THE PROJECT

The PARJE Sister Murals Project have installed five murals, one in Old Lyme, New London, Old Saybrook, Norwich, Old Saybrook, and East Lyme. (Note: if your town is interested in becoming a sister mural partner contact us. We are happy to expand our message and share our methods)

From research to creation to use, this project brings together these small towns and cities. Together we will transform these unused neglected spaces and create a new community space for gatherings, education, and contemplation.

THE GOAL

Our immediate goal is to create a series of murals connecting local towns, including New London, Old Lyme, Norwich, Old Saybrook, and East Lyme. Each simultaneously transforming unsightly public walls into beautiful usable spaces. In addition, these murals are researched and executed by these communities with an emphasis on education and engaging local youth. Since the residents of all five towns are involved in every stage of the process, we are building a new unified community. This solidifies a sense of ownership over the idea that we are in the Racial Justice fight together.

Our project is called “The Sister Murals” leaving room for more “sisters” to be born. Our model is to partner communities of metropolitan cities with their suburban neighbors. This desegregation process has a great potential to create change. This first project will be a beacon for other towns and cities to follow.

RESEARCH
In the research phase, our goal is to tell stories that happened in our local communities. Every place has its story and every place has experienced racial injustice or had a hand in perpetuating it. We hope to tell these stories to engage directly with local populations, while also creating something powerful, beautiful, and useful.

CREATION
In the creation phase, our goal is to physically bring communities together. We have the support of local art teachers and institutions and will bring the people of New London and Old Lyme together to re-create two underused spaces. Each space selected has some public area attached to it. By putting benches in those areas, we will invite viewers to sit, gather, and be educated by the stories told on the wall. In creating and enjoying these murals TOGETHER we will foster community and communication, the key elements towards effecting true change.