by Emily Bhargava | Apr 4, 2013 | community art, data mural, Uncategorized
It’s true, the first data mural is actually painted! We did a speedy process with the Cambridge Boys and Girls Club to create a mural based on the results of surveys that the members fill out throughout the year. A group of 8-11 year-olds looked at a small...
by Emily Bhargava | Mar 17, 2013 | community art, data mural, Uncategorized
Ok, so remember that post about the “why” questions and how they are so important for figuring out where you can actually make change on what seems like an intractable problem? They work just as well on the other end, to help figure out WHAT you’re...
by Emily Bhargava | Mar 4, 2013 | community art, community health, data mural, Uncategorized
The mural design workshop with Collaborate for Healthy Weight was on Wednesday and we now have a rough sketch of the mural lay-out! Luckily Chris from Head Start (who’s proven to be a wonderful artist and great cartoonist) has agreed to help draw in figures once the...
by Emily Bhargava | Feb 25, 2013 | community art, community health, data mural, Uncategorized
That’s really the name of the collaborative. It’s catchy, and the group is a wonderful mix of parent advocates, service providers, epidemiologists and municipal employees. We’re working with them to create a data mural that will hang in the Head Start office in...
by Emily Bhargava | Jan 27, 2013 | community art, community health, data mural, Uncategorized
I’m sitting here with my feet propped up on a draft of a mural design about food security, and I’m thinking about the strategic planning process that I’ll be leading in a couple of days with a substance abuse coalition. I’ll be leading the substance abuse group...
by Emily Bhargava | Jan 27, 2013 | community art, data mural, Uncategorized
Boston Cares, which is an amazing local non-profit (www.bostoncares.org), organized a MLK day of service at the Curley school in Jamaica Plain last Monday. As part of the event I had the opportunity to lead a small mural project on canvas. Mine was a fourth canvas to...
