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Maya Escobar

Conceptual Identity Artist

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Internet Art & Activism- the #delValleMural

Miguel del Valle MuralI am a Chicago-based digital media and performance artist. I created this grassroots, social media, portable mural in support of Miguel del Valle's campaign for Mayor.

follow hashtag: #delValleMural to see how the mural was created.

tags: #delValleMural, Chicago Mayor, grass-roots, Internet Art, Miguel del Valle, mural
categories: activism, Art, Chicago, curatorial, Maya Escobar, new media art, Performance Text, political, twitter
Saturday 02.19.11
Posted by maya escobar
 

#delValleMural

The #delValleMural is finally complete!#delValleMural, 2011, Acrylic on CanvasI am thinking that after the elections a Chicago Public Library would be a really nice home for the piece.  What do you guys think?

tags: #delValleMural, Chicago Mayor, community, grass-roots, Miguel del Valle, mural, Neighborhoods
categories: Art, Chicago, Maya Escobar, political, twitter, vida
Friday 02.18.11
Posted by maya escobar
 

Invest in Chicago Public School Students

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afonAiiMTm8]On January 30, 2011 Chicago Public school students and graduates (from Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood) got together to film a grass-roots/guerilla campaign ad to "tell it like it is," and support the best candidate to improve our neighborhood public schools.The footage used is filmed outside of Roger C. Sullivan High School and from WGN's January 27th mayoral debate. The stars and script writers of this ad are Sullivan HS students (in order of appearance) Cristina Henriquez, Gerardo Aguilar, and Alexandra Alvarez.On February 22, 2011 vote to improve our neighborhood schools - Miguel del Valle!http://www.delvalleformayor.comThis ad was not paid for or endorsed by any candidate or candidate's committee. Labor & love donated.Source of top seven high schools: Chicago Tribune Miguel del Valle for Mayor of Chicago

tags: Charter Schools, Chicago Mayor, Chicago Public Schools, cps, Del Valle ad, grass-roots, Miguel del Valle, Neighborhoods, WGN Mayoral Debate, youth
categories: activism, Chicago, political, psychogeography, vida, YouTube
Sunday 01.30.11
Posted by maya escobar