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Building Bridges

Murals with a Mission

About Building Bridges

Our mission is to create community based public art that fosters youth development and supports emerging artists,
thereby public art becomes a tool for community engagement in a common spirit,
through urban revitalization and beautification.

We do this by:

  • Fostering youth development through experiential art education, job training and mentorship with professional artists.
  • Supporting artists and artisans in sharing their talents and experiences with youth and communities in Cleveland.
  • Developing sustainable partnerships with community organizations in order to create murals that reflect the community's culture, history, and vision.
  • Using the power of art and the mural design process as tools for community engagement, urban revitalization and beautification.

 

Building Bridges Board of Directors

Katherine Chilcote, Director
3030 Somerton Road
Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118
(216) 374-9339
kechilcote@aol.com

Bishop Cheryl Neal Reed, President
nealreed.movies@yahoo.com
bcnr322_7001@hotmail.com

Abi-Ru Shir Zan, Vice President
devighosh1129@yahoo.com

Clark Pope, Secretary
Clarkpope@gmail.com

Georgia Lloyde, Treasurer
glloplloyd@gmail.com

Dagmar Celeste, Interfaith Arts Committee Co-Chair
Celeste@tyrian.net

Doug Horner, Interfaith Arts Committee Co-Chair
jhorner422@aol.com

Upendra Devaguptapu
Upendra97@yahoo.com

Renee Dryja, Fundraising Committee
thelearningpost@hotmail.com

Mariia--Mary Maciejowski
216.881.6600, ext. 6466
maciejowskim@neorsd.org

Susan Pim, Fundraising Committee
Susan.Pim@sbcglobal.net

Margie Simpson