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      January 21, 2023

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      A Mural of Affirmations

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      The Story Behind “Roamer”

      February 27, 2023

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      A Song Celebrating Friendship

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      March 7, 2023

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      NOLA from the Streets | A Short Film

      May 13, 2020

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      March 1, 2018

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      November 1, 2018

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      A Mural Celebrating Cup’ik Culture

      September 12, 2023

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      A Mural Celebrating Shared History

      August 27, 2023

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      A Mural Celebrating Heritage

      January 21, 2023

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      A Mural Celebrating the Sea

      December 19, 2022

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      A Mural of Affirmations

      November 29, 2022

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      The Story Behind “Roamer”

      February 27, 2023

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      The Story Behind “I Am The River”

      October 30, 2022

      MUSIC

      The Story Behind “Chan Chan”

      February 25, 2022

      MUSIC

      The Story Behind “Wanderer”

      January 31, 2022

      MUSIC

      The Story Behind “Here We Listen”

      January 30, 2022

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      A Song Celebrating Friendship

      March 20, 2023

      WORKSHOPS

      A Song Celebrating Patience

      December 5, 2022

      WORKSHOPS

      A Mural Celebrating a Way of Life

      February 27, 2022

      WORKSHOPS

      A Song Celebrating Growth

      February 20, 2022

      WORKSHOPS

      A Song Celebrating Inner Strength

      February 6, 2022

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      The North Shore of Lake Superior

      March 7, 2023

      FILM

      NOLA from the Streets | A Short Film

      May 13, 2020

      FILM

      The Himalaya | A Short Film

      March 1, 2018

  • PHOTOGRAPHY
    • People of the Americas
  • BEFORE THE AMERICAS
    • Before the Americas Project

      Our Story Before the Americas

      July 24, 2022

      Before the Americas Project

      The Story Behind “Emotion”

      November 1, 2018

      Before the Americas Project

      A Mural Celebrating Perspective

      June 10, 2018

      Before the Americas Project

      The Story Behind “Be”

      May 27, 2018

      Before the Americas Project

      The Story Behind “Paso A Paso”

      May 7, 2018

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A Mural Celebrating Teamwork

by Art We There Yet? April 17, 2022
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The Road to Elko, Nevada

Our route never would have passed through Elko, Nevada were it not for the amazing string of events that led to Driggs, Idaho.

During our time painting a mural at Rise Coffee House, I sometimes played live music for tips in Rise’s cozy backyard. One day I was performing, and a stranger sat at one of the benches and sat quietly through the show. As a performer, sometimes you can just tell if someone is really connecting and enjoying your art. This was such a moment.

And so began our friendship with Natalie and Henry, a fellow pair of world-roamers and lovers of all-things-creative! And in one of those curious coincidences, Natalie is an amazing sculptor and shares José’s alma mater, SAIC!

Natalie invited me to sing for a dinner with friends, and that is where we connected with folks from Nevada Gold Mines. The company is very invested in supporting community efforts in Elko and the many other communities it calls home. We knew our path would cross through Nevada on our way to California, so all the dots connected for us to help with a project in Elko!

About the Igloo Rec Center | Elko, Nevada, USA

The Igloo Rec Center is a fully volunteer-run, nonprofit in the community of Elko, Nevada. It is a root in the community, a space for local hockey, soccer, gymnastics, and baseball clubs of all ages. Every aspect of the space has been built bit-by-bit by volunteers, an impressive show of collaborative effort. The exterior and some walls of the interior have long needed a pick-me-up, and that’s where we stepped in!

A mural painted in two stages…

We painted the exterior of the Igloo in two stages, and in two different seasons! We complete this one panel in late Fall 2020. Unfortunately, winter was approaching fast and we knew we could not complete the entire project that season.

So we planned a return to Elko in Summer 2021. And the rest is history!

Stage 1 of the Igloo Rec Center Mural Revitalization Project
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Stage 2 of the Igloo Rec Center Mural Revitalization Project

A special thank you to Nevada Gold Mines

This mural project was sponsored by Nevada Gold Mines, along with the mural painted inside the Igloo. NGM’s support made it possible to provide both murals for the Igloo Rec Center, at no cost to the organization. Countless community members use the Igloo everyday, and their days are made a bit brighter by these uplifting splashes of color. Thank you to Nevada Gold Mines for supporting both projects.


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Patrons pitch in $1.50/mth to help support our community art programs…

…And they get a mountain of goodies in return!

50+ unreleased demos from Cora
100 print-ready fine art photographs from Jose
Untold stories and behind-the-scenes vignettes
Early access to new Cora Rose songs
Downloads of all new Cora Rose songs and albums
Credits in the final film and book

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About The Project

About The Project

Art We There Yet is a project to create art and music inspired by the Americas, celebrating our shared humanity and giving back to communities along the way. Aboard a school bus converted into an art and recording studio, we are traveling 30,000 miles across 23 countries of North, Central, and South America.

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