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"A Castle Appeared" Mural Art Workshop at Richmond Beach Library April 20, 2024

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

"A Castle Appeared" Mural Art Workshop

Saturday April 20, 2024, 11:30am or 12:15pm

A Castle Appeared in an Unknown Land…when we creep closer we realize it is not deserted. Who lives here? Are they friendly? Maybe dragons and unicorns spin about, or Knights and princesses? Bats, eagles, trolls, giants…secret chambers? Dreamy readers in the meadow?

Come help us create art to decorate our Magical Castle Kingdom! All kinds of materials will be provided for your creations that will populate the new library mural. After the display period, art will be returned to the participants.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Richmond Beach Library.

Ages 5 and older, tweens, teens and adults.

Please register everyone in your group, including adults and attend only one session, 11:30am or 12:15pm.


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CYYAD’s Mural Apprenticeship Artwork on Exhibit at Shoreline Community College

Thursday, October 5, 2023


Over the course of eight weeks, nine students worked with Urban ArtWorks and the King County Center for Education and Career Opportunities (CECO) at Shoreline Community College to design a mural that represented an inclusive pathway to job, language and social skills.

The students, who spent the previous academic year attending GED preparation and post-secondary courses at CECO, described the meaning of the mural design in a joint artist statement:

“This mural is a welcoming, culturally positive, and bright outlook on Washington nature and the world. It also is about inclusion and family by showing a combination of different cultures and their patterns. 
"The Salmon represent Washington as well as a school as a community, the patterns outlining the mural are global. A growth and transformation journey is taking place within the mural, and it is art piece that was accomplished through teamwork.”

Students and staff pose with the completed mural.

The mural is currently on display at Shoreline Community College’s gallery and is part of the Through the Lens exhibit until October 19 before it is moved to its permanent home in the Transitional Studies Office.
  • “Urban ArtWorks made an impact that is irreversible- they made me a paint monster,” a student said.
Students said the experience helped them grow artistically and also as a community.
  • “I found friends and Ohana with Urban ArtWorks. I am forever grateful,” a student said.
Another student shared how the apprenticeship program helped them build deeper social connections.
  • “It taught me more about people and how to treat others,” the student said.

CECO is a partnership between DCHS and Shoreline Community College and provides 16 to 21-year-olds without a high school diploma the chance to return to school to earn their high school diploma and/or GED and go on to college, technical training, and/or employment. 

CECO is tuition-free and fee-free. It delivers services to support students “to and through” a post-secondary education, with paid internships, relational case management, behavioral health services, and fiscal support services, including all programs available at multiple colleges.

Published by KC Fenner
WA Dept of Community and Health Services


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North Helpline celebrates the first anniversary of their Lake City mural

Thursday, September 21, 2023


Any why not?

This Friday, September 22, 2023 North Helpline is recognizing the first anniversary of their beautiful Lake City mural!

Read about the mural here

Join us at North Helpline from 3-4pm. Hear from our Executive Director Kelly, and mingle with local artists Bethany and Liam! 



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Salmon mural to be painted at Magnuson Park July 8-9, 2023 - volunteers welcome

Wednesday, July 5, 2023


A third salmon mural from Austin Picinich will be painted on July 8-9, 2023 at the USGS Western Fisheries Research Center at Magnuson Park 65050 NE 65th, Seattle WA at the south end of Magnuson Park.
 

Like previous murals, this will be painted in a “paint-by-number" format. The design will be outlined in advance and NEXT weekend, over the two-day weekend July 8 - 9, we’ll host 350+ volunteer painters. No art experience required!

BONUS: USGS Western Fisheries Seattle Laboratory is opening their doors so the public can tour -- only on Saturday, July 8th during Community Paint Day.

For more info and to sign up, go to Austin's Art Save Our Salmon Mural webpage.



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Home Planet...(not Earth!) Mural Art Workshop at the Richmond Beach Library

Friday, June 30, 2023

You are now on another planet that is not Earth... 
Everything is different! Who lives here? 

Working with professional artist, Ann Blanch, use your imagination to create the beings of this mind blasting, alien planet. 

All kinds of wild materials will be provided for your creations that will populate the new library mural. After the display period, art will be returned to the participants.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Richmond Beach Library.
Ages 5 and older, tweens, teens and adults.

Please register everyone in your group, including adults and attend only one session, 11:30am or 12:15pm.

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Dedication of new mural in Edmonds Tuesday

Sunday, October 30, 2022


The newest mural from Mural Project Edmonds (a committee of Art Walk Edmonds) is complete! Designed and installed by muralist AJ Power, this mural features a fairytale-like depiction of Edmonds as a welcoming community. Check it out on the side of Crow at 114 4th Ave N. You can read more about it here!

You are invited to the official "unveiling" and artist reception. Meet the muralist AJ Power, learn the symbolism behind some of the artistic elements in the mural, and share some light refreshments on November 1, 2022 from 5-7pm at Crow.



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New mural adds color to North City Business District

Saturday, October 1, 2022

New mural on the recently closed North City Cleaners
Photo by Nan VanKlaveren)

Rachel Wold Art is excited to announce a new, vibrant mural in the bustling North City business district of Shoreline.

Wold, a Seattle-based abstract artist, grew up in Shoreline and has many happy childhood memories of the stretch of 15th Ave NE that runs through North City.

The cleaners' space is for lease

The mural sprawls across the side of the building at 17721 15th Ave NE, which housed the North City Dry Cleaners for over forty years until owner Eric van der Giessen (the artist’s uncle) retired this summer. 

Wold’s mother also worked at the cleaners for many years and often brought her children along during the summer or on days with no school. 

They spent their days exploring the neighborhood, picking blackberries or trading cleaning chores for treats from the local shops.

The mural features an abstract Pacific Northwest scene of evergreens in bright, harmonious color with pops on contrast, and is a love letter from the artist to a neighborhood of her childhood.

Rachel Wold poses with her newest mural

Wold participates in a number of independent and fundraising art events in the Seattle area, and donates a portion of proceeds to Urban Artworks.

Rachel Wold Art – Abstract and Nature Inspired


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LFP Mural Project and artist get coverage in The Seattle Times

Saturday, September 24, 2022

Austin Picinich, mural artist
Photo by Kim Josund
The Seattle Times published a feature article on the mural project recently completed in Lake Forest Park and the 17 year old high school senior who designed and spearheaded the project, Austin Picinich.


The article in The Times featured Picinich and his previous salmon mural in Kirkland, as well as the genesis of the LFP project. 

They interviewed kokanee expert and UW Bothell professor Jeff Jensen, and Kim Josund, president of the Lake Forest Park Stewardship Foundation.



 

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Mural Project Edmonds (MPE) has new mural in process

Thursday, September 22, 2022

New mural being created in Edmonds
Photo courtesy MPE
Edmonds, WA, September 20, 2022– For so many of us who call Edmonds home, it feels like the perfect story-book setting. This emotion is illustrated quite literally in the newest mural from Mural Project Edmonds (MPE).

Located on the south facing wall of 114 4th Ave N, muralist A.J. Power is painting “Returning Home,” a storybook scene that captures the idea of Edmonds as a welcoming committee that you’ll want to return to over and over again.

“I'm so proud that Crow is the site for the next mural in Edmonds!” said Crow owner Jen Lawson of being chosen for the new mural. “A.J's whimsical design will energize the block and be the perfect addition to the 4th Avenue Arts Corridor."

“I am honored to be a part of this project and make a contribution to the aesthetics of a historic and often visited city. Edmonds has a unique identity, and I want the mural to honor that community spirit,” said Power.

As both the author of children’s books and painter of anthropomorphic animals, Power has experience in creating fairy tale worlds. He has been perfecting the design of the mural over the past few months.

“I invite people to visually read the image. There are visual cues around the painting that allude to universal narratives: the father teaching his children, the traveler returning home, the matriarch watching over all,” explained Power. 

“There are also historical narratives: The two oxen whose names were included as signatories to help Edmonds to register as a city, and the many cedar shake roofs that refer back to the shingle factories. I love narrative illustrations that ask the viewer to interpret the scene. If the visual cues are left open enough, then the viewer can provide their own reading and interpret their own story.”


Part of the process of creating a mural
Photo courtesy MPE

Mural Project Edmonds (MPE), a committee of Art Walk Edmonds, has been responsible for new murals in downtown Edmonds for the past few years. The overall goal of the new MPE is to bring professional-level, well-planned artistry to the community and to fit appropriately into the chosen space.

MPE also has two other mural projects in the works: murals at the new Main Street Commons are nearly finalized to be painted and installed later in the year. It is also scouting out a location for next year’s mural project: a tribute to essential workers in our community.

Funds for new murals are raised primarily through downtown Edmonds Summer Wine Walks, which are hosted by Art Walk Edmonds (AWE) twice each summer. Donations, grants and sponsorships also help with the costs. Anyone interested in donating to the Art Walk Edmonds can do so online at www.artwalkedmonds.com/donate 

Art Walk Edmonds is held year-round in the picturesque waterfront town of Edmonds. It consists of new art displayed all month long and an Art Walk held on the third Thursday. 



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200 volunteers help paint the Salmon Mural in LFP

Thursday, September 15, 2022

4th and 5th graders from Brookside painting blue water on the prepared surface
Community Paint Day a Huge Success!
By Kim Josund
Photos by LFPSF

Over 200 volunteers pitched in to help paint the 188-foot “Save Our Salmon” mural on the NE 178th St bridge over McAleer Creek in Lake Forest Park on Saturday, September 10, 2022. 

Kim Josund from LFP Stewardship, mural artist Austin Picinich, and Alex Nason of UrbanArtWorks lean against the prepared wall at the start of the day
From cleaning brushes, pouring paint, to putting color on the walls – every contribution mattered as we transformed the boring gray concrete barriers to this beautiful mural featuring native Kokanee salmon.

Mural designer 17 year old artist Austin Picinich painting Save Our Salmon
The Lake Forest Park Stewardship Foundation (LFPSF) spearheaded this project to bring young artist Austin Picinich to design the mural, which is his second Save Our Salmon mural. 

Alan Kerley General Manager of LFP Water District, Kim Josund President of the Stewardship Foundation, and LFP Mayor Jeff Johnson. A volunteer sells Salmon Mural tee shirts

In addition to the LFP Stewardship Foundation, financial support came from the City of Lake Forest Park, ShoreLake Arts, the LFP Water District, Rotary Club of LFP, and Trout Unlimited.

Shorecrest High School students were part of the crew
Volunteer help from Shorecrest High School students, Ms. Benson’s 4th-5th graders from nearby Brookside Elementary School, and a hundred community members, brought this mural to life. 

Adding the details
Thanks also to UrbanArtWorks for organizing the volunteers, Westlake Ace Hardware at the LFP Town Center for donating and discounting paint for the mural, the LFP Water District for providing cold drinking water, and Top Pot Donuts for perking up the volunteers with donuts on Saturday morning.

Volunteers clearly enjoyed their work
This stunning piece of public art highlights the salmon-bearing McAleer Creek below the road and raises awareness about the stewardship of our waterways needed to bring the salmon back.

There were tasks for everyone who wanted to help.
Kokanee, also called “the Little Red Fish,” are a type of salmon that do not swim to sea, but instead live in Lake Washington before returning to the streams to breed.

The wildfire smoke stayed in the trees
Reportedly, our local streams were once so thick with spawning Kokanee that the streams appeared red with fish. The Stewardship Foundation and others are working to bring back these iconic fish.

Fine detail work took extra time. Staci Adman lettered the end wall with contributing organizations

For more information on the Salmon Mural project see: https://www.austinsart.net/salmonmural/

Done!
We are still raising funds to help us cover the costs of the mural project (additional funding supports salmon research) at https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-paint-a-save-our-salmon-mural



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Mural Painting is underway in Lake Forest Park - volunteers prime 188 feet of concrete

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Volunteers have finished priming the concrete
Photo by Kim Josund
By Jeffrey Jensen

A new 188-foot “mural with a purpose” is underway at Animal Acres Park! Volunteers gathered in Lake Forest Park on Sunday, September 4, 2022 to prepare and prime the future location of the Lake Forest Park “Save Our Salmon Mural." 

The mural is a collaboration among the Lake Forest Park Stewardship Foundation, local 17-year-old artist Austin Picinich, Urban ArtWorks, ShoreLake Arts, and the City of Lake Forest Park. 

The Save Our Salmon Mural will transform two concrete barriers above McAleer Creek’s culvert from dull concrete gray to a vibrant 188-foot mural of kokanee salmon. This mural site is right outside Animal Acres Park, next to Brookside Elementary.

See our previous story

Next Saturday (September 10th), the Lake Forest Park Stewardship Foundation and Urban ArtWorks will be hosting a “Community Paint Day” to host 160+ community volunteers to paint the mural. 

Volunteer painting slots are already filled, but you’re welcome to visit to watch the painting in action. The Community Paint Day will also be held at the same time as the City of LFP’s “Picnic in the Park” celebration in the adjacent Animal Acres Park, which will include food trucks, music, games, and educational booths on September 10th. Saturday will be a big day at the park!

Volunteers finish up the primer

The design: kokanee salmon in McAleer Creek


McAleer Creek was once home to large runs of kokanee salmon, a landlocked form of sockeye salmon. 

Early Lake Forest Park residents described kokanee ascending the creek by the thousands, but sadly kokanee had disappeared from McAleer by the mid-20th century. In fact, native kokanee in Lake Washington were thought to have been completely wiped out in Lake Washington by the end of the 20th century. 

Recent genetic evidence indicates that native Lake Washington kokanee have survived after all, and still spawn in a few locations in the Sammamish River and its tributaries. 

The goal of this Save Our Salmon Mural is to raise awareness about the history and health of McAleer Creek and ongoing efforts to restore native kokanee to McAleer and other local small streams.

You can learn more at the following links:
Priming the concrete for the mural painting on Sunday September 4
Photo by Kim Josund

Do you want to get involved in salmon research? 

North Lake Washington Salmon Watchers, which was instrumental in the rediscovery of native Lake Washington Kokanee, will be beginning its third season this fall. Volunteers served either as Salmon Watchers, who conduct regular observations on local streams to detect salmon presence, and Salmon Monitors, who have a higher level of commitment that includes walking a section of stream from mid-September through mid-November and potentially collecting samples. 

You can attend one of our training sessions either on Monday, September 12, 2022, 6:30-8:00pm in Blyth Park Bothell, 16950 W Riverside Dr, Bothell, WA 98011 or Tuesday, September 13, 6:30-8:00pm in Pfingst Animal Acres Park in LFP. 17435 Brookside Blvd NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155

Training will also be available online.

If you’d like to sign up as a Salmon Watcher or Salmon Monitor, or even if you just want to be kept up to date on where salmon are being seen locally, go to the North Lake Washington Salmon Watchers site: https://jsjensenblog.wordpress.com/north-lake-washington-salmonwatchers-2022/



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Help paint a new mural in Lake Forest Park at the Picnic in the Park Sept 10

Sunday, August 14, 2022

The Lake Forest Park Stewardship Foundation, along with the City of Lake Forest Park, ShoreLake Arts, and Urban ArtWorks, is collaborating with 17-year-old high school artist Austin Picinich to paint a 188-ft-long ‘Save Our Salmon Mural” at Animal Acres Park. 

The project is a “mural with a purpose” with the goal to raise awareness for salmon restoration in McAleer Creek. The mural will transform the gray concrete barricades above McAleer Creek’s culvert with a vibrant mural of kokanee salmon on both sides of NE 178th St, near Brookside Elementary.

For those who want to be involved, you’re in luck – because the LFP Stewardship Foundation and Urban ArtWorks will be hosting a Community Paint Day on September 10th for over 150 community volunteers to help paint the mural. 

Artist Austin will outline his salmon design in “paint-by-number” format, so all you need is a steady hand and a little community spirit to participate.

Previous art experience is optional and kids and families are welcome to join the painting fun – but all volunteers must sign-up in advance here.

The Community Paint Day will be held in conjunction with the City of Lake Forest Park’s ‘Picnic in the Park’ event with food trucks, live music, and salmon-themed activities in the adjacent Animal Acres Park.

This isn’t artist Austin Picinich’s first mural – earlier this year in April Austin led a 100+ foot Save Our Salmon Mural at Juanita Creek in Kirkland. 

He’s on a mission to bring more meaningful, interactive public art along more local streams. McAleer Creek is the perfect location with Lake Forest Park Stewardship Foundation’s kokanee restoration project working to begin restoring native runs in the next four years.

Lake Forest Park Stewardship Foundation is currently fundraising to cover costs of the project, including paint and mural supplies. You can donate to the mural’s GoFundMe here.

You can learn more at the mural’s website: https://www.austinsart.net/salmonmural/lfp



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New Mural at Compass Ronald Commons

Saturday, July 2, 2022

Artist Sydney Simmons with her Ronald Commons mural - photo by Karoline Simmons

Article and photo by Kathy Plant

A colorful new mural is now brightening the playground/garden area of Compass Ronald Commons thanks to the design and painting work of college student Sydney Simmons. 

Sydney and her family are members of Shoreline Covenant Church so when Corinne McKisson, Program Manager, expressed a desire for a mural, the church's Serve Locally Committee knew exactly who within their congregation could meet that need. 

Sydney came up with an engaging design and quickly created the mural.

Ronald Commons is an affordable housing development in Shoreline at 178th St between Aurora Ave N and Linden Ave N. Approximately 50 children reside in the development but they will not be the only ones appreciating her cheerful mural. 

Thanks Sydney for using your talents to benefit our community.

Correction: the photo is by Karoline Simmons

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New street mural in Lake City honors native culture

Monday, November 15, 2021

Photo by Stuart Danforth

A street mural designed by Seattle artist Romel Belleza (Ilocano, Tlingit and Dishchii Bikoh N’Dee) was installed in partnership between the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) and Lake City Collective to honor Native culture and welcome people to the Little Brook neighborhood.

The mural is at the intersection of NE 140th St and 32nd Ave NE in Lake City.

SDOT has a wonderful article about the project, which you can read here.



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MPE’s 2021 mural celebrates Edmonds’ ties with Sister City, Hekinan, Japan

Saturday, September 11, 2021

Mural by Shogo Ota was photographed by Lee Lageschulte

Anyone near 4th Ave N in Edmonds this last week had the privilege of seeing muralist Shogo Ota in action as he installed Mural Project Edmonds’ (MPE’s) latest mural.

This mural, reminiscent of the Japanese woodblock prints that are a unique Japanese art form, is in recognition of the special relationship between Edmonds and her Sister City - Hekinan, Japan.

For this project, MPE partnered with Urban Artworks, a Seattle nonprofit that creates public art by embracing the creativity and diversity of the community and has a deep commitment to cultural and racial equity. 

Through Urban Artworks, MPE has procured the talented Shogo Ota, a Japanese muralist, to create the mural. It was through Shogo’s unparalleled creativity and knowledge of the Japanese culture that the mural was designed.

“We originally came to the table wanting a mural of waves similar to the image of Katsushika Hokusai's The Great Wave off Kanagawa,” said MPE chair Denise Cole. “It was Shogo who told us that an image of a large wave might be trigger memories of the 2011 tsunami waves that devastated many Japanese coastal areas, most notably in the Tōhoku region.”

The new mural will include waves, but the focal point will be a large heron, thus tying Edmonds into the Japanese imagery.

Edmonds and the city of Hekinan, Japan established a relationship on April 5, 1988 with the goal of fostering exchanges that reflect our intercultural focus between business, education and nonprofit organizations in the local area. 

The Sister City Commission has sent and hosted student exchange delegations, adult exchange delegations, and an Assistant Language Teacher.

Muralist Shogo Ota at work. Photo courtesy MPE

The goal of this mural was to not only recognize Edmonds’ Sister City of Hekinan, but to also bring attention to Asian American diversity and the history of Japanese Americans in the Pacific Northwest.

Japanese immigrants first started arriving in the PNW in the 19th century to fill the demand for labor industries such as railroads, mining, timber and fisheries. 

However, World War II spawned a rise in anti-Japanese sentiment, and many Japanese Americans were forcibly relocated to assembly centers. After the war, many returned to their homes, but official reparations were not provided until 1988. (Read more about the history here.)

Along with the creation of this mural, an ambitious augmented reality project will also be created later this year. Thanks to Workshop 3D, those with a smartphone will be able to see “live” interviews with the muralist and others which can be accessed through a QR code placed at the site of the mural. 

Learn more about this project here.

The mural is made possible this year due to grant from City of Edmonds Arts Commission as well as a donation from the McMurray family.

Mural Project Edmonds (MPE), a committee of Art Walk Edmonds, has been responsible for new murals in downtown Edmonds for the past few years. The overall goal of the new MPE is to bring professional-level, well-planned artistry to our community and to fit appropriately into the chosen space.

MPE has its sights set on next year’s mural project: a tribute to all the essential workers. Preliminary plans for this mural are underway. Anyone interested in donating to the Art Walk Edmonds can do so online at www.artwalkedmonds.com/donate

Read more about Japanese immigrants in the PNW at https://www.historylink.org/file/300 and HERE 



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Meet the Juneteenth mural artists Saturday

Thursday, June 17, 2021

Artists Myron Curry and Cynncear Easley pose in front of their Juneteenth mural
Photo courtesy City of Shoreline

In celebration of Juneteenth, artists Myron Curry and Cynncear Easley have created a new mural on the west-facing wall of Shoreline Storage Court at Midvale Avenue N and N 178th Street. 

Mr. Curry (M. Curry Designs) is a Seattle-based artist and designer. Mr. Easley is a Shoreline-based emerging artist and graduate of Shorecrest High School.

Juneteenth mural in Shoreline
Photo courtesy City of Shoreline

Check out the mural and meet the artists on June 19 from 2:30pm to 4:30pm at Midvale Ave N and N 178th St.

This project was made possible through the collaborative efforts of ShoreLake Arts and the City with help from Black Coffee Northwest.



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New mural will commemorate Juneteenth

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Juneteenth mural will be painted on the wall of the storage facility facing the park at Town Center and the Interurban Trail. Google earth view.


ShoreLake Arts and the City of Shoreline are delighted to announce that artists Myron Curry and Cynncear Easley have been commissioned to create a new mural in recognition of Juneteenth on the west-facing wall of Shoreline Storage Court at Midvale Ave N and N 178th St.

Find out about the artists and the project at shorelakearts.org/post/juneteenth-mural-2021.

Come check out the mural and meet the artists from 2:30pm to 4:30pm on Saturday, June 19, 2021 at Midvale Ave N and N 178th St in Shoreline, WA. And head over to Black Coffee Northwest beforehand for the Black Business Marketplace from 10:00am to 2:00pm. Masks and social distancing are required at both events. Follow Black Coffee Northwest on Instagram for details @blackcoffeenw.

JUNETEENTH EVENTS
Saturday, June 19, 10:00am - 2:00pm
Black Business Marketplace at Black Coffee Northwest (16743 Aurora Ave N, 98133)

Saturday, June 19, 2:30 - 4:30pm
View the mural and meet the artists at Midvale Ave N and N 178th St, 98133

This project was made possible through the collaborative efforts of ShoreLake Arts and the City of Shoreline with help from the staff at Black Coffee Northwest.



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A map and a mural for the community

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Erin Vikstrom
Photo by Teresa Pape

By Teresa Pape
Executive Director of the RBCA

It has become the talk of the town shared on various forms of social media, and now that the artist’s signature is in place, the Richmond Beach landmark map and mural are finished. 

In December, the Richmond Beach Community Association (RBCA) Board began its search for an artist to decorate the panels around the Richmond Beach landmark map that was installed, at the old Wildhorse building located at the intersection of 20th NW and NW 195th Street, in the fall.

After advertising the project idea in the Richmond Beach Community Newspaper, local artist and Richmond Beach resident Erin Vikstrom was selected. 

Erin began the process of priming and painting the wall in January. Erin said, some days it was very cold. She enjoyed meeting everyone who stopped to chat and inquire about the building. 

Erin painted the mural with a design reminiscent of vintage National Park posters while incorporating bits of Native American art like the triangle pattern from the base of the welcome statue at the Saltwater Park. 

She expressed that she feels lucky and honored to give back to the community. The mural has brought a new light to the forgotten corner. Students from King’s School were recently seen spending their community service day cleaning up around the building. 

The landmark map and now accompanying mural has truly become a new way of bringing the community together.



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New mural for Richmond Beach

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

 

Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Artist Erin Vikstrom works on her mural on the side of the Wild Horse building in Richmond Beach, 2001 NW 195th St, Shoreline 98177.



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Paramount School Park Environmental Mural

Saturday, January 16, 2021

Environmental art work at Paramount School Park
Photo courtesy City of Shoreline


The bathroom at Paramount School Park got an upgrade in 2020!

An environmental themed mural was recently installed on the west wall at the restroom. This project utilized funds from the City of Shoreline Environmental mini grant.

Local neighbor Jenna McInnis worked with Urban Artworks, an art non-profit to find artists and install the artwork. The Ridgecrest Neighborhood Association supported the project. Three designs were commissioned, and neighborhood votes were collected. The final design selected was created by artist Sarah Robbins.

The art wraps around the corner of the building
Photo courtesy City of Shoreline
Robbins created a piece reflective of the need to protect our Northwest environment, saying 
“The text is paired with native plants and insects, illustrating the importance of pollinator support and protection. 
"The teal line work reflects rivers, lakes and streams in the Puget Sound area and beyond, and acts as a reminder that our waterways are also habitats that need our attention and conservation. 
"The goal of the piece is to not only educate and appeal to people of all ages, but also to exist as a loud, unmissable message that is screaming to be seen.” 

The piece is visible now at Paramount School Park, 15300 8th AVE NE.

The City is now accepting applications for 2021 Environmental Mini Grant projects. The deadline for applications has been extended to Monday, February 8, 2021. For more information and to apply, visit www.shorelinewa.gov/environmentalminigrant



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