Woodinville mural project moves forward
One entrance to Woodinville leads visitors underneath a railroad trestle on 131st Avenue NE, a location that will soon have a mural in place to welcome them.
Woodinville won a $11,570 grant from the Port of Seattle to create the mural; others who were interested in the project also contributed, eventually giving the city a total of $20,070 for the artwork.
City staff members studied the applications provided by six artists, and eventually chose Will Schlough to create the mural. Schlough has created public art before, and has a record of finishing large projects.
The committee provided a set of principles of what they felt should be included in an artwork to give people coming to Woodinville a “feeling” for the city. These included putting in cultural and agricultural themes, and stressing the importance of community. Part of the fun of this mural lies in the fact that it will truly be a community effort, with people of all ages and artistic abilities working on it in a sort of “paint by numbers” effort.
The dates of the “paint days” have not yet been decided, but when they are, participants will be able to paint, ink, or plaster their section of the mural, and just have fun.
Projects like this can prosper if officials work with a newsletter printing company to create a letter to keep residents updated on the work.
Woodinville won a $11,570 grant from the Port of Seattle to create the mural; others who were interested in the project also contributed, eventually giving the city a total of $20,070 for the artwork.
City staff members studied the applications provided by six artists, and eventually chose Will Schlough to create the mural. Schlough has created public art before, and has a record of finishing large projects.
The committee provided a set of principles of what they felt should be included in an artwork to give people coming to Woodinville a “feeling” for the city. These included putting in cultural and agricultural themes, and stressing the importance of community. Part of the fun of this mural lies in the fact that it will truly be a community effort, with people of all ages and artistic abilities working on it in a sort of “paint by numbers” effort.
The dates of the “paint days” have not yet been decided, but when they are, participants will be able to paint, ink, or plaster their section of the mural, and just have fun.
Projects like this can prosper if officials work with a newsletter printing company to create a letter to keep residents updated on the work.