Participants in this year’s Summer Youth Employment Program pose in front of the mural that they created, which was dedicated Wednesday and will soon go on permanent display in the Kenosha County Center in Bristol. In the photo, from left, are County Executive Samantha Kerkman, Ryan Riley, Disney Washington, Aster Kewenig, Shayla Majors, Takayla Dail and art teacher Jack Tatay, who advised the artists.
Takayla Dail, second from left, poses for a photo in front of the mural that she helped to create as a member of this year’s Kenosha County Summer Youth Employment Program. Joining her, from left, are her mother, Barbara Randolph; family friend Gwendolyn Monroe, and Jemere Pearson, 3.
The work of art — a celebration of western Kenosha County landmarks — will soon go on permanent display in the lobby of the County Center at highways 45 and 50 in Bristol.
The program this year employed 146 at-risk youth who worked a total of 14,000 hours and public and private employer worksites across the county, all with the goal of teaching valuable work and life skills while also providing a paying summer job.
The mural produced by this year’s Youth Employment in the Arts participants in the Summer Youth Employment Program showcases landmarks from across western Kenosha County. It will be installed soon in the lobby of the Kenosha County Center in Bristol, where it will remain on permanent display.
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