CHCA MURAL PROJECT: ARTISTS STILL NEEDED

We are super excited about our mural painting project on the construction fence at Eastern Parkway & Franklin on Saturday & Sunday, September 18th & 19th
This is a community event and we still have some spots open
If you or anyone you know wants to paint a panel
please visit http://www.crowhillcommunity.org/mural.shtml to learn more about the project

You will need:
1. A sketch of your panel
2. A signed Artist Commitment form: http://crowhillcommunity.org/docs/CHCAcommitmentform.pdfhttp://crowhillcommunity.org/docs/CHCAcommitmentform.pdf
3. 1st, 2nd & 3rd choice of panel location: http://www.crowhillcommunity.org/muralmap.shtml

EMAIL
If you can get a digital image (scan or clear photo) of your artwork & the Artist Commitment form, you can email it to [email hidden]. Please include your panel location choices in the email

DROP OFF
You can drop off your sketch & the Artist Commitment form at LaunchPad (721 Franklin Avenue) in an envelope clearly marked: CHCA Mural Project. Please include your panel location choices
if
you have dropped off a sketch, please also email us ([email hidden]) so we know that it is there

FAX
You can fax your sketch & the Artist Commitment form & your panel location choices to: 718-622-3819

Assignment of panels will be on a "first come first served" basis & we would like all submissions by September 1.

this could be a lot of fun. ....but I can barely draw a stick figure.

Do we have anyone who can draw/paint?

UPDATE:
there was a mistake on the map (it's corrected now)
the panels are 8' x 8'
that's twice as much goodness for you to paint!!!

If you realy want to help then get Mazon to build on this site already or sell to a developer who will. This blighted "ground zero" is retarding the progress of Franklin Ave. A mural project.. It's just going to get tagged!

This mural project is patterned, in part, on a similar project done by PLG Arts last fall, on construction fences on Lincoln Road and Flatbush Avenue. THOSE mural panels weren't tagged; why should these be?

Of course we have considered the possibility of tagging, and yes we are hoping for a success similar to the PLG Arts project.
So far, even given the allure of the white primed fence, there has been a general respect for the effort, so we'll keep our finger's crossed.

In addition, this summer we have also been active in helping find a solution to developing the property.

Is Walgreens a go?

...or just a hopeful rumor?

It's neither a rumor nor a go;
There is a possibility of developing the site as a commercial building that would have a large store on the ground & 2nd floors.

There are pros & cons of bringing this type of development to Franklin Avenue and we would be interested in hearing from the community at large what people's feelings are

There are still panels open for the CHCA 25th Anniversary Mural Project
To participate, visit: http://www.crowhillcommunity.org/mural.shtml/ and follow the instructions
The map (http://www.crowhillcommunity.org/muralmap.shtml) on the site has been update to reflect the panels already spoken for.


HOWEVER
if you are not artistically inclined, but do want to show CHCA a little love
PLEASE sign up to help supervise the event on either Sat (9/18) or Sun 9/19)
email us at [email hidden] to let us know you are on board

thx

BobMarvin wrote: This mural project is patterned, in part, on a similar project done by PLG Arts last fall, on construction fences on Lincoln Road and Flatbush Avenue. THOSE mural panels weren't tagged; why should these be?

I saw this on Brownstoner ... it really does look like the same sort of intersection and everything. I look forward to seeing it all painted! And I also look forward to whatever gets eventually built there too.


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We still have a few panels left but we also need 2 things for next weekend (9/18 & 19)

1. volunteers to help supervise the effort: basically this will be crowd control and general assistance, a great way to meet your neighbors
2. a person who can paint a panel for CHCA that is basically lettering

if you can help out
please email us at [email hidden]

thanks

it is looking GREAT! I wandered around while they were painting this afternoon and just passed it again tonight around 10:15. Looks wonderful so far, can't wait to see it all done tomorrow.

There's even a panel of Franklin Ave. at that corner. Like on it are other panels! And the skywatch tower is memorialized in it as well. Meta....

xlizellx wrote:

There's even a panel of Franklin Ave. at that corner. Like on it are other panels! And the skywatch tower is memorialized in it as well. Meta....

The artist is Jason Das --> he sells prints at jasondas.com.

walked by this yesterday -- so great to see it in action! great project!

thank you for posting these

we will have some up soon on our flickr

THANK YOU to everyone who came out, painted and helped

The mural looks beautiful. Great job CHCA and artists!!

The mural is beautiful! I just moved here a couple months ago but it really makes a difference. It was so nice to see people out and painting--even the kids! Definitely a nice reminder of the people and the talent that makes this community vibrant.

Thanks!

Is there some way of protecting the mural with some sort of varnish? That way, if someone makes effort to deface it, the defacement could be wiped off?

Unfortunately, spray paint and markers will adhere to almost anything.

.....but if you ever invent such a product, you will be a billionaire. MTA, DOE and similar organizations would paint every surface with it.

Enroute to the train station I saw two Hasidic women pointing at the mural and speaking excitedly in either Yiddish or Hebrew. One of them took out her phone and stood directly in front of the Bob Marley portion of the mural and started to take pictures of it. I was sort of blown away by this. Hasids listen to Bob Marley? It makes sense, in a weird way. After all, Rastafarians rely on the Old Testament for guidance, and they speak of Zion, and Israel too. That Hasidic Jewish guy reggae artist, Matisyahu comes to mind. 'Twas interesting to see; a typical New York moment.

are you sure they weren't excited about the Hasidic painting directly next to bob? there's a photo of the bob mural in todays amNY in an article discussing how 'hip' CH is.

There's a Hasidic painting beside the Marley Mural? Huh. Gotta look again. The Hasids paint??

and blog: crownheights.info

I saw the mural. It says 'Moshiach', or something like that... Weirdly, didn't notice it before.

http://www.chabadworld.net/Moshiach.asp

....a way to learn about your neighbors.

OSG...