Mallory, ArtWorks announce 9 new mural locations

Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory and ArtWorks have announced nine new mural locations for the second summer of the MuralWorks program.

The new murals will be painted in Avondale, Camp Washington, Carthage, Columbia Tusculum, Downtown, East Walnut Hills, Over-the-Rhine, Queensgate, and Spring Grove Village.

Painting will begin June 16.

Developed in 2007 as part of the mayor's ArtWorks Summer Job Program for teen artists, the goal of the program is to transform neighborhoods by creating inspirational works of public art that will have a lasting community impact.

ArtWorks will interview area teens between the age of 14-19, and as many as 110 will be selected to work alongside professional artists to complete the projects.

"For ArtWorks, MuralWorks will provide jobs and income for talented teens," says Tamara Harkavy, Director of ArtWorks.   "MuralWorks also offers the opportunity for local residents to collaborate with professional artists, giving communities the chance to express neighborhood identity through the creation of large-scale community murals."

OKI estimates that more than 41 million cars were exposed to the murals in the nine communities receiving them last year.

A list of the locations of this year's sites is available on the ArtWorks website.

Three to six additional mural locations are expected to be announced this year.

Writer: Kevin LeMaster
Source: Media release
Photography by Scott Beseler