Video Mural Mural on the Wall
Cincinnati is Mural City. Plain and simple, we’re staking our claim for the most interesting and diverse murals in a city center. There’s “Campy Washington” in Camp Washington, the mural of former Cincinnati Vice Mayor Jim Tarbell (as ‘Peanut Jim’) at the entrance of the Gateway Quarter in Over-The-Rhine, and the Cincinnatus mural across from the Kroger building in downtown to name a few. Many of these murals were created by Artworks, an organization that connects artists of all ages through apprenticeships, community partnerships, and public art. This week Soapbox and Seven/Seventy-Nine talk with Artworks about what they do, why they do it, and takes a look at their latest creation in Over-the-Rhine.
Cincinnati is Mural City. Plain and simple, we stake our claim for the most interesting and diverse murals in a city center. Many neighborhoods contain impressive murals painted on the side of the city’s historic architecture. There’s “Campy Washington” in Camp Washington, the mural of former Cincinnati Vice Mayor Jim Tarbell (as ‘Peanut Jim’) at the entrance of the Gateway Quarter in Over-The-Rhine, and the Cincinnatus mural across from the Kroger building in downtown to name a few. Many of these murals were created by Artworks, an organization that connects artists of all ages through apprenticeships, community partnerships, and public art. This week Soapbox and Seven/Seventy-Nine talk with Artworks about what they do, why they do it, and shows them hard at work on their latest creation.
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