A bunch of local photographers gathered at Wonderland Ballroom for their monthly meet-up and were taken in by the new mural gracing the side of Harriet Tubman Elementary School across the street. Although the photo is a tad oversaturated, Aardvark for Freedom caught this nice image of one of the Latin American Youth Center volunteers doing some final touch-up work. The LAYC’s Art + Media House has been been working on a series of new murals around the city, most recently finishing both this one (on Kenyon St. NW, between 11th and 13th Streets) and another near U Street NW, in an alley between 13th and 14th Streets. For folks looking for a good community center in Columbia Heights, the LAYC is one that’s doing it right. From their blog Immediate Reaction, one of the kids had this to say about working on this mural:

Up until now we’re drawing and learning a lot about how to draw, mix colors, and learning different ways of painting. I also learned that to paint you don’t need to be a great artist because it’s really easy to paint. You just need to follow your teacher’s instructions. And it’s been fun because when I paint my mind flies and I enjoy myself a lot and my mind’s really busy. And I’ve liked participating and working in LAYC.

Indeed. EXIF.