Raleigh Arts & Parks

I wanted to invite community members of all ages to see art at neighborhood parks and to become the artist. A small supply house at each mural enables anyone interact with the art. To be more inclusive, three installations feature bilingual English-Spanish signage. 

  • Each installation is like a life-sized coloring book on concrete surfaces. Empty areas encourage people to draw over and fill in the lines.

  • Colorful chalk drawing of a character on a sidewalk with a child sitting nearby.

    The result is a more colorful artwork that transforms with each artist. The murals renew with rain showers allowing continued engagement overtime.

  • Installations at the following Raleigh Parks; Worthdale, Powell Drive, Lake Lynn, Roberts, Sanderford, Peach Road.

GO Raleigh Bus Shelter

Photo by Theresa Moore

Crocus and hellebores flowers bloom in winter and offer one of the first signs of spring. I developed this art at the start of a global pandemic which coincided with a greater awakening to the injustices in America. People face a lot of unknowns. My hope is these ‘first flowers’ will remind us to seek the bright spots among the darkness. 

Bus Shelter at The Salvation Army Family Shelter

In collaboration with The Kaleidoscope Project, I was charged to makeover the bus stop in front of a Salvation Army Family Shelter. Our goal was a kid-friendly space that helps caregivers and kids connect during the necessity of waiting.

I hosted an art class with families staying at the shelter. We created mono prints and had free drawing stations. No prompt was given, just a simple demonstration and everyone could make whatever they wanted. Kids first created things they like—monster trucks, robots, dinosaurs, and a surfing pirate! Moms printed names, hearts, and handprints of their children. Over time portraits started to emerge, with siblings, with the dog someone wants some day, and of home.

The supplies were simple, the time investment was small, but the connections seemed big. All art was documented before everyone left, and some of it is incorporated in this bus stop installation.