaborative Effort - The mural team (photo: Eric K. Arnold) Recently, CRP got a call from Oakland's District 6 Councilmember, Loren Taylor, about a new anti-blight mural opportunity in East Oakland. To avoid… - Continue Reading
