VISUAL STUDIES & UPROCK NARRATIVES: DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE R. MERCADO

The RAW Project is a Miami-based nonprofit that partners with local artists to beautify schools in underserved areas. It started in Wynwood in 2014 at Jose De Diego Middle School, and has since completed multiple mural projects throughout Denver. In September of 2018, they initiated a new series of murals at Cheltenham Elementary in September featuring works by Trek6, Findac, Kevin Ledo, Dale Grimshaw, Patrick Kane McGregor, Jazz Guetta, Jerry “BirdO” Rugg, Eric Skotnes, Bikismo, Otto Schade, Shepard Fairey, Flmngo, Dean McKeever, Dean “ZEUS” Colman and more.

For more information, please visit The RAW Project at www.therawproject.org