A Place of Belonging Murals

In 2021, Sacramento State made a commitment to be an antiracism and inclusive campus.

The 2022 BELIEVING 校园壁画活动标志着一项多年壁画项目的开始，以支持大学的文化 Antiracism and Inclusive Campus Plan (AICP).

The first phase is BELIEVING we have challenges to overcome and collectively doing something about it. Phase two is BECOMING an antiracism, inclusive, and anti-oppression campus that transforms policies, procedures, perspectives, and practices so that our BEING 它代表了我们人性中所有美丽的光辉，传达了一种真正的归属感.

Created by students, staff, faculty, administrators, alumni, and community members, 这些墙上的艺术是我们校园社区在这段旅程和以后的生活写照. Each year, new murals will be created on the Ernest E. Tschannen Engineering Teaching and Research Building as we grow together.

Believe murals on Santa Clara Hall

Spring 2024 BECOMING Mural Event

七位艺术家花了两个星期的时间，在欧内斯特·E·肯尼迪的一侧画了一段7英尺乘30英尺的墙. Tschannen Engineering Teaching and Research Building. The "Becoming" mural was revealed during an April 10 event on campus.

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Phillip Altstatt (Alumni and Staff)

Phillip Altstatt Headshot

http://www.instagram.com/artworkbyphil/

BECOMING Statement

There has been a lot of discussion around equity, diversity and inclusion, both on campus and in the region. Becoming, to me, is about acting on those discussions; but, it’s also much more than that. In order to become the thing that we are talking about - to become a place of equity, 在那里，所有的人都是有价值的——我们必须像庆祝自己一样互相庆祝, or our loved ones. 我们的内心必须发生转变，这样我们的政策才能发生变化. I do believe in this transformation, and it’s time to become that change.

Julie Crumb (Student)

Julie Crumb Headshot http://www.instagram.com/julie.bernadeth

BECOMING Statement

这幅壁画是议会法案1460的变革力量的生动证明, a pivotal milestone in California's educational landscape. Enacted on August 16, 2020, by Governor Gavin Newsom, AB1460要求将合格的三单元种族研究课程作为所有加州州立大学的毕业要求. 高等教育中种族研究的根源可以追溯到1968年，当时一个有远见的活动家联盟——黑人学生会组织者, Latinx students, 和亚裔美国学生组成了第三世界解放阵线. 共同追求一个更加多元化和包容性的旧金山州立大学, they spearheaded a 5-month strike, 要求增加有色人种学生的入学人数，并建立一所民族研究学院. Fast forward 52 years and AB 1460 propels California into unprecedented territory, 使其成为全国第一个要求毕业生完成民族研究课程的州. 这一立法里程碑标志着朝着促进更具包容性的社会迈出了里程碑式的一步, anti-racist educational environment for all California State College students. Drawing inspiration from Jose Rizal's timeless wisdom, "No History No Self, Know History Know Self," the mural concisely underscores the profound connection between history, personal identity, and empowerment. I aim to encapsulate the importance of AB 1460, while paying homage to the legacy of The Third World Liberation Front, 促进关于未来教育机构成为包容性灯塔的持续对话.

Heather Hogan (Staff)

Heather Hogan Headshot

http://www.tenaciousgoods.com/

BECOMING Statement

这幅壁画是与麦克拉奇高中视觉和表演艺术(VAPA)项目的学生合作完成的，他们正在成为成年人和有创造力的人. Select student artwork, inspired by the Becoming prompt, is digitized and simplified to form the word “BECOMING”. Working together on a college campus, led by a working artist, helps them to become the next iteration of themselves, whether that's a professional artist or a Sacramento State student.

Giselle Lacap (Student)

http://gisellesportfolio.carrd.co

BECOMING Statement

作为一名菲律宾裔美国酷儿学生，主修心理学，辅修妇女与性别研究, I’ve developed a thorough understanding that has developed into an adoration for intersectionality; the concept of the importance of recognizing the compounding identities of individuals that result in differing life experiences. Through my four years attending Sacramento State in both virtual spaces and physical, 我和同龄人有一个共同点，那就是我们的最终目标是毕业. 这反映在我对“成为”主题的解释中——虽然没有人有过完全相同的经历, we all share a dream of this milestone. The graduates in my proposal are with their younger selves, who are interacting amiably with who they are in the process of developing into. 我想通过这些学生以自己独特的方式庆祝未来成功的形象来强调我们作为大黄蜂队的骄傲, 虽然他们都通过努力工作使这些未来成为现实这一事实联系在一起. This piece also incorporates references to the four seasons, 象征着我们独特的进化过程中不断变化的矛盾循环. 我一直感到敬畏的是，在我们的校园里，有多少不同的身份不仅是分开代表的, 但他们能够共存和合作，这让我对建设一个包容的校园充满乐观，鼓励黄蜂队一起成为最好的自己.

Jose Martinez (Alumni)

http://www.instagram.com/jah674/

BECOMING Statement

Becoming to me encompasses change, growth, and a rebirth; realizing your true self. 蝴蝶展示了大自然的巨大变化，它展示了世界的成长和新发现的美. I love using skeletons to depict a connection to humanity, 骨架的模糊性允许任何人将自己包含在故事中, regardless of their age, gender, or race. I use the duality of life and death to show a lifetime. 我这样做是为了表明一个人能够成长为一个不同的人，希望他们的生活中有更多的美.

Eddie Palacios (Guest Artist)

http:/www.instagram.com/glob_cds

Alejandra Ruiz (Student)

Nicole Sena (Student)

BECOMING Statement

并不是每一个来到这个校园的新生都希望经历某种改变生活的蜕变或转变, but most do. As an inclusive, anti-racist campus, 萨克拉门托州立大学为学生提供了一个安全的地方，让他们成为自己想成为的人. Having a space like this, and others like it, has allowed me to transform my life and become the person I am. My mural depicts a phoenix in flight. The phoenix, which undergoes a radical transformation through it’s intense baptism-by-fire, is reborn anew. Afterwards it is free, limitless, and full of potential. 我对这种神话中的鸟的版本是模仿中美洲的Quetzal鸟的, where it can sometimes represent freedom. Behind the bird is a bright, radiant, stained-glass sun. This not only represents renewal, but unity. I have combined these symbols because I feel like they embody the idea of “becoming”.

Wood Farguheson "Tsumnu" (Guest Artist)

Wood Farguheson

http://www.instagram.com/tsumnuartwork/

Jaci Zemenchik (Student)

Jaci Zemenchik Headshot

http://www.instagram.com/_jacilanae/

BECOMING Statement

Becoming is a word that is near and dear to my heart. I never truly felt like I belonged until I joined Sacramento state a year ago, and felt like I finally fit in a place that accepted everyone. 尽管我的残疾只能让我轻声细语，但我从未感到自己被如此倾听过. 女性赋权是我特别热衷的事情. I never felt like I had much of a voice growing up, 既因为我的残疾，也因为我是一个女性，在一个男性领导、男性优先的组织里 . 我的梦想是特别说明三个不同种族的强大而独立的女性，她们都在转变和成长中. These women would represent the women of Sacramento State, 因为我们可能都有不同的背景，但我们每个人都在自己的成长之旅中团结在一起. The motif of the butterfly, would additionally symbolize transformation. And just how the caterpillar can turn into a butterfly, 因此，萨克拉门托州立大学的每个女学生都能成为一个坚强独立的女性，体现坚韧，成为一个包容的人, kind, and powerful woman. 我最希望的是我能为这个奇妙的黄蜂家族画一幅壁画, and bring an additional beauty to this wonderful campus.

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This event is being coordinated by University Communications, the Division of Inclusive Excellence, the College of Arts and Letters, Facilities Management, and other campus stakeholders, in partnershp with Blue Line Arts.