Cayo Scoop! The Ecology of Cayo Culture

UPDATE - Postponed due to weather.  Will be later this month.

The Benque Rotary are inviting everyone out on Saturday and Sunday, from 7am to 6pm, to help create the first Ecological Mural in Belize. It'll be made out of plastic caps.

'You are cordially Invited!  The Rotary Satellite Club of San Ignacio Benque Viejo invites you to participate in the first Ecological Art wall project with the use of plastic caps.  Creating awareness from the example and creativity of actions in favor of the planet is the movement.'

La Poderosa III has been doing their Tag the Town murals, and the latest one is done.  

Tag the Town, a community art project, is doing another mural.  This one is a little different, and is a cicada.  "The cicada sings like there is no tomorrow, because there is none."

There are also pictures of the project in Benque: "Creativity is cheaper than alcohol."  They have a special font, the Ahau Font, that was created by Abdi Castellanos and Jose V. Guerra Awe. It's a mix of graffiti and elements found in Ancient Maya glyphs.  

You've seen the new Myan mural downtown, the Vision Serpent.  Mr. Awe has taken his idea, and made something much bigger out of it.  They have plans for doing many more murals around Cayo.  Here are a ton of great pictures from some painting being done around San Ignacio and Benque.  Keep getting those young artists involved in this great cause.

Positive thought of the day.  Creativity Costs Less Than Alcohol.  A quick video of Benque's mural from a while back, taken as they were doing another mural project.  Thanks, Jose!

"Jose Guerra Awe returns to the streets of the western towns of Benque Viejo del Carmen and San Ignacio in the Cayo District of Belize from his new home in San Francisco, California to continue inspiring a new generation of young artists - for now.....murals!  With Jo Jo, you never know what's next!!"

Great video about the making of the Creativity mural in Benque.  Jose Guerra Awe, LP3's director, gives an introduction to La Poderosa III's goals while they work on the mural in the background.  We wish them the best!

LP3's FB page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000431479203

"Scratch it and it spreads" is the tagline for the movie RASH, which the Cayo Outdoor Theatre will be showing tonight on the newly painted movie wall in downtown Cayo.  How perfect that it's all about art, and will be shown on the same wall as the latest mural from the Mural Project.

"RASH conveys the commitment, ideals and beliefs
demonstrated in a thriving alternative art practice.  These artists bang away at the community conscience by sticking this artwork right in the public eye.  The spirit of rebellion is being channelled into street art and these visual conversations are spreading across the walls of Melbourne.  RASH offers a rare insight into graffiti artists’ world view."

Burns Avenue is alomost finished.  It's looking good.  The Welcome Center is coming along nicely, and there's already one shop open in the finished building next to the market.  The latest entry in the Mural Project is done.  Can't wait to see the next ones.  And...Greedy's is hiring.