Thursday, August 18, 2016
Help prime the wall!
Friends, We'll be priming the wall for the Youth Voices mural this Sunday, August 21st from 2 - 5pm. Come by and grab a brush or roller! Everyone is welcome.
Friday, August 12, 2016
Telling stories in pictures
We communicate (younger folks especially) more and more using a universal language of pictograms, icons and emoji . This language may seem new, but it's actually one of the oldest - think cave paintings.
As we work on the Youth Voices mural, this vocabulary of pictures may help to deepen the meaning of those voices while not having to spell everything out
. To see an example of a pictogram novella, check out this page from Xu Bing's, "Book from the Ground" 
.
As we work on the Youth Voices mural, this vocabulary of pictures may help to deepen the meaning of those voices while not having to spell everything out
. To see an example of a pictogram novella, check out this page from Xu Bing's, "Book from the Ground" .
Monday, August 1, 2016
Youth Voices of Topeka Mural Project
Check out our new facebook page for the Youth Voices Mural Project. Find out about upcoming meetings and how to get involved! https://www.facebook.com/YouthVoicesTopekaMural/
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Voices of Topeka Youth mural coming soon!
The next panel on the Great Mural Wall will be designed and painted by Topeka youth! Working with the Chesney Park Neighborhood and the Topeka/ Shawnee County Public Library, artist Dave Loewenstein and assistant Connie Fitzpatrick will lead the youth design team. If you are a kid, a teen, a tween, a young adult or youth you can be one of the muralistas!
For more information contact Dave at dloewenstein(at)hotmail.com
For more information contact Dave at dloewenstein(at)hotmail.com
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Topeka Capital - Journal Supports the Great Mural Wall
Editorial: Mural Wall Needs a Push
In April 2006, city officials and members of the Chesney Park
neighborhood gathered at a white wall that formerly served as the shell
of a water storage reservoir to announce the commencement of fundraising
efforts to transform that wall into the Great Mural Wall of Topeka.The goal was $30,000 for the first phase of the project, which a city
spokesman said would transform “the white-washed carcass of a
now-defunct 10-million gallon water reservoir into a colorful piece of
public art.”
The first 60-foot panel was painted in 2007 at a cost of about $12,000, but transformation of the “white-washed carcass” has taken longer than expected, primarily due to the difficulty of raising money following the demise of the Kansas Art Commission. Work on the mural stalled for more than two years because of a lack of funding. Anyone who has a few dollars, or some pocket change, to spare should consider giving the Great Mural Wall of Topeka a boost. There is room on the wall for two more panels. To date, each panel has cost about $12,000.
What began as a Chesney Park project has become a community affair, although Tom Benaka, who was president of Chesney Park NIA when the mural idea was born, continues to be its most visible champion. Professional artists are selected to direct the production of each panel and community members, young and old, are invited to participate on “community paint days.”
Lawrence muralist Dave Loewenstein is lead artist for the current panel — the ninth overall and his fifth — “How Topeka Got its Name.” Subjects for the completed panels included Grant Cushinberry, Brown v. Board of Education, the arts in Topeka, and city and state history. Benaka and Loewenstein think one of the remaining panels should be dedicated to the city’s youth, with the final panel providing a look into the future.
Looking into the future was what city officials and Chesney Park residents were doing in 2006 when they decided a blank curiosity stretching along S.W. Western, S.W. 20th Street and S.W. Fillmore should become a colorful art piece of which the neighborhood and the entire community could be proud. Benaka says he is eager to see the mural finished. Others who share his anticipation can help make that happen with a timely donation to the Great Mural Wall of Topeka.
Members of The Capital-Journal Editorial Advisory Board are Gregg Ireland, Mike Hall, Fred Johnson, Ray Beers Jr., Garry Cushinberry, John Stauffer, Frank Ybarra, Sally Zellers and Laura Burton.
The first 60-foot panel was painted in 2007 at a cost of about $12,000, but transformation of the “white-washed carcass” has taken longer than expected, primarily due to the difficulty of raising money following the demise of the Kansas Art Commission. Work on the mural stalled for more than two years because of a lack of funding. Anyone who has a few dollars, or some pocket change, to spare should consider giving the Great Mural Wall of Topeka a boost. There is room on the wall for two more panels. To date, each panel has cost about $12,000.
What began as a Chesney Park project has become a community affair, although Tom Benaka, who was president of Chesney Park NIA when the mural idea was born, continues to be its most visible champion. Professional artists are selected to direct the production of each panel and community members, young and old, are invited to participate on “community paint days.”
Lawrence muralist Dave Loewenstein is lead artist for the current panel — the ninth overall and his fifth — “How Topeka Got its Name.” Subjects for the completed panels included Grant Cushinberry, Brown v. Board of Education, the arts in Topeka, and city and state history. Benaka and Loewenstein think one of the remaining panels should be dedicated to the city’s youth, with the final panel providing a look into the future.
Looking into the future was what city officials and Chesney Park residents were doing in 2006 when they decided a blank curiosity stretching along S.W. Western, S.W. 20th Street and S.W. Fillmore should become a colorful art piece of which the neighborhood and the entire community could be proud. Benaka says he is eager to see the mural finished. Others who share his anticipation can help make that happen with a timely donation to the Great Mural Wall of Topeka.
Members of The Capital-Journal Editorial Advisory Board are Gregg Ireland, Mike Hall, Fred Johnson, Ray Beers Jr., Garry Cushinberry, John Stauffer, Frank Ybarra, Sally Zellers and Laura Burton.
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
The Great Mural Wall's Final Stretch
The Great Mural Wall of Topeka nearing completion
Funding needed for last 120 feet of project
(story originally published in the Topeka Capital-Journal)
Maty 25, 2015
Funding needed for last 120 feet of project
(story originally published in the Topeka Capital-Journal)
Maty 25, 2015
Nearly a decade after Chesney Park residents started turning the drab
wall of a former water reservoir into vibrant art, The Great Mural Wall
of Topeka is nearing completion.
Once covered in graffiti, three sides of a building owned by the Topeka Water Division — the walls along S.W. Western, 20th Street and Fillmore — became an community art project when residents in the Chesney Park Neighborhood Improvement Association decided to clean up the spray paint and attract people to the neighborhood. Since about 2006 Tom Benaka, a member of the NIA, has championed the project as a way to combat vandalism and revitalize the neighborhood.
“It feels like this has been my whole life,” he said standing in the grass near where Lawrence-based artist Dave Loewenstein painted Thursday. “I’m very anxious to get it done.” The project needs funding to make that happen, he said. Early on, the Kansas Art Commission granted money to the mural, but when that was dismantled in 2011 funds were hard to come by for several years. Benaka and others involved turned to online fundraising sites, some federal grants and even a $10,000 Hamburger Helper “My Hometown Helper” grant.
Empowerment grants through the city’s community relations department paid for part of the project, including signs that will explain each panel Benaka hopes to have posted later this summer. The first 60 feet cost $12,000 back in the summer of 2007 and each panel of the nine has cost close to the same amount for special long-lasting paint and labor, he said. Last year the corner of 20th Street and Fillmore Avenue was the first painted in nearly three years.
With more than 120 feet left, Benaka isn’t sure where the project will find additional money. They need between $30,000 and $40,000, he said, but few donors have stepped forward. “We’re grasping at straws to get funding,” he said. “Artists deserve to be paid.” Recently he reached out to city council members about using part of the transient guest tax to fund the last of the mural. The city uses a tax imposed on hotel and lodging to fund projects meant to boost tourism. Because the mural is across the street from the Kansas Expocentre, both Benaka and Loewenstein believe it could draw people to the city.
“This is something for people from all over the city and visitors to Topeka to enjoy,” Loewenstein said. Loewenstein, who has done murals in Lawrence, has been the artist on many panels, but other artists including Ashley Jane Laird and KT Walsh have contributed. Panels have been painted with the help of neighborhood children, Topeka High School students and people from all around the city.
The section Loewenstein worked on Thursday depicts the history of Topeka’s name. Other panels focus on Brown v. Board of Education, city and state history and notable residents.
With such a strong focus on history, Benaka had long wanted to have a panel dedicated to Topeka’s railroad history, but now he and Loewenstein would like to do two panels, one that focuses on the city’s youth and a final panel looking at the future. “We really want to promote the future, not just of Chesney Park but the whole city,” he said. When the current panel is finished — hopefully in June depending on the weather — Benaka said they will start gathering community feedback and ideas for the last panels.
“Art is already in the neighborhood and people’s lives,” Loewenstein said. “The mural is a way to celebrate that.”
Once covered in graffiti, three sides of a building owned by the Topeka Water Division — the walls along S.W. Western, 20th Street and Fillmore — became an community art project when residents in the Chesney Park Neighborhood Improvement Association decided to clean up the spray paint and attract people to the neighborhood. Since about 2006 Tom Benaka, a member of the NIA, has championed the project as a way to combat vandalism and revitalize the neighborhood.
“It feels like this has been my whole life,” he said standing in the grass near where Lawrence-based artist Dave Loewenstein painted Thursday. “I’m very anxious to get it done.” The project needs funding to make that happen, he said. Early on, the Kansas Art Commission granted money to the mural, but when that was dismantled in 2011 funds were hard to come by for several years. Benaka and others involved turned to online fundraising sites, some federal grants and even a $10,000 Hamburger Helper “My Hometown Helper” grant.
Empowerment grants through the city’s community relations department paid for part of the project, including signs that will explain each panel Benaka hopes to have posted later this summer. The first 60 feet cost $12,000 back in the summer of 2007 and each panel of the nine has cost close to the same amount for special long-lasting paint and labor, he said. Last year the corner of 20th Street and Fillmore Avenue was the first painted in nearly three years.
With more than 120 feet left, Benaka isn’t sure where the project will find additional money. They need between $30,000 and $40,000, he said, but few donors have stepped forward. “We’re grasping at straws to get funding,” he said. “Artists deserve to be paid.” Recently he reached out to city council members about using part of the transient guest tax to fund the last of the mural. The city uses a tax imposed on hotel and lodging to fund projects meant to boost tourism. Because the mural is across the street from the Kansas Expocentre, both Benaka and Loewenstein believe it could draw people to the city.
“This is something for people from all over the city and visitors to Topeka to enjoy,” Loewenstein said. Loewenstein, who has done murals in Lawrence, has been the artist on many panels, but other artists including Ashley Jane Laird and KT Walsh have contributed. Panels have been painted with the help of neighborhood children, Topeka High School students and people from all around the city.
The section Loewenstein worked on Thursday depicts the history of Topeka’s name. Other panels focus on Brown v. Board of Education, city and state history and notable residents.
With such a strong focus on history, Benaka had long wanted to have a panel dedicated to Topeka’s railroad history, but now he and Loewenstein would like to do two panels, one that focuses on the city’s youth and a final panel looking at the future. “We really want to promote the future, not just of Chesney Park but the whole city,” he said. When the current panel is finished — hopefully in June depending on the weather — Benaka said they will start gathering community feedback and ideas for the last panels.
“Art is already in the neighborhood and people’s lives,” Loewenstein said. “The mural is a way to celebrate that.”
Sunday, May 3, 2015
Capital - Journal article about new mural
Community invited to paint alongside Lawrence muralist at Great Mural Wall of Topeka
(published originally in the Topeka Capital-Journal)
May 2, 2015
By Ann Marie Bush
(published originally in the Topeka Capital-Journal)
May 2, 2015
By Ann Marie Bush
A few raindrops Saturday afternoon didn’t keep Lawrence muralist Dave
Loewenstein from picking up his brush and working on the next panel of
the Great Wall of Topeka. Loewenstein is serving as the lead artist for the ninth panel on the
wall, of which the theme is How Topeka Got Its Name. He has served as
lead artist on four other panels at the Great Mural Wall of Topeka, S.W.
20th and Western.
The wall was started in 2006 when Chesney Park Neighborhood
Improvement Association members power-washed a 60-foot section of the
11-foot-tall wall of a former water reservoir. The wall stretches 900 feet on its east, south, west and north sides. Panels include a Tribute to Grant Cushinberry, The Road From Brown v.
Board, Reanimating the Arts in Topeka, the Kansas Women’s Mural and
more. Other lead artists have been Ashley Jane Laird and KT Walsh. Panels
have been painted by neighborhood children, Topeka High School students
and people from all around the city. “One thing has led to another,” Loewenstein said. “It’s really a grassroots effort.”
Ashley Russell, a Washburn University student, is Loewenstein’s assistant for this panel. He hopes Russell will be able to serve as a lead artist on a future panel. However, space is quickly vanishing as more panels are added. About 50 people stopped by last weekend to help Loewenstein during community paint days. People again were welcome to paint Saturday — the threat of rain kept some away. The last community paint day for this panel will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. However, people are always invited to stop by and lend a hand — or brush. “I think by the end of the month we should be done,” Loewenstein said.
Planning for How Topeka Got Its Name began in the fall with a design process, Loewenstein said. Jimm GoodTracks, of the Ioway Tribe, and others helped research how Topeka received its name. The word “Topeka” comes from an Ioway word meaning “a good place to dig for potatoes” (also called prairie potatoes or prairie turnips). “It was a staple crop for that tribe,” Loewenstein said. “It was an important food source.” The panel will show the prairie potato plant and members of the Ioway tribe showing others the plant. It also will depict a classroom teacher telling the “folk story” about how a Native American looked down at his moccasin and discovered his toe peeking out — thus leading founding fathers to name the town Topeka. “This is an opportunity to talk about some of the Native American heritage and folk stories,” Loewenstein said.
The muralist encourages everyone to help him out Sunday. Participants don’t have to be artists, and all materials will be provided.“This is a muralist’s dream come true,” Loewenstein said of the Great Mural Wall of Topeka. “There is so much great collaboration.”
Ashley Russell, a Washburn University student, is Loewenstein’s assistant for this panel. He hopes Russell will be able to serve as a lead artist on a future panel. However, space is quickly vanishing as more panels are added. About 50 people stopped by last weekend to help Loewenstein during community paint days. People again were welcome to paint Saturday — the threat of rain kept some away. The last community paint day for this panel will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. However, people are always invited to stop by and lend a hand — or brush. “I think by the end of the month we should be done,” Loewenstein said.
Planning for How Topeka Got Its Name began in the fall with a design process, Loewenstein said. Jimm GoodTracks, of the Ioway Tribe, and others helped research how Topeka received its name. The word “Topeka” comes from an Ioway word meaning “a good place to dig for potatoes” (also called prairie potatoes or prairie turnips). “It was a staple crop for that tribe,” Loewenstein said. “It was an important food source.” The panel will show the prairie potato plant and members of the Ioway tribe showing others the plant. It also will depict a classroom teacher telling the “folk story” about how a Native American looked down at his moccasin and discovered his toe peeking out — thus leading founding fathers to name the town Topeka. “This is an opportunity to talk about some of the Native American heritage and folk stories,” Loewenstein said.
The muralist encourages everyone to help him out Sunday. Participants don’t have to be artists, and all materials will be provided.“This is a muralist’s dream come true,” Loewenstein said of the Great Mural Wall of Topeka. “There is so much great collaboration.”
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Help paint April 25-26
Community Painting Weekend
April 25-26
10 - 4pm
20th & Fillmore
Topeka, Kansas
All are welcome to help paint the new mural at the Great Mural Wall about how Topeka got its name. No experience necessary and all materials will be provided.
Monday, August 25, 2014
Communty Meeting for new mural
Join us for our first community meeting to begin the process of creating a new panel at the Great Mural Wall. This panel will focus on the theme, "How Topeka Got its Name" and will be lead by artist Dave Loewenstein.
Thursday, September 4th at 5:30 pm
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library
1515 SW 10th
Topeka, KS
Thursday, September 4th at 5:30 pm
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library
1515 SW 10th
Topeka, KS
Friday, August 15, 2014
Great Mural Wall apprentice position available now!
Artists interested in apprenticing on the newest panel of the Great Mural Wall can apply now. The project will take place from August 25 - October 25 in Topeka. The theme of this panel will be "How Topeka got its name."
The first 3-4 weeks will focus on community meetings, research and design. Painting will begin In mid-September and continue until the mural is completed, probably late October. The selected apprentice will receive a $500 stipend.
Interested applicants should submit the following by August 22,
1. A one page letter describing their interest in the project, availability and qualifications
2. Resume
3. 5-10 examples of their work
Submit applications and questions by email to lead artist Dave Loewenstein at dloewenstein@hotmail.com
The first 3-4 weeks will focus on community meetings, research and design. Painting will begin In mid-September and continue until the mural is completed, probably late October. The selected apprentice will receive a $500 stipend.
Interested applicants should submit the following by August 22,
1. A one page letter describing their interest in the project, availability and qualifications
2. Resume
3. 5-10 examples of their work
Submit applications and questions by email to lead artist Dave Loewenstein at dloewenstein@hotmail.com
Friday, July 11, 2014
Women's Mural Dedication
You're Invited!
Sunday, July 20th
4:00pm
20th & Fillmore
Join us as we celebrate the completion of the new mural on the Great Mural Wall. Lead artist Ashley Laird and other participants will share their reflections about this timely and important project.
Friday, May 16, 2014
Community Painting May 17-18
Come Join Us!
Community Painting on the Kansas Women's Mural
All are invited. No art experience necessary.
Saturday, May 17th & Sunday, May 18th
10am - 4pm
20th & Fillmore
Topeka, KS
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Thank you for supporting the Kansas Women's Mural!
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Womens Mural communtiy meeting scheduled
Please join us for this
informational meeting and discussion about the new Kansas Women’s Mural.
Saturday, March 8th
2:00pm
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library
1515 SW 10th Street
Topeka, KS
Lead artist Ashley Jane Laird will give a presentation about her previous work and the community-based process used to create murals. Following the presentation, the group is invited to give input and ideas about the history, accomplishments and current issues facing women in Kansas. The meeting is open to the public, all ages, and no art experience is necessary.
Saturday, March 8th
2:00pm
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library
1515 SW 10th Street
Topeka, KS
Lead artist Ashley Jane Laird will give a presentation about her previous work and the community-based process used to create murals. Following the presentation, the group is invited to give input and ideas about the history, accomplishments and current issues facing women in Kansas. The meeting is open to the public, all ages, and no art experience is necessary.
Monday, February 3, 2014
Women's Mural to begin this spring
An exciting announcement from the Great Mural Wall of Topeka...
A new mural about the accomplishments, challenges, hopes and dreams of women in Kansas will be painted on the Great Mural Wall in the spring of 2014. The mural will be located at the corner of 20th & Fillmore (see photo of the location below).
Artist Ashley Jane Laird will lead the project. Laird, originally from Topeka and a graduate of Washburn University, has painted murals across the U.S. in Texas, South Dakota, Missouri and Arkansas, and in South Korea over the past five years. She was also the lead artist for the last mural at the Great Wall titled, "Reanimating the Arts in Topeka."
The mural design process starts with a -
Fundraiser
Sunday, February 9th
12:30-2:00pm
411 East 9th St.
Lawrence, KS
more information here - https://www.facebook.com/events/746240755387278/
If you can't make the fundraiser, but would still like to support the project you can by following the directions here.
Community Meeting
Saturday, March 8th
2:00pm
Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library
1515 SW 10th
Topeka, KS
A new mural about the accomplishments, challenges, hopes and dreams of women in Kansas will be painted on the Great Mural Wall in the spring of 2014. The mural will be located at the corner of 20th & Fillmore (see photo of the location below).
Artist Ashley Jane Laird will lead the project. Laird, originally from Topeka and a graduate of Washburn University, has painted murals across the U.S. in Texas, South Dakota, Missouri and Arkansas, and in South Korea over the past five years. She was also the lead artist for the last mural at the Great Wall titled, "Reanimating the Arts in Topeka."
The mural design process starts with a -
Fundraiser
Sunday, February 9th
12:30-2:00pm
411 East 9th St.
Lawrence, KS
more information here - https://www.facebook.com/events/746240755387278/
If you can't make the fundraiser, but would still like to support the project you can by following the directions here.
Community Meeting
Saturday, March 8th
2:00pm
Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library
1515 SW 10th
Topeka, KS
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Mural Postcards
Postcards of all seven murals from the Great Mural Wall are now available in Topeka at two NOTO locations!
Studio 831
831 North Kansas Ave.
Topeka, KS
Robuck Jewelers
845 North Kansas Ave.
Topeka, KS
Or you can order them directly for $1 each by contacting Ashley Laird at ashleyjanelaird(at)gmail.com
Studio 831
831 North Kansas Ave.
Topeka, KS
Robuck Jewelers
845 North Kansas Ave.
Topeka, KS
Or you can order them directly for $1 each by contacting Ashley Laird at ashleyjanelaird(at)gmail.com
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Part 2 - Contagious Beauty
Lead Artist - Ashley
Day 4 of painting.
Katie and Matt
Looking east down 20th Street.
Our mascot and Hulk gloves...
Sunday, July 3, 2011
from the Topeka Capital-Journal
Painters Work on New Mural Wall Panel
Painters Work on New Mural Wall Panel
Despite funding challenges to the arts brought about by state budget cuts, the longest mural in Kansas — and second longest in the nation — is getting a little bit longer. Make that 60 feet longer.
Volunteers on Saturday afternoon weathered 94-degree heat to begin painting the seventh — and newest — panel on the Great Mural Wall of Topeka in the 800 block of S.W. 20th.
After the walls were primed earlier in June, outlines for the latest panel were done Thursday night. Local residents were invited to grab a paint brush and climb a scaffold to start the painting process Saturday afternoon. The community effort will continue Sunday before detail work is completed by artists who are spearheading the project. The newest mural should be done by mid-August.
PHIL ANDERSON/THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL
Cicelia Ross-Gotta, left, watches as Andy Valdivia paints part of the
newest panel on the Great Mural Wall of Topeka on Saturday afternoon
in the 800 block of S.W. 20th.
newest panel on the Great Mural Wall of Topeka on Saturday afternoon
in the 800 block of S.W. 20th.
Cicelia Ross-Gotta, 27, of Fort Collins, Colo., who is in town this summer, has been helping with the mural. "I'm so excited," Ross-Gotta said. "It's really cool to see people from the community get together and work on this."
Andy Valdivia, 62, of Topeka, who has painted a large mural in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church's Marlo Cuevas-Balandran Activity Center, was on hand to paint Saturday afternoon. He said it was his first time painting a mural in a collaborative effort and said he was impressed with the turnout. "I'm kind of amazed at the whole project," Valdivia said. "When I came here today, I thought there'd be a few people who were here to paint, especially in this heat. But this is a community effort."
Organizers said about 25 people showed up to paint.
The new panel will focus on the theme Contagious Beauty and Local Flavor.
Ashley Laird, a lead artist for the project, said the panel is designed to show the interconnectedness of art and the creative spirit. "That's sort of the idea we've been working with," Laird said, "how art is contagious and how it can spread."
The new mural will focus attention on the growing arts community in Topeka, highlighting new endeavors, such as First Fridays, the North Topeka Arts District and reThink Topeka. The panel also will pay homage to artists who left their mark in Topeka, such as Aaron Douglas, Gwendolyn Brooks, Coleman Hawkins and Robert Ault.
The Menninger Clinic, Mulvane Art Museum and Topeka Civic Theater & Academy also will be included for their role in nurturing the development of the arts in the capital city.
Six 60-foot mural panels that have been painted since 2006 already adorn the previously nondescript white concrete outer wall of the former 10-million gallon city water reservoir, located just west of the Kansas Expocentre. The 11-foot-tall wall stretches 900 feet on its east, south, west and north sides.
Completed murals fill the east side of the wall in the 1900 block of S.W. Western and much of the south wall in the 800 block of S.W. 20th. Murals to date highlight Topeka neighborhoods and community leaders, celebrating the city's culture.
After the south wall is completed, more murals are planned for the west wall in the 1900 block of S.W. Fillmore, then the north wall in the 800 block of S.W. 19th. Dave Loewenstein, another lead artist for the project, said he is convinced the mural will continue, even with funding more difficult to come by these days. "It may be a little harder to raise monies because of some things going on in the Capitol, but it's not going to stop us," Loewenstein said. "There are too many people in the community who support this project. I have no doubt we're going to get this thing done."
The mural project was initiated by the Chesney Park Neighborhood Improvement Association as a way to instill pride in central Topeka and beautify the area while curtailing graffiti. The mural space was donated by the city's water division.
Funding has come from public and private sources, including local residents and businesses.
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