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Santa Fe - July 28, 2009 -The Santa Fe County Housing Authority invites the community to the unveiling of a 950-foot-long community mural that surrounds the Jacob Martinez neighborhood on Santa Fe’s Southside (52 Camino de Jacobo) at 12 noon on Friday, July 31. Supported by Santa Fe County, the mural project is a partnership of the Santa Fe County Housing Authority, Fine Arts for Children & Teens (FACT), Teen Court of Santa Fe County, the Boys and Girls Club, the residents of the Jacob Martinez neighborhood, and lead mural artists, Gary Myers, a FACT art instructor, and Carlos Cervantes. The mural celebrates the personal stories, events, role models, and symbolism that reflect the culture of this diverse community. For more information, call 992.2787.

FACT is a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming and empowering the lives of Northern New Mexico youth through the visual arts regardless of financial circumstances. FACT reaches over 4,500 kids annually. They leverage partnerships with the Santa Fe Public School District, the Española Public School District, Tesuque Elementary School, the Santa Fe County Youth Development Program (Detention Center), the Santa Fe Public Schools' Adelante homeless program, Outside In, and the Genoveva Chavez Community Center. When children make art, they enrich and empower their own lives and the community in which they live. FACT provides innovative art education to our region’s most at-risk and underserved youth, bringing joy and respite in the most troubling of times. Call (505) 992-2787 or visit www.factsantafe.org to find out more.