ARTS DAY 2008 in Raleigh North Carolina

On Wednesday, May 14th 2008, ARTS North Carolina sponsored ARTS Day, a state's legislative advocacy day. Over 200 arts people from across the state of North Carolina convened in Raleigh to share with elected officials the value of the arts to their state. For the first time, artists were an integral part of that message.

Learn more about ARTS North Carolina:
http://www.artsnc.org

COMMUNITY MURAL: Anson County-North Carolina

North Carolina mural artist Tunde afolayan worked with the community residents in Anson County, NC to create three community murals. The mural concepts capture the arts, histories and agricultural features of Anson County.
This community mural project was sponsored by the Anson County Arts Council in Wadesboro, North Carolina.

Learn more about Anson County Arts:
http://www.ansoncountyartscouncil.org/

DISMAL SWAMP CANAL: Underground Railroad Mural

This video is a documentary of the Underground Railroad Mural created during an Art in Education Residency at H. L. Trigg Community School in Elizabeth City North Carolina . The concept was inspired by the history of "The Great Dismal Swamp" and its connection to the 'Underground Railroad'. The students went on a field trip to explore the historic Dismal Swamp as part of the Underground Railroad Path to Freedom experience. North Carolina Mural artist Tunde Afolayan, worked with the students to transform the information collected through research into this powerful visual narrative which reflect on an important part of American history.

Check out the Uderground Railroad Mural website:
http://www.geocities.com/dismalswampm...

Learn more about the Great Dismal Swamp and the Underground Railroad at:
http://www.fws.gov/northeast/greatdis...