ESU’s Student Art Association Color the Streets of Stroudsburg

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania’s Student Art Association colored the streets of Stroudsburg, Pa., last week as part of Project Street Art, which was started by local artists to add creativity through artwork to 10 locations across Stroudsburg and East Stroudsburg.

The project began this summer with a series of murals on Main Street in Stroudsburg. Local artist Shane Izykowski, one of the leaders of Project Street Art, contacted David Mazure, ESU associate professor of art and design, to ask if students would be interested in working on the murals in the local area.

The students who were interested joined Nova Chan, ESU art and design graduate whose artwork was selected for one of the murals. The mural was completed Thursday, September 18 and Saturday, September 20.

“It was a huge success,” Chan said of her time working with Project Street Art. “As a future art therapist, I feel it is really amazing how art can bring people together.”

“We wanted to get more involved and use our creativity to see how we can help the local community,” said Aisha George, vice president of the Student Art Association and a senior art and design major from Bath, Pa.

President of the Student Art Association, Angel Rodriguez, a senior art and design major from Bethlehem, Pa., says students should take on opportunities for community service more often.

“Everyone is mostly confined to the four walls of a classroom. When given the chance they should be willing to get out and work on those projects in the community,” he said.

These projects are not just a win for the community but it gives ESU students great exposure for their artwork.

“Students will be working on art that will be seen by thousands of people and working as a team to produce one piece of work,” Mazure said.

This mural is located on the Pocono Creek bridge in Stroudsburg.

“Members of the Student Art Association already had a deep interest in murals— I think this will inspire them to do even more in the future,” Mazure said.

The Student Art Association will be working on another mural in ESU’s English Department this fall.

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