28/05/2026
🎨 Art mentorship in action! Through our Arts Education program, we teamed up with Granite School District to create a unique collaborative project.
From conception to the final brushstroke, this community mural project was approximately six months in the making! Professional muralist, teaching artist, and Executive Director of Artes de México en Utah, Luis Novoa, took inspiration from over 500 student drawings and ideas to design this vibrant mural for Dosmundosacademy. High school art students helped paint this large-scale work under Luis' guidance, gaining hands-on experience in public art production. 🖌️✨
Last week, hundreds of community members gathered to celebrate the mural. Younger students even stopped by to add their own finishing touches by leaving a colorful handprint on the secondary mural wall. ✋❤️ The full project was completed shortly thereafter.
Thank you to the educators, artists, students, and community members who made this project such a success. This is what Arts Education is all about: bridging the gap between classroom learning and creative career paths.
Swipe to see the journey 📸
1️⃣ Granite School District and UA&M standing in front of the finished, colorful axolotl portion of the mural.
2️⃣ Lead artist Luis Novoa standing in front of a finished section of the mural featuring silhouettes of children and Utah's iconic outdoors.
3️⃣ Luis, student contributors, and educators at the community celebration.
4️⃣ High school student volunteers helping a younger student paint their hand for the community addition.
5️⃣ & 6️⃣ Local schoolchildren adding their unique, colorful handprints to form the words "DOS MUNDOS" on the secondary mural wall.
7️⃣ Luis working alongside a student helper to map out and mix vibrant paint colors at the start of the project.
8️⃣ High school art students and educators working as a team to lay down the initial base colors on the massive school walls.
9️⃣ A wide view of the stunning, completed corner mural on the Dos Mundos Academy building.
