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Art Wed Jul 28 2010
Lillstreet Art Center Unveils Mural
In honor of its 35th anniversary, Lillstreet Art Center conducted a small ceremony to unveil its new mural last Saturday. As people arrived, they were greeted with an enormous blue tarp hanging down over the building near the front door that covered the mural. Inside, refreshments were served and everyone was excited to get outside and see the mural for the first time.
Once outside, Some speakers were introduced including Lillstreet's founder and CEO, Bruce Robbins. Unfortunately it was impossible to hear anyone outside but the mural spoke for itself.
Adhered to the exterior brick wall on the west side of the building, the mural is a swirled 40 square foot thing of beauty. It's like a mosiac made from leftover pieces of tile and other objects from the Lillstreet studios. The outer ring is composed of clay hand molds from Lillstreet students. Everyone was applauding and reaching their arms in the air with cameras in hand.
Lillstreet always makes an exemplary effort to bring communities together and this was no exception. The mural itself was the result of a 4-week mural-making class taught by Sonata Kazimieraitiene and it utilized the students' hard work and creativity as well as found objects from the studios that would have otherwise gone to waste. The mural is a great addition to Lillstreet's permanent collection.
