Street Art Cities


Dashboard
Filters
Navigate
Powered by OpenStreetMap, Nominatim and MapLibre. Learn more.
All artworks
Adriana Garcia, Cherise “Rhys” Munro

Brighter Days

Description

“Brighter Days” mural is on the front of a community mental health clinic at 806 S Zarzamora Sreet, San Antonio, Texas. First painted in 2007 as a project of the San Anto Cultural Arts Community Mural/ Public Art Program @saca_mural_art Lead artist was Adriana Garcia @adrianamjgarcia. She conducted surveys and had countless conversations with clients and staff. The title came from a young man she met in the clinic waiting room: “Brighter days are ahead!” Adriana’s goal was to “depict the struggle of the individual striving for mental health through his/her feelings, actions and thoughts.” The wall is divided into three parts that can be read left to right, like a picture book:
* Thought, meant to show that knowledge of brain chemistry and personal choice are tools of self-empowerment.
* Action, meant to show people rising from the confusion related to mental health struggles and diagnoses and taking flight
* Feeling, meant to show the soulful hope of brighter day. The corn maiden, also known as Tonantzin or Mother Earth, uses traditional Aztec imagery to communicate present-day hope and healing.

The mural was restored in 2017. The Lead Muralist was Cherise “Rhys” Munro @rhysmunroyo The restored mural is almost identical to the original, but the removable wooden panels were replaced with polytab so the mural would last longer.
Thanks to http://www.sananto.org/34---brighter-days.html for the info above.
Photos taken November 2019.
@rhysmunroyo wrote “We use an acrylic paint brand called Nova Color from California, excellent paint!!”

Hunter

Mike Franks
I'm retired, travel a lot, read books from everywhere we go, get confused quickly in a few different languages, and post mural photos every day to Instagram @uclamikefranks. Then I write the artists to see if I got anything wrong. It's a fun hobby and gets me out on the streets.

Location

Hunted on May 29, 2025
806 S Zarzamora St, San Antonio, TX 78207, USA
Navigate
Hunted by Mike Franks.
Loading...

Location

Hunted on May 29, 2025
806 S Zarzamora St, San Antonio, TX 78207, USA
Navigate
Hunted by Mike Franks.

Footer

The world's largest urban art community.

InstagramEmail

© Copyright Street Art Cities B.V.

Community

  • Street Art Forum
  • Street Art Awards
  • Join community
  • Blog
  • Shop

Content

  • Browse cities
  • Upcoming events
  • Guides
  • Daily artwork
  • Open data
  • RSS feed

Company

  • About us
  • Products
  • Map platform
  • Legal
Start typing to search for cities, artists and tags

Dashboard
+10 images
+8 images