by Emily Bhargava | Mar 8, 2015 | community art, data mural, Uncategorized
Rahul has decided to use the data mural process as a teaching tool in his course “Data Storytelling Studio” at MIT. As an introduction to basic data analysis, visual representation and thinking about audiences and the needs of small non-profits, the class...
by Emily Bhargava | Aug 13, 2014 | community art, community health, data mural, Uncategorized
As a continuation of the work we’ve been doing with the Somerville Food Security Coalition we decided to join the fun at the Ignite food and fire festival this week. How did we combine food, fire and food security? We laser-cut facts about hunger and food...
by Emily Bhargava | Jun 14, 2014 | community art, community health, data mural, Uncategorized
Look for us at the American Public Health Association conference in New Orleans in November. We’ll be presenting about Data Murals as a way to engage residents in community health planning and increase data literacy. After attending the conference for a number...
by Emily Bhargava | May 30, 2014 | community art, community health, data mural, Uncategorized
The data mural project is included in an exciting new grant through “Making All Voices Count” to help increase access to information through citizen journalism and visual arts in slum communities in Nairobi, Kenya. We’ll be partnering with two other organizations to...
by Emily Bhargava | Apr 11, 2014 | community art, data mural, Uncategorized
As we prepared for the mural project in Brazil we planned agendas, reviewed our processes and wondered what we would find. We worried about the texture of the wall we’d be painting, worried that the paint would be oil-based instead of water-based and wondered who...
by Emily Bhargava | Mar 19, 2014 | community art, community health, data mural, Uncategorized, youth development
Rahul and I were invited down to Belo Horizonte in Minas Gerais, Brazil by the Office of Strategic Priorities, department of the Minas Gerais State Government to lead a data mural process and a series of data therapy workshops. After a whirlwind week we’re back...
