 | Review waiting, please be patient.
This may take 7 weeks or more, since drafts are reviewed in no specific order. There are 2,071 pending submissions waiting for review.
Where to get help
How to improve a draft
You can also browse Wikipedia:Featured articles and Wikipedia:Good articles to find examples of Wikipedia's best writing on topics similar to your proposed article. Improving your odds of a speedy review To improve your odds of a faster review, tag your draft with relevant WikiProject tags using the button below. This will let reviewers know a new draft has been submitted in their area of interest. For instance, if you wrote about a female astronomer, you would want to add the Biography, Astronomy, and Women scientists tags. Editor resources
Reviewer tools
|
| Submission declined on 17 August 2025 by Theroadislong (talk). This submission appears to read more like an advertisement than an entry in an encyclopedia. Encyclopedia articles need to be written from a neutral point of view, and should refer to a range of independent, reliable, published sources, not just to materials produced by the creator of the subject being discussed. This is important so that the article can meet Wikipedia's verifiability policy and the notability of the subject can be established. If you still feel that this subject is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, please rewrite your submission to comply with these policies.
Where to get help
How to improve a draft
You can also browse Wikipedia:Featured articles and Wikipedia:Good articles to find examples of Wikipedia's best writing on topics similar to your proposed article. Improving your odds of a speedy review To improve your odds of a faster review, tag your draft with relevant WikiProject tags using the button below. This will let reviewers know a new draft has been submitted in their area of interest. For instance, if you wrote about a female astronomer, you would want to add the Biography, Astronomy, and Women scientists tags. Editor resources
This draft has been resubmitted and is currently awaiting re-review. |  |
| Abbreviation | RAW |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2014 |
| Type | Nonprofit organization |
| Purpose | School-based public art and arts engagement |
| Headquarters | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
Region served | United States |
| Website | www |
The RAW Project (acronym for Re-imagining Arts Worldwide) is a nonprofit arts initiative in the United States that commissions murals on public school campuses and facilitates student workshops with visiting artists. Established in Miami in 2014, its first large campaign covered José de Diego Middle School in Wynwood with dozens of murals during Miami Art Week. Subsequent projects have taken place at additional Miami schools and, beginning in 2017, at schools in Denver.[1][2][3]
History
editThe project began in 2014 in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood, where artists were invited to paint the walls of José de Diego Middle School, a campus then lacking an arts program.[1][2] Media coverage described the school’s transformation and later integration of art into the curriculum.[4][5]
The initiative expanded to Eneida M. Hartner Elementary in 2016 and returned for a repaint in 2019 that included contributions by Shepard Fairey and other artists.[6] A further campaign took place at South Miami K–8 Center in 2019,[7] and in 2022 murals were added at Dr. Henry W. Mack/West Little River K–8 Center.[8]
In 2017 RAW expanded to Denver through a partnership with the city’s Urban Arts Fund. Projects at Eagleton, Cowell and Fairview Elementary schools were followed in 2018 by murals at Garden Place and Cheltenham Elementary.[3][9][10]
Programs and activities
editRAW commissions exterior and interior murals on school buildings and organizes artist interactions such as assemblies, classroom workshops and campus tours.[6][10]
Reception
editNPR reported in 2016 that José de Diego Middle School’s principal credited the murals with improving enrollment and school climate.[11] Coverage in the Miami Herald, Miami New Times, NBC 6, and Westword documented the project’s development and its visibility during Miami Art Week.[2][6][3]
Organization
editThe project is based in Miami, Florida. Founders Robert de los Rios and Audrey Sykes have been identified in press coverage as initiators of the program.[3][6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Davidov, Shelly (October 31, 2014). "Miami Street Artists Will Tag Wynwood Middle School to Raise Money for Art Teachers". Miami New Times. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
- ^ a b c Gurney, Kyra (December 5, 2014). "An art makeover changes look, attitudes at Wynwood school". Miami Herald. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Bruce, Kenzie (September 17, 2017). "Denver Public Schools Chosen for Miami-Based Mural Project". Westword. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
- ^ Gurney, Kyra (August 13, 2015). "In Wynwood, art expanding from walls to curriculum at Jose de Diego Middle School". Miami Herald. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
- ^ "Jose de Diego Middle School Envelopes Students in Art". NBC 6 South Florida. December 14, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
- ^ a b c d del Busto, Carolina (December 3, 2019). "The RAW Project Gives Hartner Elementary a Colorful Transformation". Miami New Times. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
- ^ Lombardi, Lois Stavsky (February 10, 2019). "The RAW Project Brings Color, Intrigue and Inspiration to South Miami K-8 Center". StreetArtNYC. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
- ^ "World-renowned artists turn Miami school into outdoor art museum via The RAW Project". DutchCultureUSA. November 28, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
- ^ Harris, Kyle (October 8, 2018). "Denver Announces Urban Arts Fund's 2018 Grant Recipients". Westword. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
- ^ a b "Urban Arts Fund: Engage—Re-imagining Arts Worldwide (RAW) Partnership". Denver Public Art. Denver Arts & Venues. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
- ^ Allen, Greg (January 21, 2016). "Art That Transformed a Miami Neighborhood Now Making Its Schools Cool". NPR. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
External links
editCategory:Arts organizations based in Florida Category:Non-profit organizations based in Florida Category:Public art in Florida Category:Street art in the United States Category:Organizations established in 2014 Category:2014 establishments in Florida