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partners from past projects — TeenSpace at the Santa Ana Public Library, KidWorks, Santa Ana Boys and Men of Color, Building Healthy Communities, Santa Ana College Upward Bound — in order to increase community participation. We have also organized 4 community engagement events to date at the site of the future community mural. All events are free and all ages. We hope to continue our community engagement process via events until the completion of the mural when we will hold a grand celebration for all the community and all the artists that collaborated in the mural making process! Supplemental Question 4:: We strive to create structures for broad and meaningful participation in our mural projects. People contribute to propelling the project in a variety of ways, each role as important as the next: mentorship from professional artists, resources from donors and investors, and volunteers providing creative ideas, input, time and effort fulfilling and facilitating the project's execution. We put theory into practice and implement a model of "cascading vitality" that focuses on the internal empowerment of people within the organization as the source of positive energy that flows to and empowers members of the public: "Vital organizations exude positive energy that nurtures and supports the growth and development of the people within the organization and fuels the collective work of the organization" (Feldman and Khademian 2003). • For the mural, a Core Team is selected; many team members have in the past considered themselves "just" and artist and not a leader, "just" someone who volunteers and not an artist, etc. The Core Team has the responsibility of facilitating, listening, having conversations, and then serving as a catalyst for a community vision. They are well - supported by a team who can consult on matters of muralism, history, art administration, organizational skills, budgeting and financial issues, youth involvement, and other topics that may come up. By investing in new leadership and empowering them to lead each effort, we nurture emerging arts and community leaders who might not otherwise have had the opportunity to shine. We actively recruit new participants for the new Community Mural at the "Art Alley ", and participation is open to all interested community members in all phases of the project. We have already reached out and plan to connect with a wide range of community groups in order to increase community participation. These include: the Santa Ana Business Council, the Mexican Consulate, TeenSpace at the Santa Ana Public Library, and Santa Ana College Upward Bound, among many others. In the end the City of Santa Ana will have new public art project to celebrate. A new community mural to enhance our downtown, and a symbol of pride and collaboration for all those that participated in the project.