Southern University Lab School students help turn old bus stop into art
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Two graduating seniors from Southern University Lab School helped transform a neglected bus stop into a work of art.
Students Lola Saunders and Dashayla Snerling, along with muralist Kristafer Bradley, revamped a bus shelter in North Baton Rouge.
ExxonMobil and The Walls Project challenged SULS ninth through twelfth graders to take part in a design competition to beautify the bus stop. Students did this under their art teacher, Ms. Deja June.
After deliberating, two standout designs were selected as finalists. Bradley, then, combined these designs to show the essence of Louisiana’s rich culture and heritage, ExxonMobil said.
The mural depicts a jazz band, a crawfish and magnolia flowers set against a Louisiana swamp landscape. ExxonMobil said Bradley spent several days painting the artwork at the bus stop. New benches were added to match the design.
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“I really appreciate the opportunity to put more artwork in the community and open up the creative minds of the youth,” said Bradley. “I am a firm believer that the world can be a better place with a little bit of color and imagination.”
The bus stop is on Scenic Highway outside the historic Baton Rouge ExxonMobil Refinery.
“The bus stop is great to see every day as I arrive at work,” said ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Complex Mechanical Manager Jeff Blohm. “I am amazed at the artistic talent that Lola, Dashayla, and Kristafer have, and what they created together for this public work of art is a benefit to all the ExxonMobil employees, residents and visitors in the area.”
ExxonMobil and The Walls Project unveiled the design on Thursday, May 2. The student artists were there with their families and teachers. They saw the unveiling and signed their names by their art, ExxonMobil said.
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