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Photo gallery: new mural unveiled at Eastside High School

WUFT | By Kade Sowers
Published April 1, 2026 at 10:36 PM EDT
Eastside High School’s marching band performs during the unveiling of the Mindful Messages Mural on campus in Gainesville, Fla., Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Kade Sowers/WUFT News)
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Eastside High School’s marching band performs during the unveiling of the Mindful Messages Mural on campus in Gainesville, Fla., Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Kade Sowers/WUFT News)
A student stands and watches Eastside High School’s marching band perform during the unveiling of the Mindful Messages Mural on campus in Gainesville, Fla., Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Kade Sowers/WUFT News)
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A student stands and watches Eastside High School’s marching band perform during the unveiling of the Mindful Messages Mural on campus in Gainesville, Fla., Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Kade Sowers/WUFT News)
Eastside High School Principal Leroy Williams speaks at the unveiling of the Mindful Messages Mural on campus in Gainesville, Fla., Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Kade Sowers/WUFT News)
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Eastside High School Principal Leroy Williams speaks at the unveiling of the Mindful Messages Mural on campus in Gainesville, Fla., Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Kade Sowers/WUFT News)
Muralist, Jenna Horner, describes the meaning of the Mindful Messages Mural at Eastside High School in Gainesville, Fla., Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Kade Sowers/WUFT News)
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Muralist, Jenna Horner, describes the meaning of the Mindful Messages Mural at Eastside High School in Gainesville, Fla., Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Kade Sowers/WUFT News)
A woman records muralist Jenna Horner as she describes the meaning of the Mindful Messages Mural at Eastside High School in Gainesville, Fla., Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Kade Sowers/WUFT News)
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A woman records muralist Jenna Horner as she describes the meaning of the Mindful Messages Mural at Eastside High School in Gainesville, Fla., Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Kade Sowers/WUFT News)
Muralist Jenna Horner describes the meaning of the Mindful Messages Mural at Eastside High School in Gainesville, Fla., Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Kade Sowers/WUFT News)
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Muralist Jenna Horner describes the meaning of the Mindful Messages Mural at Eastside High School in Gainesville, Fla., Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Kade Sowers/WUFT News)
Muralist Jenna Horner describes the meaning of the Mindful Messages Mural at Eastside High School on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Kade Sowers/WUFT News)
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Muralist Jenna Horner describes the meaning of the Mindful Messages Mural at Eastside High School on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Kade Sowers/WUFT News)
Eastside High School art student, Isabela Perez-Thomas, speaks at the unveiling of the Eastside Mindful Messages Mural on campus in Gainesville, Fla., Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Kade Sowers/WUFT News)
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Eastside High School art student, Isabela Perez-Thomas, speaks at the unveiling of the Eastside Mindful Messages Mural on campus in Gainesville, Fla., Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Kade Sowers/WUFT News)
Eastside High School art student, Kaleb Gordon, speaks at the unveiling of the Eastside Mindful Messages Mural on campus in Gainesville, Fla., Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Kade Sowers/WUFT News)
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Eastside High School art student, Kaleb Gordon, speaks at the unveiling of the Eastside Mindful Messages Mural on campus in Gainesville, Fla., Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Kade Sowers/WUFT News)
A section of the Mindful Messages Mural at Eastside High School on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Kade Sowers/WUFT News)
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A section of the Mindful Messages Mural at Eastside High School on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Kade Sowers/WUFT News)

Muralist Jenna Horner unveiled her latest work on Tuesday at Eastside High School as part of the Mindful Messages: A Mural Movement in Schools.

The program, in partnership with the Gainesville Fine Arts Association, is dedicated to spreading positivity and collaboration in schools.

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Art and Culture GainesvilleAlachua CountyeducationEastside High School
Kade Sowers
Kade is a reporter for WUFT News who can be reached by calling 352-392-6397 or emailing news@wuft.org.
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