Dedication Ceremony of the 2005 Y Philly Murals

Posted by on March 3, 2006

Friends of MYX and Casa de Venezuela

Please join us for the
DEDICATION CEREMONY OF THE 2005 Y PHILLY MURALS

MYX: Multicultural Youth eXchange and Casa de Venezuela will be hosting a dedication party for the 2005 Y PHILLY murals at the International House of Philadelphia.

Y PHILLY: An Identity Mural by Philadelphia?s Youth Generation was created in September, October and November 2005. The MYX gallery in Old City welcomed more than 150 local youth who came to capture the spirit of their city and youth culture through the creation these two original youth identity murals.

In conjunction with Casa de Venezuela, the murals will be given as a gift to two non-profit youth organizations, AVEPANE & LA COLMENA DE LA VIDA, in Caracas, Venezuela. The completed 8-foot x 9-foot murals will be displayed permanently in Venezuela.

WHEN
Thursday, March 16th, 2006
6:00 PM ? 9:00 PM
Free event

RSVP by March 9th, 2006
call Lisolette @ (215) 519-6206
E-mail: yphilly@casadevenezuela.net

WHERE
International House
3701 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

WHAT ELSE
-Guests of Honor: Venezuelan artist Jose Ali Paz and Zenddy Caicedo Tintle from WFMZ Channel 69
-Dance and music performances by Casa de Venezuela
-Limited edition, Yphilly fine mural prints on sale for $15. Proceeds benefit MYX.
-Raffle tickets for an original painting entitled “El Mercado” by Jose Ali Paz.
-Cocktail Toast to celebrate the 2nd year anniversary of Casa de Venezuela
-Beverages and food courtesy of Casa de Venezuela and supporter establishments in the Delaware valley area.

Bring your family! Bring your friends! Bring your students! And support diversity!

ABOUT THE MULTICULTURAL YOUTH EXCHANGE http://www.myxworld.org

ABOUT CASA DE VENEZUELA http://www.casadevenezuela.net

ABOUT AVEPANA http://www.webmediaven.com/avepane

ABOUT La Colmena de la Vida http://www.unamosalmundo.org