Students led by Mel put together an amazing Altar to honor Oakland’s deceased.
“[C]reate[d]…out of found objects and old materials. The frame was built from an abandoned door that was in an alley way and a pallet left by the train tracks. canvas and paint from an art class from last year. Painted bottles from my recycling to put a spin on the street memorial bottles. Youth painted messages to their loved ones on the bottles and on sheets of paper that lay on the table. Painted empty spraypaint cans for Dream, Pak and Plan B.”
You can go see the Altar and the other art at Jack London Square until December 16.
Congrats to everyone who worked on this cool project: Melanin Buford, Jose Zamora, Kieth Chang, Evan Holt, Johathan Hall, Darrnesha Green, Kamla Krouch, Yen Nguyen, Loc Huynh, Gorlan Lee, Cami Smith-Dahl, and Mica Smith-Dahl.
More info here:
http://mocha.org/exhibits/re-create.html
