Andrews Avenue Mural
Collaborative YSU student art mural taking shape on Andrews Avenue
Metro Monthly is a local news and events magazine based in Youngstown, Ohio.Dragana Crnjak’s Mural and Site-Specific Painting class have completed five weeks’ of work designing and painting the Andrews Avenue Memory Mural Project, a collaborative partnership between Lit Youngstown and the YSU Department of Art.
The public art project, also supported by Youngstown Cityscape and the Andrews Avenue Business Group, is located in the Andrews Avenue corridor stretching along Andrews Avenue from Federal Street to E. Rayen Avenue. A Neighborhood SUCCESS Grant from the Raymond J. Wean Foundation supports the project.
The project began with Lit Youngstown soliciting memories from those who remember downtown–yesterday and long ago–and proceeded with students selecting some memories to create the images they are painting. The project is designed for future classes to add to the mural.
Students include Elaine Ngo, senior, graphic design, Boardman; Hannah Roberts, senior, studio art-painting, Warren; Holly Yarab, senior, studio art-painting, Boardman; Lauren Linger, junior, studio art-interdisciplinary, New Castle; Lexi Chismar, senior, graphic design, Boardman; Morgan Lay, junior, studio art, Brookfield; Tina Kalenits, senior, journalism, Cleveland; Verena Bo Gyeong Son, sophomore, studio art-painting, South Korea; Mya Kasten, senior, graphic design, Canfield; Rachel Hritz, junior, painting and art education, Youngstown; Chloe Miklos, senior, media communication/interdisciplinary art, Sharon; Rose Sulerach Rivera, senior, studio art-interdisciplinary, Long Island, N.Y.