Public Art
Make Your Mark | RaleighArts![Collage of children chalking sidewalk murals by Anna Totten.](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0296/4579/9529/files/MYM_FIRST3.jpg?v=1637179645)
![Graphics in yellow and blue that say Make Your Mark and illustrated icons that go with Take, Make, and Share](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0296/4579/9529/files/MYM_Totten_9410814b-38fe-4559-a7fe-a6b48c9574e5.png?v=1611695515)
Raleigh Arts sought ideas to bring art into neighborhoods throughout the city. I wanted to encourage the community to engage with art and invite viewers to become the artist.
Each installation is like a life-sized coloring book on the sidewalk. Empty areas encourage people to draw over and fill in the lines. The result is a more colorful artwork that transforms with each artist. The murals renew with rain showers allowing continued engagement overtime.
A small supply house at each mural enables anyone interact with it. In 2021, the newest installations feature bilingual English-Spanish signage. Visit a Make Your Mark installation.
GO Raleigh Bus Shelter
![pink and orange flower art on a black framed bus stop](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0296/4579/9529/files/Totten_back_bus.png?v=1611679904)
![pink and orange flower art on a black framed bus stop with bench](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0296/4579/9529/files/Totten_front_bus.png?v=1611680003)
photos by Teresa Moore
Crocus and hellebores flowers bloom at the end of winter and offer one of the first signs that spring is on its way. I developed this concept at the start of a global pandemic which coincided with a greater awakening to the injustices in America. People are facing a lot of unknowns. My hope is these ‘first flowers’ will remind us to seek the bright spots among the darkness.
Salvation Army Bus Shelter
![bright yellow background with illustrated pictures as a bus stop interior](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0296/4579/9529/files/Totten_BusStop_crop.png?v=1611689264)