SCAD SERVE is a community service design studio.
In this role, I was responsible for designing social media posts, conducting research for events, and volunteering at various events. It was an enriching experience to be involved in so many different aspects of the organization and to contribute to its success. I am grateful for the opportunity to have been a part of SCAD SERVE.
SCAD Paint our Parks (SCAD POP)
The Paint Our Parks public art initiative invites our neighbors and friends in SCAD’s hometowns of Savannah and Atlanta, Ga., to enjoy the work of accomplished SCAD artists. Since launching in 2021, Paint Our Parks has beautified and enlivened 16 basketball courts and play spaces at city parks, schools, and community youth centers with vibrant murals by SCAD alumni. Below are the parks I helped paint!
It's another SCAD POP SLAM DUNK! 🏀 Guided by our summer 2022 SCAD SERVE Alumni Ambassador, Alex Waggoner (B.F.A., painting, 2012), a team of over 100 volunteers comprised of SCAD students, alumni, faculty, staff, community members, and Art In The Paint combined their creative superpowers to create a vibrant mural on the Adair Park 1 basketball court in southwest Atlanta. This vibrant SCAD POP showpiece enhances the shared recreational space at this cherished community park and fosters a unified celebration of the power of the arts.
SCAD SERVE Alumni Ambassador, Carla Contreras (M.F.A., painting, 2019), conceptualized the Mozley Park mural design and mentored a team of volunteers comprised of SCAD students, alumni, faculty, staff, community members, and Art In The Paint to create a bright and fun basketball court mural in Atlanta's Mozley Park. Contreras' mural concept and design convey harmony with nature and incorporate uplifting organic colors and patterns inspired by African print designs and Kente cloth symbolism.
SCAD SERVE Alumni Ambassador and acclaimed painter and muralist Alexandria Hall (B.F.A., illustration, 2019) led a volunteer team of SCAD students, alumni, faculty, staff, and a group of enthusiastic friends from Atlanta city departments in the creation of the mural. The result is a spirited showpiece that enhances the shared recreational space at this popular community park and fosters a unified celebration of the power of the arts.
Energized SCAD-tastic vibes radiate off the brand-new basketball court we installed at Bazoline E. Usher/Collier Heights Elementary School. SCAD SERVE Alumni Ambassador and acclaimed muralist Alexandria Hall (B.F.A., illustration, 2019) led a volunteer team of SCAD students, alumni, faculty, staff, community members, and Art In The Paint in the creation of the mural.
Our summer 2023 quarter SCAD SERVE Alumni Ambassador, José Ray (B.F.A., painting, 2011), led a dedicated group of volunteers consisting of SCAD students, alumni, faculty, staff, and members of the community in the creation of our most recent SCAD POP mural at Atlanta's Sara J. González Memorial Park.
#SCADSERVE alumni ambassador and acclaimed artist, José Ray (B.F.A., painting, 2011), guided members of his community to complete this captivating public homage to Sara J. González, an unwavering champion of Georgia’s Latino community.
Our fall 2023 quarter SCAD SERVE Alumni Ambassadors, Joseph Veazey (B.F.A., graphic design, 2009) and Dohyun “Odni” Lim (B.F.A., animation, 2018), led a dedicated group of volunteers consisting of SCAD students, alumni, faculty, staff, and members of the community in the creation of our SCAD POP mural at Adair Park II.
Nina Robinson (B.F.A., animation, 2019), our Fall 2023 SCAD SERVE Alumni Ambassador, guided a dedicated group of volunteers in the creation of our SCAD POP mural at Stone Hogan Park in Atlanta.
