Comments on: Calling Volunteers to Paint Mural This Saturday!

By: Oh Art Oh-Part 2 « A Few Queers on the prowl

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Oh Art Oh-Part 1 « A Few Queers on the prowl — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:22:42 +0000

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By: Tao LaBossiere

Tao LaBossiere — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:24:39 +0000

As I was driving by, I noticed the black outlines immediately and have enjoyed the progress since… I am very, very happy to see this creative project taking place. I would love to lend a volunteer hand, however, I have obligations for this Saturday. I may be available for future projects so please feel free to check out my website fineartpainting.net and contact me anytime!

CREATE something… it’s one of the noblest reasons for our existance!

Tao

By: Hartford IMC » Blog Archive » Volunteers Needed for Mural Painting This Saturday July 18!

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:50:27 +0000

[...] Avenue on Saturday, July 18, 2009 from 8:30 am – 1:00 pm. Volunteers can help paint a mural (see my previous post for photos), do some general cleanup for the area or weed and plant the garden. This event is sponsored by [...]

By: Alvin

Alvin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:14:35 +0000

This might be an idea, at least as a goal to work towards (not on this scale of course):
http://www.harlemonestop.com/organization.php?id=556
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGoPmmjNURo

This artwork-in-quotes is a “historic” tourist attraction. Most important, it is attractive and historic to the neighborhood citizens (for some people that is not “they” it is “us”); not just tourists, the business class, agents of gentrification or absentee property owners who deface the spirit of community by holding potential public space hostage.

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:45:15 +0000

Helping out is fine but I was thinking along the lines of the young artists who live around the area doing the art, from start to finish. “Helping out” seems a bit demeaning. I would love to see all the young who have to hit and run be allowed to just show us what they can do.

Anyway the area does indeed look better. I do wonder who owns the area with the broken fence and all the dumping. Does it belong to the owners of the property where the factory burned down? Can we get a real secure fence maybe if there is no place to dump people won’t.

By: dave r

dave r — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:29:59 +0000

This sounds a lot like what’s going on with FNB.

If the state sanctions it (artwork, food) it’s okay, but if folks decide to do something spontaneously or on their own, it’s criminal.

Art is in the eye of the beholder…I’d rather see stencils and spray paint from unknowns then “established” and “approved” public art.

By: Goolia

Goolia — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:29:18 +0000

Thanks Meghan! I’ve always been a big fan of outside art. New Britain has a bunch of outdoor murals and team up with CCSU/NBMAA to hold bus tours each year. Its a great way for the community to get involved and see what’s going on.

There’s a stretch of concrete wall in Windsor right underneath the railroad bridge on Palisado Avenue. Everyday I walk past this and think how awesome it would be to have the high school students paint a mural there. It’s sort of boring otherwise.

By: Meghan Quinn

Meghan Quinn — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:16:10 +0000

Richard and “more specific” – thanks for the comments. I will keep this in mind when I talk to the organizers of this mural project.

I agree that there is a lot of merit to engaging community members in this type of project, and when I spoke with Carlos and Luis, they said that a number of neighbors who passed by said they’d be interested in helping out. I know where you are coming from on your comments – the fact that when non-sanctioned art goes up in this area, it’s whitewashed over.

That said, I think that once this wall is painted, it is going to really improve this stretch of road. Already with the clean-up from the other week there is much less trash and hazardous debris for cyclists or pedestrians. (Although I saw that this morning someone dumped some furniture there).

It’s probably too optimistic to hope that a mural will prevent this kind of dumping.

By: "more specific"

"more specific" — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:56:44 +0000

Three years ago I served as a History Day judge in Hartford. Several of the students created exhibits on tagging and graffiti. Their argument was that this was artwork and should be more respected. I’m certainly not a fan of people defacing building (especially historic ones) for the sake of destroying something. But I think there is something to what Richard is saying above.

In Arlington, VA the Parks Department has a 24 hour policy where all “artwork” gets painted over within 24 hours.