International artist and educator Joel Bergner was invited by the Cape Verdean government's cultural center, Palacio da Cultura (Palace of Culture) Ildo Lobo to create a series of public art projects exploring the culture and history of this West African island nation. Joel's artist residency included workshops with youth in at-risk communities, collaborations with local artists and cultural centers, exhibitions and presentations, and teaching mural art classes.


Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Mural project on the nightly news

As I got to work, news of the project spread quickly. Before long, Cape Verde's main television channel, TCV,  was on the scene to interview me, my friend and project coordinator Alex Carvalho, and the director of the Palacio da Cultura, Samira Pereira. The story was aired on the Sunday evening and Monday afternoon editions of the news.

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