AWARD: 2017, Precita Eyes Muralists
Precita Eyes Muralists Association, Inc. was established in 1977, founded by Susan Cervantes and Luis Cervantes with other artists in San Francisco’s Mission District. As an inner city non-profit community-based mural arts organization, Precita Eyes Muralists has played an integral role in the city’s cultural heritage and arts education, to enrich and transform urban environments and educate communities locally and internationally about the process and the history of public community mural art, maintaining a deep commitment to collaborating with the various communities. Precita Eyes dedication to collaboration guarantees that creative work produced is accessible, both physically and conceptually, to the people whose lives it impacts. Precita Eyes aims to bring art to the people in every community with an opportunity to develop their individuality and confidence through creative activities and to experience unifying, positive social interaction and change through collaboration.