"Missing Pieces Can Be Found" Mural Dedication and Harwood Park Reopening Celebration- Baltimore, MD, Oct. 5, 2013
The mural entitled “Missing Pieces Can Be Found” was designed by Ellisa Yates when she was in the fifth grade. She created the design to help inspire youth in foster care, but the design also represents how the community is working together to put Harwood Park back together…..piece by piece.
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake issued a Certificate of Recognition to Ellisa and all of the students who helped rebuild Harwood Park.
Mural Location: Harwood Park, 416 E. 27th Street, Baltimore, MD 21218 (click on the Art Adopts Event tab to view more photos)
(left to right) Sarah Hope, Playground Safety Coordinator, Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks; Rona Ivey, Mayor's Office of Neighborhood & Constituent Services; Shawn James, Community Arts Coordinator, Baltimore Office of Promotions & the Arts; Antieris Johnson, Founder, Art Adopts a Child; Ellisa Yates, Mural Designer; Councilman Carl Stokes, District 12: Baltimore City; Ryan Parnell, President of the Harwood Community Association
Photo Credit: Kristin Matthews
Thank you to all of my sponsors and community partners: Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts, The Baltimore Mural Program, Baltimore Housing and Community Development, Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks, Harwood Community Association, University of Baltimore Truancy Court Program, and Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle School. A special thank you to mural artist Danamarie Hosler.
The Daily Record's 2014 Leading Women Award
Congrats to our founder for being named a 2014 Leading Woman by The Daily Record! This event honors women who are 40 years old or younger for the tremendous accomplishments they have made so far in their careers and their communities.
Antieris Johnson, Founder, Art Adopts a Child
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