The Virgen Indigena Mural at the Guadalupe Community Center is SACA’s 25th Mural project. Production and inspiration for this mural began when we were contacted by Cindy Tellez, wife of Ray Tellez. As an inmate in one of Texas’ fine prisons, Ray had been submitting artwork, writings and poetry to our Community Newspaper, El Placazo, for several years. Ray was one of our most consistent and talented contributors of prison art and writings, submitting art pieces and poems that spoke of a troubled youth, life in prison and fantasies of freedom. These Paño Arte (handkerchief art) pieces and poetry helped Ray cope with loneliness and solitude while in prison. Cindy had come by the SACA office to let us know that Ray was going to be released from prison and needed to cancel his monthly subscription to El Placazo.

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Note image on side of building