Tile Mosaic - Cloverfork Mural

The new tile mosaic mural on the outside of the Clover Fork Clinic is the result of a two-year collaboration between the Clinic, Evarts High School, and the Appalachian Program at Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College.

Southeast students Danielle Burke, Maxine Clay, and Elli Pace worked in collaboration with Evarts High School art teacher Kristen Zink to design and construct the mural, which features hand-sculpted tile letters depicting aspects of life on Clover Fork. Southeast Professor of Art Joseph Scopa provided technical assistance to the project, fired the hand-sculpted tiles made by Zink and the Evarts and Southeast students; designed the angle iron frame used to support the mural; and directed installation of the mural. The frame was constructed by Britt Lawson’s welding students at Southeast.

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 The project is part of a program in public art and student community engagement funded by grants from the Rockefeller Foundation’s PACT (Partnerships Affirming Community Transformation) program and the United States Department of Education’s FIPSE (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education) program. The FIPSE funds came as part of a collaboration between Southeast, other rural community colleges around the nation, and MDC, a non profit organization in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

 Special thanks also go to Jared Boggs, Denver and Jordan Turner, John Stewart, the city of Evarts and Mayor Burl Fee, and Harlan County magistrate Chad Brock. They were among fifty students and community members who assisted in the design, construction, and/or installation of the mural. The Appalachian Program at Southeast and Clover Fork Clinic are grateful to all who participated for their help.  

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