Students in a special topics art class are creating murals for two local schools.
The class, mural painting, teaches students how to become mural painters.
The murals will be painted at Edmond Memorial High School, 1000 E. 15th St. in Edmond, and Gatewood Elementary, 1821 N.W. 21st St. in Oklahoma City. Students put together the proposals and rough drafts of the projects while Mike Wimmer, professor and art department chairman, acts as a liaison between the schools and the class members.
Biz Young, acting senior, said:
The one at the high school is an inspirational wall of sorts, and the elementary school one is all about the imagination and it covers three of the four walls in their library.”
The mural for Edmond Memorial began last weekend. The mural for Gatewood Elementary is in the final steps of approval.
“I enjoy painting these murals,” Young said. “To help high schools and elementary schools become brighter by doing art is amazing.”
Since the murals are part of a class, only those enrolled in the class may help paint them.
“There is potential for a group of students to start a mural painting group as a way for art students to make money during the summer,” Wimmer said.
For more information about the class, its projects, or future mural paintings email Wimmer at mwimmer@okcu.edu.
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