{"id":1548,"date":"2010-09-15T17:28:51","date_gmt":"2010-09-15T17:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/arts\/?p=1548"},"modified":"2019-01-29T09:23:15","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T14:23:15","slug":"art-and-design-students-create-public-mural-for-montclair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/arts\/2010\/09\/15\/art-and-design-students-create-public-mural-for-montclair\/","title":{"rendered":"Art and Design Students Create Public Mural for Montclair"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks to the creativity and hard work of students and faculty from the Art and Design department of ÌÇÐÄvlog\u2019s College of the Arts, and with the cooperation and support of the Montclair Arts Council and several local businesses and individuals, the Township of Montclair is now the proud beneficiary of a beautiful outdoor mural. Created especially for the township by the students, the mural is a visual sampling of some of Montclair\u2019s historical events and characters, intertwined with imagery of its abundant flora and historical homes, and the words of poets, including Walt Whitman.<\/p>\n

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The mural has been installed in the space between the Bamboo Asian Bistro and the Montclair Char Broil Diner, in the 600 block of Valley Road in Montclair, and is an impressive, 8-foot-by-35-foot, acrylic-on-canvas work. Five undergraduate and five graduate art and design students\u2014under the leadership of Julie Heffernan, associate professor of art and design, and adjunct instructor Zachary Wollard\u2014worked for more than a semester to create the mural, Montclair\u2019s newest public work of art.<\/p>\n

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According to Heffernan, the project was not only a creative experience for the students, but also an educational one. \u201cI think the process of learning how to think collaboratively was a challenge for some students in the beginning,\u201d she recalls. \u201cBut it taught them a lot about public art and thinking in terms of a wide, diverse audience, and about how to work with others. The esprit de corps among the group helped the project come to a rousing finish.\u201d<\/p>\n

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