Teen in the Mark Making class
Mark Making has employed East Chattanooga teens to visually transform Glass Street with design work they created in Mark Making classes. The event will be held Friday at 2:30 p.m. at Austin's Sports Bar and Grill, 2407 Glass St.
Lead by local artists Genesis the Greykid and Josiah Golson, teens explored neighborhood issues affecting their lives through poetry, such as poverty, gang violence, and racism, and then expressed solutions to these problems in graffiti inspired murals. Teens discussed these issues with Councilwoman Demetrus Coonrod and wrote advocacy letters to local representatives. The curriculum focused on work readiness and each teen received a stipend for their creative work.
Funding for Magic Markers generously provided by The Lillian L. Colby Foundation and the George R. Johnson Foundation.
For more information visit www.markmaking.org or on Facebook: Mark Making
Teens in the Mark Making class