Design

Here are a few of the stages of the mural design process...

Community Paint Day

Dear Northampton Community,

Come celebrate Earth Day with 

the JFK Community Mural Team!

Join artists and middle school students on Wednesday, April 22nd to paint a mural 

on the front of the building at JFK Middle School. 

Come help us paint anytime between 11am - 2pm. This is a great way to contribute to the beautification and betterment of our community. This event is free and open to the public. 

Weather permitting, we will be outside painting, so prepare to be in the sun. Recommended age: 10y/o and above. All children must be supervised by an adult. 

A little more info:

Artists and high school students have been working with middle school students after school for 2 months to brainstorm and develop ideas for the mural theme. Over April break, we will transfer the design onto cloth, paint the cloth, and later glue the cloth onto the wall at the mural site. 

*If you are unavailable at this time but would still like to help, please contact:

Heather Berlin

hberlin@northampton-k12.us

Design

Here are some mural design teasers...

April Break Camp and Community Paint Day

Northampton families and community: Join us on Earth Day, on Wednesday, April 22nd to help us to paint the mural. Open to the Public! Come anytime between 11am - 2pm.
-Recommended age 10 years old or above. All children must be supervised by an adult.

JFK students: Join us during April break to paint the mural! Tuesday 4/21-Friday 4/24, 9am-12pm, come to JFK and we'll work together to make our building more beautiful.
-Permission slips went home last week. See Mrs. Mallory to sign up! (This is free, but if you are able to contribute a $30 optional donation, we will use it to pay for materials and snacks.)

Here's a little more info about the plan for the week:
Tuesday 9-12: We will project the mural design onto cloth and label different colors.
Wednesday 11-2: We will paint! A lot!
            (Students are welcome to come at the regular time (9am) to help set up and get started)
Thursday & Friday 9-12: We will paint in detail work, make straight lines, and finish smaller mural elements.

Working hard and having fun

For the past month, JFK Middle School students have been working with artist Heather Berlin and art teacher Michelle Mallory to brainstorm and start to design the JFK Community Mural. Here, students are working on collaborative drawings. During these sessions, we became interested in the theme of transformation, and we chose the butterfly as a symbol of both personal and community transformation.

The site!

Did you know that we are designing and painting a mural to go on the front of JFK Middle School in Florence, Massachusetts?! Here is a picture of where the mural will go. We've decided to paint the wall on the left and save the wall on the right for another year...

First Post! Save the date!

JFK and NHS students are busy brainstorming and working with artist Heather Berlin to create the design for our JFK Community Mural. Over April vacation, we will paint the mural! Save the date for our Community Paint Day on Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22nd. Come help us paint and have fun making our school more beautiful. More details coming soon...

Here are some photos from a collaborative art activity.