A: While we will not be creating the TeamWorks competition murals on Houston Street, last year’s TeamWorks winners will be invited to create a mural on Savings Street (next to Artpace) and DreamLab participants will be invited to create their own artwork in our freestyle chalk zones at our DreamLab event on November 14.
Q: Will materials be provided?
A: Material kits will be made available to Title I schools who register for TeamWorks. The distribution of kits will be first-come, first-served, followed by other groups after September 15.
Q: I teach at multiple campuses, can I register for multiple schools?
A: Each school can have an entry, regardless of if they share a teacher. Make sure you register each campus separately for kits etc.
Q: How will judging work?
A: Judging will be done virtually, and prizes will be presented at Artpace DreamLab, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14
Q: Can we do our mural on a public sidewalk?
A: Public sidewalks do not permit chalking, complete your mural on your campus or on private property with permission.
Q: My school/organization doesn’t have any chalking space; can we still participate?
A: Groups that do not have access to concrete may create their mural in pieces using black or grey board or cardstock, bringing smaller pieces together to create a larger image (minimum 5’x5’), as long as they are done in chalk and displayed on your campus or in your community.
Q: Do I have to use the lesson plan?
A: Nope! The lesson plan is just there as a tool for you to use to help you and your team plan and think about the theme.
Q: We are technically outside of San Antonio; can we still participate?
A: Yes! One of the benefits of TeamWorks Across San Antonio is that it enables us to include communities near San Antonio as well.
Community is the people’s ability to bond despite differences and every community has heart and roots and we have to watch and care for each other. Community brings people together and each tile represents the diversity of the community, some made by our school community passers by using soft pastel and inviting them to draw a pattern or what they could contribute, much like how a community thrives, by contributions.
At the center of our chalk mural is the heart of our community which represents compassion and passion to care for others with the eye symbolizing embracing different perspectives. The nopales surround the heart putting down roots in the community.
The sketch design was done by student Jade Brock, combining ideas and preliminary sketches by Art Club members. The original design was going to be a garden with flowers and eyes inside. To begin, we tape measured and gridded the sidewalk and while measuring we had extra space so we decided to split it and create a border and fill it with tile patterns. The chalk mural was mostly made using crayola and prang stick chalk and soft pastel sticks blending with our hands and the sunset was made by grinding some chalk mixed with water and applied by a sponge brush. We learned to work as a community to coordinate and work together at different times of the day to bring the work to completion since it was on site and the only times to work were mostly before or after school.
Main design team 5 students: (10th-12th grade)
Rhye Brunotte, Jose Yeverino, Kimori Rayford, Xavier Flores, Sofia Alonzo
Community Tile contributions: (one and done tile passer by students)
Elena Castillo, Leia Roesch, Jordan Brown, Owen Valdez, Noah Mendozsa, Natalie Del Valle, Selena Del Carmen, Jade Brock and special paw prints by a Racoon passer by
