By Tracy Record

West Seattle Blog editor

The breezeway of South Seattle College ‘s central Robert Smith Building used to be a blank, bleak passageway through a space framed by unadorned concrete.

Not any more.

Now the college’s first mural “ We Carry the Light, We Carry the Sky ” graces the walls on both sides, even wrapping around the corners beyond. The mural painted by more than 100 students, staff, and community members was at the heart of a noontime celebration today. It was described as more than a “wall decoration … a radical reimagining” of the hopes and dreams of all who comprise the college’s community.

SSC’s dean of arts, humanities and social sciences Dr. Eileen Jimenez emceed the courtyard event, introducing Seattle Colleges tribal liaison Willard Bill Jr. of

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