The group is making mural themed “Compassion, Peace and Community” that will be installed this summer in The Gardens at Lake Merritt.
Impressive facts and figures describe the Oakland Fukuoka Sister City Association’s history, but the astonishing poetry of human lives and complex social connectivity between American and Japanese culture best explain its longevity.
Oakland Fukuoka Sister City Association mural project coordinator and board member JJ Kotler says the board chose Bay Area artists Rachel Rodi and Guy Fuerte of Rachel Rodi Mosaics to design the mural. Oakland woodworking artist Jay van Arsdale will create the large framework into which the artwork, featuring stones gathered by the local community and tiles contributed by members of the organization, will be placed.
“We invited people in Japan to participate virtually and had local youth and board members join in deep thinking about the symbols of the mural. We did live drawings with the artists so we were creating the artwork together. All along, we’ve been thinking about who we could include—from the art design to pebble collection that has happened in Fukuoka and in Oakland.”
“We were at Roberts Regional Park with youths, and those pebbles are with the artist right now,” Kotler said. “The pebbles will be in the mural’s water wave, with pebbles from Japan starting on one side and those from Oakland on the other. They will meet in the middle to represent our coming together.”
Oakland Fukuoka Sister City Association mural project coordinator and board member JJ Kotler appears during an April 30 nature walk at Roberts Regional Park in the Oakland hills, where OFSCA members collected pebbles in to include in a mosaic mural that the group is making for its 60th anniversary.
Tominaga is proud of his family members who have served in the U.S. military but says all Americans regardless of their ancestry should learn about world cultures.
France Dernières Nouvelles, France Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
Heartstopper’s Yasmin Finney is joining Doctor Who as 'another Rose''Another Rose' will factor into Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary.
Lire la suite »
'Doctor Who': David Tennant and Catherine Tate to Return for 60th AnniversaryDavid Tennant and Catherine Tate are returning to DoctorWho for the 60th anniversary in 2023!
Lire la suite »
David Tennant and Catherine Tate Return for Doctor Who's 60th AnniversaryThe 10th Doctor and Donna Noble are back, but how?
Lire la suite »
Oakland Poised to Become ‘Sanctuary City' for Women Seeking AbortionsOakland soon could become a 'sanctuary city' for women seeking abortions as leaders in the East Bay's largest city are set to consider a resolution that protects abortion rights.
Lire la suite »
David Tennant and Catherine Tate to Reprise ‘Doctor Who’ Roles for 60th AnniversaryDavid Tennant and Catherine Tate are returning to “Doctor Who,” reuniting for new scenes that will coincide with the show’s 60th anniversary celebrations in 2023. Tennant and Tate…
Lire la suite »