RVA Mural Project looks to add 100 murals over the next five years
The people that brought us last year’s G40 Summit are eying RVA once again.
Organizers of last year’s G40 Summit, a month-long event that featured artists painting over 20 murals across the city, are planing to add fresh murals this April as part of the RVA Mural Project.
“It was really amazing to see Richmond embrace” the G40 Summit, said Shane Pomajambo, founder and director of D.C.-based Art Whino, and principal organizer of the annual art event.
Pomajambo said that the many requests from local business owners “compelled me to come back” with another event. Many told him that last year’s murals not only delighted residents but also increased business.
“These murals are great tools for community change,” Pomajambo said.
Although plans remain incomplete, Pomajambo anticipated that the RVA Mural Project will run from April 15th – 26th. He said eight muralists have committed to participating,1 and Pomajambo hopes to add several more by spring.
He said existing murals from last year’s G40 Summit won’t be painted over.
“I”m going to find another 20 walls” for artists to use, he said.
Pomajambo said he wants to make Richmond the world’s premiere destination for mural art. He said the goal is to paint more than 100 murals “all over Richmond in the next five years.”
Details of the RVA Mural Project should be finalized within the coming weeks.
Related
- G40 Summit brings artists, murals, and “lowbrow” art to Richmond; RVANews
- PHOTOS: Murals of the G40 Summit
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photo of “Bang” by Etam Cru and StatOne (Lodz, Poland – 2011) courtesy of Art Whino
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Nathan Cushing
Nathan Cushing is a writer, journalist, and RVANews Editor.
4 comments on RVA Mural Project looks to add 100 murals over the next five years
Let’s put a large mural over the entire East end.
Hi Nathan! I am a muralist and fine artist and I would love to be a part of this amazing project! Would you be able to e-mail me and let me know how to get in contact with G40 Summit, or what I will need to do to get involved? Best, Kelsie Parker
Hello! I too would like more information for those of us wishing to participate, if such a thing is possible. I’ve actually painted a mural in Richmond already with the group Arts in the Alley. How does one go about getting involved?
The side of the family dollar building on southside Richmond would be a great spot for a mural. It’s on the corner of Westover Hills Blvd and Clarence St.