Community Mural Painting Starts Thursday In Bushwick

BUSHWICK, BROOKLYN —A coalition of neighborhood groups will hold a collaborative mural painting event in Bushwick over the next three days.

From October 17 to October 19, people of all ages can do their part in creating the Graham Avenue Mural Project. Sacred Arts Research Foundation, The Graham Ave. Business Improvement District, North Brooklyn YMCA, P.S. 257 and other groups are organizing the free event, which will begin at 10 a.m. and end at 6 p.m. each of the days.

The mural will be painted on the 20-foot-tall wall of the Fabco Shoes building at 46 Graham Ave and Cook St. DUMBO-based Artist Craig Anthony Miller will lead the project, while the general public will contribute with painting small pieces of it. The theme of the mural will be "Bridges of Urban Ecology," according to the event page.

“The community mural project is a collaborative painting experience that’s designed to transform the neighborhood by bringing in community members of all ages,” said Sacred Arts Foundation President AJ Block, according to Bushwick Daily, which first reported on the event.

Sign up to paint the mural here.