The bus is a literal vehicle for taking the youth leaders' powerful messages on City Hall, and sharing them with communities across Richmond!
Beyond the powerful portraits and poetry that adorn the sides of the bus, we will be adding interactive posters that allow riders to use their phones to experience youth-made audio recordings and videos that envision a more safe, whole, and beautiful future.
***This is a first ever collaboration for GRTC Transit System with nonprofit and philanthropic partners (#Trendsetters :0!) and will kick off a series of bus wraps featuring different stakeholder groups who are important to GRTC ridership!
Huge thanks to CultureWorks Richmond and GRTC for making this possible! And to Fuji Film for lending us a camera powerful enough to make these monumental portraits pop!
Freedom Constellations Credits;
Youth leaders featured: Ta’Dreama, Clyde, Seth, Kiara, Iyana, and Denise (you all are amazing!!!)
Photography: Mark Strandquist
Background shapes: by Kate DeCiccio, Kah Yangni, Amir Khadar, and Jay Krouse
Layout and design for bus wrap: Jay Krouse #PrisonsDontWork #YouthFirst #NoKidsInPrison #KeepKidsFree #Richmond #EverydayIncarceration
