Museum Of Cultural Arts Houston

Public artist and Executive Director of MOCAH, Reginald Adams, worked with approximately 25 students from Edison Middle School to create a brilliantly colored handmade ceramic tile mosaic mural. The students' designs depicted fourteen different academic subjects and extracurricular activities found in the school's general curriculum including: Art, Math, English, Science, Technology, Photography, Reading, Horticulture, Sculpture, Dance, Music, Sports and History. Their designs are collages of symbols, objects and words related to their corresponding subject. Each design was rendered using ceramic tiles and then incorporated into (14) 3'x 7' doorways that line the main entrance hallway of the school. Special thanks to Principal Dan DeLeon for allowing us to work with his campus and Ms. Carolyn Teas for making this project happen through the 21st Century Community Learning Program and Greater Houston Inner City Games, Inc.


Art: Brian Perez & Israel Nunez Art is imagination Art is historical Art is culture Art is dynamic Art is education Art is life Without art there is no creativity.	Dance: Edith Argueta & Yvonne Ramirez Dance is movement Dance is rhythm Dance is energy Dance is cultural Dance is style Without dance there is no	Drama: Kristal Fraire & Vanessa Robledo Drama is emotions Drama is tense Drama is action Drama is love Drama is hate Without drama there is no acting.	English: Jorge Hernandez & Jacklyn Guerra English is communication English is writing English is reading English is language English is sound Without English there is no alphabet.	History: Yulibet Villada & Sergio Jaimes History is our ancestors History is learning History is growing History is going back in time History is the people Without history there is no past.	Horticulture: Sarah Sosa & Jessica De Alba Horticulture is plants Horticulture is the earth Horticulture is growth Horticulture is the seasons Horticulture is nourishment Without horticulture there is no life.

Math: Luis Villarreal & Alina Venegas Math is thinking Math is adding Math is subtracting Math is multiplying Math is problem solving Without math there is no structure	Reading: Stephanie Dixon & Carmen Damian Reading is an adventure Reading is a journey Reading opens your imagination Reading is knowledge Reading is power Without reading there is no understanding.	Music: Natalie Ramirez & Thalia Loera Music is silent Music is loud Music is living Music is sound Music is culture Without music there is no rhythm.	Science by Oziel Ramos & Richard Phong Science is the universe Science is life Science is technology Science is change Science is the past, present & future Without science there is no cure.	Sculpture: Ricardo Gonzales Sculpture is art Sculpture is form Sculpture is design Sculpture is shapes Sculpture is mass Without sculpture there is no art.	Technology: Sanjuanita Segura & Jose Martinez Technology is information Technology is education Technology is computers Technology is robotics Technology is growing Without technology there is no future

Photography: Valen Zenteno, Jorge Moreno & Alberto Ramos Photography is capturing the moment Photography is proof Photography is film Photography is evidence Photography creates memories Without photography there is no big picture.