In response to boarded-up businesses in Tacoma during COVID-19, Spaceworks has partnered with local organizations and businesses to create a rapid mural program.
Pictured here: Top left, Tiffanny Hammonds & the UWT Black Student Union mural on Hello Cupcake. Top right, youth poses with mural by Nori Kimura on St Helens Ave. Bottom left, mural by Mindy Barker on High Maintenance Salon. Bottom right, mural by Saiyare Refaei on London’s Salon.
These temporary murals, painted directly onto installed plywood panels, serve to 1) support local businesses, 2) reduce crime and unwanted graffiti, 3) provide income for local artists, and 4) offer civic hope and positive messaging.
Enjoy murals and hear directly from the artists that created them by taking a virtual guided walking tour through Downtown Tacoma, organized by Spaceworks as part of Downtown On the Go’s Walk Tacoma series.
For inquiries about the Rapid Mural program please contact Gabriel Brown, Artscapes Coordinator at gabrielb@tacomachamber.org
Sponsor a Mural
Support businesses and artists affected by COVID-19 and sponsor a mural. Since March 2020, Spaceworks and its partners have installed more than 20 Rapid Murals throughout Tacoma. Help us expand this program into 2021. To sponsor the Rapid Mural program, please contact Michael Liang at michaell@tacomachamber.org
Tiffanny Hammonds & the UWT Black Student Union at Hello Cupcake.Mindy Barker at the Rainbow CenterMindy Barker with youth at Oasis Youth CenterNori Kimura at Pioneer Human ServicesChris Sharp at Pioneer Human ServicesAngela Larsen at Pioneer Human ServicesNori Kimura at 3810 S YakimaMindy Barker at High Maintenance Spa & SalonCurtis Ashby at Black Eagle TattooMindy Barker at Straight From PhillyNori Kimura at future Flatstick Pub siteSaiyare Refaei at Channing Baby & CoMindy Barker at Union SalonCurtis Ashby at Dunagan BrewingSaiyare Refaei at London’s on the AveChris Sharp at Urban XchangeAngela Larsen at Urban XchangeLillyanne Durham at Urban XchangeCurtis Ashby at BleachSaiyare Refaei at Stocklist Gifts & Goods
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