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Location: University of South Carolina

Mural Dimension: 40’ X 7’

Lead Artists: Reyes Garcia and Robert Muñoz

Partners / Collaborators: University of North Carolina / Bill Bamberger and the
Mobile Gallery staff.

Blessing and dedication date: July 27th, 2002

Reyes Garcia at work on the Words graff mural.

Description of mural: San Anto Cultural Ars, in collaboration with the University of North Carolina and the Mobile Gallery, partnered to create San Anto's first Graffiti Mural - "Words". San Anto Cultural Arts is proud to continue the tradition of collaboration through this sometimes misunderstood barrio art form.

Reyes Garcia work under the scorching San Antonio sol.

The Graffiti Mural is a collection of words written in an underground graffiti style which express our community's successes and sorrows. Words such as love and hate are depictedin a colorful collage of aerosol bombs and characters. Harcore garff heads, Reyes Garcia and Robert Muñoz offer the community the opportunity to see through the eyes of a graffiti writer and understand this powerful art movement. As stated by Reyes Garcia, "graffiti stains more than a wall, it stains the soul."

The crew and their spray paint.

Robert Muñoz and the wall.

Robert searching for Reyes in the mural van - "hey, dog, are you in there?"

Members of the Conjunto Taller play some ol' skool' San Antonio conjunto jams at the blessing ceremony.

Reyes, Robert, Bill Bamberger, and Alex Rubio hug at the blessing ceremony.

Reyes and Robert, exhausted after giving their thank you speaches, enjoy some cool beverages in the shade at the blessing ceremony.