Meta Community Art consists of mural artwork, commissioned art, and curated shows that benefit commercial and residential districts. The Meta Experience collaborates with institutions, non-profit organizations, and business owners to make visual and healing art possible in diverse communities.

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The Meta Experience offers:

MURAL ART: We create large works of art in interior and exterior settings that seek to enlighten community members. We specialize in originating aesthetically and culturally rich murals that generate a sense of belonging to those in its proximity. The murals draw social consciousness, beautifies environments, and engages the public. The emphasis is on creating a positive environment that attracts attention to the vicinity. The art may be applied directly to the building’s surface or created on moveable panels.

COMMISSIONED ART: Site specific artwork may be commissioned for a public space. The artists specialize in various mediums and techniques, including painting, collage, mosaic, sculpture, and graphic design. The art is designed to compliment the environment and liven the atmosphere of the place.

CURATED ART: The Meta Experience collects and curates contemporary artwork by artists from around the world. We create a unique compilation of art that custom suites an environment. A professionally curated art collection adds valuable enrichment to a public space. The emphasis of the exhibition is on developing a sound body of art that enhances the vicinity. 

 

PAST MURALS PROJECTS:

CEP Gets Fit
Maryland Mutlicutlural Youth Center, Riverdale, MD
Summer, 2011
This mural was created with middle school youth celebrating the theme of fitness and fun. Students learned the mural research and production process in a summer program that fuses education with the arts. The mural hangs at the Center for Educational Partnership and was organized through the Maryland Multicultural Youth Center.

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Eastern Middle School Mural
Eastern Middle School, Silver Spring, MD
Spring, 2011
Spanning four 10' x 6' panels, this mural captures 100 years at Eastern Middle School, past, present, and future. The mural was researched and designed by Eastern Middle School students and painted by guest artist Helina Metaferia. The mural focuses on Eastern students at work and play, highlighting the historical, current, and imagined technologies of the time.

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People Animals Love Mural
Stanton Elementary School, SE Washington, DC
Summer 2010
This mural was commissioned by People Animals Love, an organization that promotes reading in schools through education on animals. Helina Metaferia painted this mural with the assistance of a handful of youth. The mural creates a colorful safari ambiance to the school parking lot.

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Park View Community Stories Mural
Park View Recreation Center, NW Washington, DC
Summer 2010
Helina Metaferia served as the lead Mural Artist and Coordinator for this 100' long mural. The project was through The Latin American Youth Center's Art + Media House and was funded by The DC Commission on Art + Humanities. A team of fifteen paid teenage students assisted with this extensive project. The Park View Mural is accompanied by a photography exhibit and graphic design booklet, created by the youth. The mural and its accompanied pieces celebrate Park View's historic community.

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Spiritual Essence Murals
Located in the Spiritual Essence Yoga Studio and Wellness Center in Upper Marlboro, MD
Fall 2009 - Summer 2010
Helina Metaferia completed four murals in a yoga and wellness facility, celebrating diverse cultures that are rich in spirituality and indigenous healing arts. The murals are located in each of the center's healing facilities.

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Zoo Mural
The National Zoo, NW Washington, DC
Summer 2010
Helina Metaferia was one of the artists that worked on a six panel mural at The National Zoo. The mural was through The Latin American Youth Center's Art + Media House and was designed by Mural Artist Laya Monarez. The mural depicts bio-diversity and adds energy to the mural's entrance.

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The Georgia Avenue Global Mural Project
3900th block of Georgia Avenue, NW Washington, DC (north of the Petworth metro station)
Summer 2008
Helina Metaferia painted one of the five murals created along one of Washington, DC's main corridors, Georgia Avenue, as part of a grant-funded project that explored the city's cultural and social issues. This particular mural is titled The Great African Migration, and portrays the immigration of people of the African Diaspora emerging into Washington's communities. Being a first generation American of Ethiopian descent, this painting reflects Helina's own personal narrative. The mural project was coordinated by artist Joel Bergner with funding through a grant from the DC commission on the Arts and Humanities.

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Columbia Heights Mural - Irving Street
Located on Irving Street between 14th and 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC
Summer 2008
As an art instructor for the Latin American Youth Center's Art & Media House summer mural project, Helina lead a group of twelve students in planning and painting a mural titled "Welcome to the World of Columbia Heights." The mural, which is located in the heart of the historic Columbia Heights neighborhood, depicts the diverse aspects of the community.

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Maryland Multicultural Youth Center Mural
Located at the Maryland Multicultural Youth Center in Riverdale, MD
Summer 2009
CEP Dreams Green is a mural about ways to take care of our environment. It was created by middle school youth during a summer mural program taught by Helina Metaferia at the Maryland Multicultural Youth Center's Riverdale location. About twenty students from two classes worked on this project during the two month course.

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Columbia Heights Community Mural - 14th Street
2500 14th Street, NW Washington, DC
Fall 2008
Helina Metaferia joined more than 20 professional artists in a creating a 16 by 60 foot mural lead by City Arts, a public art organization serving Washington, DC. The mural portrays the historical and cultural legacy of the Columbia Heights community in Washington and was funded by the DC Neighborhood Investment Fund and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

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Thomas S. Wootton High School Public Art
Located in Thomas S. Wootton High School, Rockville, MD
Spring 2004
Helina was commissioned to create a painting for the school's lobby that commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Brown vs. Board of Education trial. The painting served as educational art for the students.