Murals

2+ hour, 49+ min ago   (1202+ words) In 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower saw a vision where Americans, who were trying to make do with the remnants of World War II, could strive for peace and prosperity with geographical neighbors far and wide. Thus, Sister Cities International was created…...

5+ hour, 15+ min ago   (619+ words) Jamie Myers poses in front of her four-seasons mural in the Golden Lake Elementary School Library. The mural complements tile mosaics created by former students. To complete the mural before children returned for the school year, Jamie needed wall-to-wall scaffolding,…...

43+ min ago   (311+ words) Newport High School art students are helping bring their city's history to life by painting a floodwall mural as part of a city initiative supported by ArtsWave. Local artist Peyton Harshfield, who organized the project with the city of Newport…...

5+ hour, 24+ min ago   (181+ words) BRISTOL ― A blank wall overlooking Kelley Park is now one of the most colorful landmarks in Bristol. Artists Benjamin Archibald and Alesha Borges have completed "We Are Newfound," a 1,800-square-foot mural celebrating community pride, putting the finishing touches on the…...

9+ hour, 8+ min ago   (406+ words) Communication is key, as proved with a recent painting contract to cover graffiti along the back wall of a business on Independence Avenue. When the error was discovered on Sept. 9, “East Winds”, a mural depicting a dragon kite, a pagoda…...

5+ hour, 27+ min ago   (467+ words) One of the Ramona H.E.A.R.T. Mural Project’s murals was recently moved from its 15th and Main streets location to the Ramona Outdoor Community Center (ROCC) pavilion. The mural titled “Ramona Reflections” depicts a pair of large cowboy boots with a bank and…...

5+ hour, 45+ min ago   (149+ words) UTICA, N.Y. -- 2017 Pratt Institute graduate Jared Diaz returned to Utica from Brooklyn and bought the PLAV, or Polish League of American Veterans, building. "What we're going to be doing there is founding the Mural Institute of New York," said Diaz. Also…...

1+ hour, 39+ min ago   (171+ words) VERNON, CT — A colorful new mural is taking shape along East Main Street in Rockville as part of an effort to expand public art and arts activity in Vernon's historic downtown area. The "Threads of Community" mural is a public…...

12+ hour, 29+ min ago   (134+ words) A massive mural honoring America will soon be pieced together in downtown Jackson, and locals are invited to help create it. The Jackson Center for the Arts recently received a grant from the Remick Foundation to create and install a…...

7+ hour, 12+ min ago   (538+ words) A new mural is taking shape in Stuart’s Flagler Park, where artist Samara Ash has begun painting a piece commissioned by the City of Stuart and Stuart Main Street. Candace Callahan, executive director of Stuart Main Street, said Ash began…...