Crown City Mural Fest 2022

Crown City Mural Fest was an opportunity for the Public Arts Committee to engage the community to bring awareness to and educate about the future public arts component of the Cortland Downtown Revitalization Initiative. The event launched the Public Arts educational component on the Crown City Rising website.

The first Crown City Mural Fest took place on September 2nd, 2022 at the Cortland Corset Building at 75 East Court Street in Cortland, New York from 1:00 PM – 8:00 PM. The event was organized by DRI Public Arts Committee Chair Crystal Lyon of Living Illusion Studio and DRI Public Arts Committee member Ashe Martin of Forged From Ashe in collaboration with the City of Cortland. All necessary materials for participation were provided through public donations, seeding a future paint library for community art projects. Live painting by local and regional artists as well as the general public during Crown City Mural Fest will be used to create temporary art to beautify the construction project on Main Street in downtown Cortland beginning March 2023.

Community members also had an opportunity to engage in an Artisan Market and peruse the wares of local artisans while enjoying art demonstrations, listening to the delightful sounds of local musicians, and immersing themselves in the creation of artwork exploring the concept of Cultivating Community.

A full list of participating artists as well as a gallery of the completed mini-murals will be available soon so please check back!

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