Murals brighten once-blighted neighborhoods

 For me, one of the major theme or motif of this community service is to help the community with what I am good for. I am not calling myself an awful genius artist but I know many people do appreciate me as an artist, and since I present myself as an artist, I can say that art is what I am best at. This link leads to a small article that features mural artists trying their best to make their community better. This is who I want to be and what I want to do for this project.

"What it did was bring a new breath of life back into the community," said Richard Drain, 55, who has lived in Mantua all his life. In 2004, he and a friend were trying to start a nonprofit organization that would provide after-school activities for children, help families visit relatives in prison, organize food and clothing drives, and keep the streets clean.
"Then the Mural Arts Program came through, and we kind of bloomed together," he said. "Prior to getting those murals, the garden was strewed with drug paraphernalia, old tires and garbage. It was pretty messed up."

This is a great inspiration for me. Art can make a lot of changes in the community, contrast to what many people think. The mural artists are spreading art and their passion in order to take part in a philanthropy. I found it to be absolutely beautiful. I hope the outcome of my project is what I wanted or close enough. I want to raise enough money for what ever charity me and fellow artists choose to donate to.