So Publicolor, the nonprofit organization I told some of you about and that Susana linked me to (yay thanks!) (www.publicolor.org) finally contacted me back saying they might have me come in tomorrow. In lieu of that, I browsed around their site and did some research, just to make sure I'm on the same page as them, and so that I can have a better idea of what they want me to capture (AHA PUN!)
So the way I understand it, Publicolor is a two-fold program. One part is to engage disaffected/at-risk students and children by involving them in an outlet to express themselves; in this case, it is to paint public institutions such as schools. They teach them the process of commercial painting, so if anything, they'll have a marketable skillset in the future. The second part is the actual result of the painting - Publicolor was founded by Ruth Lande Shuman studied the effects that color had on the learning processes of children, and that warmer colors in a building gave energy. Publicolor itself has heard testimonies from the schools they helped paint: one school is quoted as witnessing student violence rates go down a lot ever since the school was repainted.
From what I gather about Publicolor, these are probably the things I'll focus (AHA PUN!) on tomorrow:
- Focusing on the camp directors teaching the children how to paint
- The stark before/after results
- The safe environment that Publicolor provides (smiley kids!)
- Sometimes they have volunteers that range from community leaders to corporate executes paint alongside these children as a way for them to connect / have a role model - if one happens to show up tomorrow, definitely gotta capture this!
And that is all for now.
In other news, I'm leaving for Asia July 9th - 26th; seems like I go every year lol. LETS ALL HANG OUT.
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