From the category archives:

Bir’Zeit

Finally on the Wall

June 2, 2008

Our fourth companion arrived late last night and we are bringing him up to speed. He is impressed with the size of our canvas and the headway we’ve made with our design, but we still had a lot of work to do and we were anxious about gridding the wall and getting [...]

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The Mural Design

June 1, 2008

The plan is for different Palestinian artists to fill in the silhouettes and international artists  or those not able to participate on the ground, will contribute designs for the notes on the musical staffs which will be the musical notation for Biladi (“My Country“) the National Anthem of Palestine and Mawtini [...]

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Scaffolding and Design in Progress

May 31, 2008

The plastering has dried and we have scaffolding! Amazing!
Our dear comrade Amjad, the groundskeeper at the Conservatory, is busy priming the building while we continue to adjust the design and meet with various Palestinian artists who we’ve invited to participate in the painting of the mural.

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Break the Silence arrives in Bir Zeit

May 27, 2008

We arrived Sunday evening to the town of Bir Zeit, just north of Ramallah. Our kind and generous hosts at the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music have done an amazing job at preparing for our mural work on the 100 ft. by 35 ft. facade of the building which once [...]

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