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04-Sep-2022

Getting ready for new murals

To celebrate the 15th anniversary of its art program, MuralsDC, the District has commissioned 15 new murals across four wards. A large number of them will be painted in this alley off H Street NE, the same venue that hosts eight DC statehood murals, posted in my Capitol Hill murals tour gallery http://pbase.com/helenpb/pbasecomhelenpbcapitol_hil_murals under the title "1333 H Street NE."

After I read about the new murals, we went to the alley to see if any were finished. This man said he was just getting the walls ready for the artists and that they’d be finished by September 24, the Art All Night celebration, in what’s now called the “Art Allery.”

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by PBase are decidedly unsharp.

National Association of University Women mural, posted earlier:

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Don Mottershead25-Sep-2022 00:51
That's a great art program you have in DC.
Kevin D Warren20-Sep-2022 20:35
Nice catch of the preparation. Look forward to the progress!
Julie Oldfield18-Sep-2022 21:55
It’s cool to see them at work! It seems it will spruce up the building nicely. V
bill friedlander18-Sep-2022 21:04
Looks better already.
larose forest photos18-Sep-2022 20:10
Can't wait to see the next set of murals. I find it interesting that the city supports this so well (at least I assume this is so). V
janescottcumming18-Sep-2022 14:46
It's going to be fun to see what they come up with. So many great murals already in DC.
Carl Carbone18-Sep-2022 14:00
Neat to catch one so early on!
marie-jose wolff18-Sep-2022 13:58
it's important to prepare the support for the new murals,
great capture! V
Jeff Real18-Sep-2022 13:37
This is a fascinating moment so well captured!
What a great addition to this gallery to flesh out this story!
V
Dennis Hoyne18-Sep-2022 13:34
Time to liven up a dull wall, nice shot.
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal18-Sep-2022 11:42
Nice image of this man doing preparatory work. V
Pierre Martin18-Sep-2022 09:24
it will put some brightness to that bricks wall!
Tom LeRoy18-Sep-2022 08:25
Excellent find, can't wait to see the new mural! V
Gill Kopy18-Sep-2022 04:39
Seems like a daunting project - great tho' that the project is underway. V
Charlene Ambrose18-Sep-2022 02:22
Great capture to show how they get ready for the murals. Hopefully, you can get a shot of the works in progress! V
hayl17-Sep-2022 23:24
Once again, I'm impressed with DC's commitment to public art. I look forward to your photos of the new murals.
Mairéad17-Sep-2022 21:15
Good shot of this volunteer doing the preparatory work.
Marcia Rules17-Sep-2022 18:39
Great to see a community involved in art. Bravo!
globalgadabout17-Sep-2022 17:33
a bit like applying gesso to a canvas, only on a much larger scale..
Dan Greenberg17-Sep-2022 17:12
Great shot of this man at work. I look forward to seeing the results which I am sure you will photograph too. ~BV~