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Members of a group of Summit County people traveling to Senegal are seen here with a mural done by Summit High students. The group will bring medical supplies as well as the mural to Senegal Monday. Pictured left to right are Aaron Gulley, Mary Francis, Nancy Branca, Catherine Clark and
Jim Gulley
SUMMIT COUNTY— A local art teacher is connecting different cultures through a mural project based in Senegal. The West African Care Organization — the mural project's coordinator — is also sending 10 Summit County locals and two West Africans along with the murals to Senegal villages on Monday. The group will be there two weeks.
West African Care Organization is a Summit County-based group that aims to develop relationships between Summit County and West Africa.
In addition to the murals, volunteers are bringing 100 pounds of medical supplies to three towns in Senegal — Horrefonde, Doumga Oura Alfa and Ndindory.
Nancy Branca, an art teacher at Summit High School, developed two sketch ideas for the mural project. Mural painters will be Summit High School students — Jordan Smith, Maricie Yesunmunich and Carla Lopez.
“I chose these students to paint the mural (sketches) because the students are upperclassmen who have taken several art classes to make them qualified,” Bronca said.
The sketches will be painted on black canvas and then sent to villages in Senegal, where they will be painted.
The mural project's goals include: Increasing the understanding of different culture, values, and religion, gaining first-hand knowledge about life in rural West Africa and deepening the relationships between West Africans and Summit County residents.
According to West African Care Organization president Jim Gully: “The murals are the beginning of a relationship with Senegal. The volunteers going to Senegal are not going to do any major projects, but we will explore new, future projects.”
For more information or to donate, contact Gully at
jim.gulley@comcast.net.
West African Care Organization is a Summit County-based group that aims to develop relationships between Summit County and West Africa.
In addition to the murals, volunteers are bringing 100 pounds of medical supplies to three towns in Senegal — Horrefonde, Doumga Oura Alfa and Ndindory.
Nancy Branca, an art teacher at Summit High School, developed two sketch ideas for the mural project. Mural painters will be Summit High School students — Jordan Smith, Maricie Yesunmunich and Carla Lopez.
“I chose these students to paint the mural (sketches) because the students are upperclassmen who have taken several art classes to make them qualified,” Bronca said.
The sketches will be painted on black canvas and then sent to villages in Senegal, where they will be painted.
The mural project's goals include: Increasing the understanding of different culture, values, and religion, gaining first-hand knowledge about life in rural West Africa and deepening the relationships between West Africans and Summit County residents.
According to West African Care Organization president Jim Gully: “The murals are the beginning of a relationship with Senegal. The volunteers going to Senegal are not going to do any major projects, but we will explore new, future projects.”
For more information or to donate, contact Gully at
jim.gulley@comcast.net.
