About the Project

Fremont High School faculty and students will implement the third iteration of the Faces of Fremont Project: a tradition of student painted large scale portrait murals rooted in community representation. These collaborative artworks will uplift the identities and assets of current students and families. Year three will expand the project to three departments: visual art, multimedia/photography, and wood technology. Students will engage incommunity research and portrait photography during semester one, developing a plan for student representation in a new set of murals. During semester two, art students will work in small groups through an iterative portrait design process with community input, before working collaboratively to paint a series of narrative portraits of current students or community members. Wood tech students will build frames for the artworks to be permanently displayed on campus. Community input sessions and ongoing evaluation and reflection systems will steer the project towards its overarching goals: to promote student agency, cultivate a sense of belonging, and empower youth to shape their environment both in school and beyond.