Solano County Juvenile Detention Center – Seeds of Affirmation

Solano County Juvenile Detention Center

This lion mural and other images were painted for Solano County Juvenile Detention Center in Fairfield, CA. 

Our goal was to take white sterile-looking walls and give the youth something fun and powerful to look at each day. The mural signifies that we can be a plant like a dandelion, but when you blow one in the wind and make a change you can be a beautiful flower or a powerful lion. The colors also gave the place a nice cheerful look. 

With support from the California Arts Council, Colors for Kids provided a mural-making opportunity designed around words we use to govern ourselves, self-affirm, and then actualize change in our lives.

Contra Costa Juvenile Detention Center in Fairfield 
Solano County Juvenile Detention Center – Haley in the halls
Contra Costa Juvenile Detention Center in Fairfield
Solano County Juvenile Detention Center – Closeup of the hallway

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If your community would like a wall painted by friends and families in your area,
let’s talk about how we can get involved.