Adding Some Color to Rochester Neighborhoods

2010 RColorful Corners Street Mural Schedule

Photo: The Historic Southwest neighborhood first painted their “Funky Flower” street mural in 2008. Each year the join together to repaint this public art project that brightens up their neighborhood.

RColorful Corners is a grassroots project that works to bring neighbors together to create colorful street murals.  We transform public space into neighborhood assets, while creating stronger relationships between neighbors.

This project is a way for neighbors to gather once a year and work side-by-side in a fun activity, creating a common gathering space. Organized by RNeighbors, this project was spearheaded by neighborhood associations, and works with community organizations, schools and neighbors to fulfill its vision.  More history on RColorful Corners can be found at our web site.

This summer four existing murals will be repainted and we’ll welcome one new mural addition near the site of the Multicultural Learning Center. SMIF and Valspar have granted us the street paint for this task, now we just need the help of volunteers like you. Brushes and paint will be provided, just bring your willingness to meet someone new and add some color to a street. The locations and dates of paintings are listed below:

Cimarron Neighborhood
Subject-Unity
Location-Near the playground at 20 1/2 Avenue NW at 48th Street NW
Date-Saturday, July 31 (rain date- August 1), 9 am

Northrop Neighborhood – POSTPONED UNTIL THURSDAY!
Subject-Goose Egg
Location- Between Northrop Community Education Building and Goose Egg Park (2nd Ave and between 9th and 10th Street NW, on the one-way street going south)
Date- Due to Rainy Weather: Thrusday, August 12th 9:30 am

Historical Southwest Neighborhood
Subject- Funky Flower
Location- Near the Edison Building (Rochester Public School’s Administration Building), at 7th Street SW and 7th Avenue SW
Date- Wednesday June 16 (rain check date-June 17), 9 am

Slatterly Park Neighborhood
Subject – Flower Kaleidoscope
Location- 5th Avenue and 7th Street (near the Hawthorne Literacy Center)
Date- Saturday, May 22 (rain date-May 23), 9 am

2010 RColorful Corners Street Mural Grant Winner – Rescheduled
Multi-Cultural Learning Center
Location- 17th Street and 2nd Avenue NE
Date- Saturday, August 14 (rain date-August 15), 9 am

Photo: The Community Education group spearheads the Goose Egg mural between their Northrop building and Goose Egg Park.

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