For the 2025 Projectivity Mural Training, veteran muralists Jodi Dareal and Christian Penn collaborated with five emerging artists to design and paint the “Don’t Forget to Smile” mural at The Shoppe and Sneaker Room in Staten Island.
Sponsored by Projectivity and Richmond Hood Co.
Shout out to the mural training artists this year: Cianta, @alma_gaze, @deerezzed, @renapsable, @dragonmomi8, @lysasway.
Murals by Jodi Dareal Since 2022
Atlantic Avenue Murals: Restore
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The Shoppe: Don’t Forget to Smile
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PS/IS 178: She’s My Hero
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PS 53: Reading is Fundamental
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PS 53: Reading is Fundamental 2
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PS 53: Together We Shine
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PS 44: We Are Eagles
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Illumin Arts: Choose Kindness Always
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SI Tech: Tech Giant
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PS 60: Little Artists
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Peace in the Park Staten Island, Vol. 2
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PS 44: Healthy Living
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PS 44: Watch Me Soar
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PS 44: Welcome
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Peace in the Park: Stop the Violence Staten Island
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SI Tech: Techno Flow
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SI Tech: Techno Flow 2
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PS 48: Imagination
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PS 9: Love for All
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PS 9: Love for All
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PS 44: Art is Epic
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CHARAS/El Bohio Community Center: El Bohio Murals (2 of 9)
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Coney Island Gospel Assembly: Faith, Hope, and Love
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IS 49: Peace & Unity
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PS 60: Leadership
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PS 396: We Rockin’
School Mural (Bronx 2022) More DetailsMurals by Christian Penn Since 2022
Atlantic Avenue Murals: Reframe
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The Shoppe: Don’t Forget to Smile
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Tasker Middle School: We Serve
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SOME (So Others May East) DC: Community
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Aiken Street Joy
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Peace in the Park: Stop the Violence Staten Island
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Hip Hop 50: Christian Penn
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Frederick Douglass Academy: Distant Galaxies
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CHARAS/El Bohio Community Center: El Bohio Murals (7 of 9)
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CHARAS/El Bohio Community Center: El Bohio Murals (9 of 9)
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PS 48: Choose Kind
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