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Colorful alphabet letters spelling 'Hope' in front of a bright turquoise wall with decorative white and gold swirls.
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A mural in a library depicting children and adults with large pink and yellow floral elements, framed by a decorative gold border.
Colorful banners with pink tulip flowers and white decorative patterns in front of a large brick apartment building.
Colorful flower posters on a chain-link fence on an urban sidewalk with brick apartment buildings in the background
Colorful mural depicting a lush tropical landscape with large green leaves, a pink hibiscus flower, red calla lilies, a frog, a bird, and the words 'Hope' and 'Esperanza' in English and Spanish. Blue and gray seating along the wall.
Colorful mural in a waiting area featuring bamboo, birds, a monkey with floral patterns, lush green hills, and tropical foliage, with blue seating and small tables.
Mixed media art installation featuring a girl with black hair in a gray shirt and black skirt holding a bag on the left, and a girl with curly hair in a yellow dress holding buckets on the right, both surrounded by colorful ornate floral patterns on
Colorful mural with cityscape, words 'Dream,' 'Hope,' 'Inspiration,' 'Love,' and 'Sagrada,' with a person standing in front, making a peace sign.
Colorful outdoor urban playground with pink, green, orange, and yellow furniture and a blue rubber ground, enclosed by a rainbow-colored picket fence, with decorative clouds on the building walls and plants on the furniture.
Colorful outdoor seating area with two green benches with red edges on blue gravel, a pink wooden fence with a pink butterfly-shaped decoration on top, and a brick building wall on the right.
Colorful outdoor children’s play area with flower-shaped seating, a painted bright blue ground, a rainbow-colored fence, and pink wall with butterfly designs.
A young boy in a white shirt and navy shorts hugging and sitting on a large pink cow-shaped sculpture with green decorative patterns, located outdoors by a sidewalk. A recycling bin is nearby.
A busy city street with colorful street art on the pavement, people walking, sitting, and standing in front of storefronts and outdoor seating areas, with tall buildings and digital billboards in the background.

Project for Empty Space Studio 304
Newark, New Jersey
Video by Redens "rex" Desrosiers

Magical Encounter Season 2: The Grand Mural, 2024
Location: Newark Public Library main branch children’s room

As we have learned from and alongside the community we love and serve, these experiences have shaped us into better artists and better human beings.