1	"Mural Painting Encounter" Mural Painting Encounter May 16-18, 2006 Mexico City
2	"Organized by:" Organized by: Fundación Diego Rivera, A.C. in collaboration with: The Philadelphia Mural Art Program The Social and Public Art Resource Center Arte Público Press Mauer Kunst Consulting Supported by: Secretaría de Educación Pública Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura Gobierno de Estado de Veracruz Instituto Veracruzano de la Cultura
3	"Objetives:" Objetives: 1. To learn about the current situation of mural painting in different parts of the world. 2. To know how many and which artists are involved in this art form 3. To analyze and discuss what would be the most suitable media to develop and strengthen mural painting at a world-wide level. In order to achieve these objectives, it was taken into account that other international meetings have covered mural painting from different perspectives. As a contribution to that effort it was organized the Mural Painting Encounter, at which it was possible the presence and participation of artists, intellectuals, art critics, gallery curators and other people committed with this artistic labor, from Mexico as from other parts of the world.
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6	"1." 1. This gathering, one of the only global convenings of its kind ever assembled, brought together nearly 200 mural arts practitioners and community activists, government officials, creative consultants, journalists, scholars, and youth leaders from different parts of the world.
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9	"4." 4. A list of artists and personalities related to mural painting was created, being this the first step towards the organization of an international network of mural painting. The first ideas towards the organization of what was decided to be called: International Forum of Mural Painting and Art were proposed. This Forum will take place again in Mexico in October/November of the 2007. Also, a provisional Organizing Committee was named: The Mural Art Program of Filadelfia (EUA, Jane Golden, Brian Campbell), Cité de la Création (France, Gilbert Coudéne) and Diego Rivera Foundation (Mexico, Diego Lopez Rivera), as well: Klaus Klinger (Germany), Desmond Rochfort (New Zealand) and Sabine Marschall (South Africa).
10	6. Links with groups and people from different parts of the world were developed, with the purpose of initiating mural painting projects.
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