On Sept. 14, Cabrillo College unveiled and dedicated the Engineering Tree Mural, a ceramic mural created by a team of more than 50 faculty and students, led by Cabrillo ceramics instructor Sylvia Rios.
Ceramics instructor Sylvia Rios speaks at the dedication.
The 10×20-foot mural adorns the ground floor wall at the south end of the Engineering building, Building 800, adjacent to the Engineering classroom (Room 810) on the campus at 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos.
Three years in the making, the mural is a beautiful work of hundreds of hand-crafted, glazed, and fired ceramic tiles that depict the several disciplines of Engineering in a detailed tree, with the natural landscape of the Central Coast in the background.
The mural was funded by a grant from the Cabrillo College Foundation Faculty and Staff Grants program and the Associated Students of Cabrillo College.
The dedication event was hosted by Cabrillo’s Engineering & Art Departments, Jo-Ann Panzardi and Sylvia Rios.
Attendees heard about the process, met the mural creators, and learned about the many engineering disciplines represented in the mural.
Faculty and students collaborated on Cabrillo’s new engineering tree mural.