Resilience - Mural by Jerry Brown/Kara Q. Smith

Resilience

By Jerry Brown (2020)

Resilience means knowing how to work through setbacks, or barriers, or limited resources. Resilience is a measure of how much we want something and how much we are willing to do to achieve it. Resilience is a word I have heard often in my life. This mural represents how our community has worked in the face of adversity. How we are working on changing and adapting to meet new challenges. How we continue trying to work together to move forward.

About the imagery:

The birds are all found in our region of New Mexico. The Bluebird is made up of cool colors, it represents joy, happiness, and peace. The Varied Thrush is made up of warm colors. It is a symbol of speaking our truth and to pay attention to the language we use. The Hummingbird is in vibrant in colors. It represents good luck.

The bee is a symbol of community, of being wise with our natural resources.

The fly (can you find it?) can be a reference to the unhealthy nature of our relationships, it can also be a sign of persistence.

Thank you to BNSF Foundation for funding this mural, to Dental Innovations and Tanner’s Indian Arts for helping to make this possible. Location: 214 W. Aztec Avenue (In the alley on the side of Dental Innovations) Gallup MainStreet Arts & Cultural District Kara Q. Smith, Executive Director

17Annual Gallup Journey th Arts Edition

PHOTOS

1. Please submit your photos via email (gallupjourney@gmail.com), or bring a disc to the Gallup Journey office (210 E. Aztec Ave.). 2. FIVE photos per entry. Please include your name and mailing address.

Call to artists, writers, poets, photo nuts, and anyone we forgot.

SHORT STORY

1. Each story must be no more than 750 words. 2. Each story must be typed and emailed to gallupjourney@gmail.com with your name and mailing address. 3. ONE entry per person.

POETRY

1. Each poem must be typed and emailed to gallupjourney@gmail. com with your name and mailing address. 2. ONE entry per person.

SubmiSSionS due by Friday, december 11, 2020. Send Short StorieS, poemS, and digital photoS to uS at gallupjourney@gmail.com or drop a diSc oFF at our oFFice (210 e azetc ave.).