José Faus

Jose Faus is a muralist with a long history of community engagement. He has painted murals in the Kansas City Metropolitan area and co-led mural projects in Mexico in the state of Michoacán. He also was a US Cultural Ambassador for a mural project in Santa Cruz Bolivia.

Jose paints in a variety of styles including narrative murals that convey histories of place. He also does abstract work. He likes to engage the community in conversations regarding place, histories, customs, significant contributors to flesh out ideas that resonate and help community members feel ownership in the final project.

Puede colaborar con las partes interesadas de la comunidad para conceptualizar temas y asuntos apropiados. Esto también implicará debates y talleres preparatorios para ayudar a racionalizar y facilitar la familiarización con las técnicas murales y la historia de las obras públicas. Se trata de una conversación destinada a conseguir la aceptación de la obra por parte de la comunidad.

There are many activities that can be programmed around the mural project. One involves working with youth to create smaller versions of the finished project. There is also an opportunity for youth or other community and stakeholders to contribute imagery, and ideas to incorporate into the design. Hands-on workshops on material handling are a possibility with the intent of having community partners engage in the project directly as assistants.