Bridging the Gap: Mural Mural on the Wall
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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. The US Council of Mayors recently awarded Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory with the City Livability Award for the ubiquitous “Mural Works” program. Soapbox and Seven/Seventy-Nine talk with Artworks about what they do, why they do it, and takes a look at one of their latest creations in Over-the-Rhine.
