The teachers of Drawing area Emma García- Castellano, Tomas Zarza y Miguel S. Moñita, belonging to Investigation Group CUVPAC, along with the Pedagogical coordinator, Maite Molina, they have devised this collaborative work that, under the title “We are all equal”, addresses messages that repudiate any form of discrimination, whether for reasons of gender, race, religion, income or place of origin. The action is framed within the activities of the Robert Capa Festival was here  in which it comes Participating actively our Faculty since 2018 and that has promoted the Anastasio de Gracia Foundation. Uría Fernández, director of the culture and archive area of ​​the Foundation, highlights the excitement and pride what it feels like when you see new generations with their creative contributions illuminating and beautifying the streets of the Madrid neighborhood. Furthermore, as highlighted by Professor García-Castellano “art is a fundamental tool to transfer knowledge to society through a language that is understandable to everyone”. 

The members of this project arestudents of various educational levels coming from four academic institutions different. Were the responsible for designing and making the 24 pieces that make up the mural, each with a dimension of 2,35 meters high by 1,25 meters long. They used recycled canvas provided generously awarded by the company TECTUM to carry out this task. Through the different colors and textures, the various groups were able to create eye-catching creations that revealed the creative capacity of all the students. In turn, the Fine Arts students made a mural inspired by the photography of Robert Capa, which gives rise to the festival, and also collaborated in the assembly of the final exhibition. Various media have echoed this news in which our Faculty participates, which shows the impact that art can have on a social level.

They have also collaborated on the mural other institutions, among which the Gypsy Secretariat Foundation and Rails Foundation. The latter has also recently participated in another inclusive project made from the Sculpture area of our faculty.

Photograph 1: Inauguration of the mural. In the center you can see the piece made by the BBBAA students. Image by Juan José Martínez published in El País.

Photograph 2: Fine Arts Students participate in the installation of the murals.