Gerard Catholic High School - Image Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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A Mural ls Born Gerard was involved in a major art pro- ject last December. The Arizona Founda- tion ofthe Arts provided us with a grant to hire Zarco Guerrero, an artist in residence. He helped us paint a mural with many reli- gious symbols in an abstract form in the upstairs chapel. Miss Nask, the coordinator of this pro- ject, invited some of her Advanced Art, along with a few Basic Art students, to par- ticipate in the creation of this mural with Zarco. The first few days were spent in- venting a theme. Through the process of elimination, the main ideas were collected to create a painting which represented them. The primary reason for doing this mural in our chapel is to spiritually motivate and inspire students while they attend Mass. The scene symbolizes the future. The cen- tral figure is Christ being resurrected from explosion. Christ is amidst a galaxy of planets and stars. The colors of the hori- zon are seen in the background represent- ing the hope for our future. The process of painting the mural was video taped so that the students can re- member the creation of such a cultural project. The students of Gerard should achieve a sense of uniqueness from this project, since we are the only school in Phoenix so far to participate in a cultural project of this type. 26 The beginning stages. Miss Pamela Nask, Coordinator El Zarco

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Mike Seliger cmd Moria Buenover Above is Noelle Shaffer and not pictured is Ed Fyllihg Blaine Donevon and Lehore Reznick wk- Christine Wilhelm ond Croig Longusf Alex Arozo ond Lorie Chavez 25

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