MURAL UNVEILING: Saturday May 13 2006 1 - 3 pm at The RE Store (Seattle)
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[ photo by Mackenzie Brennan ] 

May 13, 2006

The Big Day

Unveiling the Mural

Everything came together perfectly - even the weather! The final result was better than anyone hoped for.

Many thanks again to all of the partners, sponsors, students and other folks who participated.

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Summit K-12 Students painting mural

 

 May 2006 - Painting the Mural
left: Summit art students lay paint on panels which will later be assembled and hung on The RE Store.

right: Muralist David Benzler lends a practiced hand to the student-designed mural at Summit K-12.

[ photos by David Entrikin ]		 Muralist David Benzler

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April 2006 - Summit Student Designers
Art students at Summit K-12 get at the
essence of sustainability through a
series of brainstorming and design
activities under the guidance of teacher
Karen Kosoglad, muralist David Benzler,
and The RE Store's Marty Brennan. 

[ photos by David Entrikin ]
City of Seattle Dept. of Neighborhoods Award Ceremony April 5 2006 April 5 2006 - Mural Project Awarded City Grant
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels presents a Department of
Neighborhoods Matching Grant to Karen Kosoglad and
RE Store's Marty Brennan in support of the Mural Project.

March 15 2006 - Ballard Design Charette
About two dozen people met to discuss what sustainability means for Ballard. First through a series of 30-second stream of consciousness sketches on the idea of sustainability. Then breakout into 5 groups, each given a large map of Ballard as it is now and instructions to re-vision the neighborhood as an oasis of urban sustainability. Green roofs, community gardens, bike trails, public transit, carfree streets, solar arrays, grey water irrigation, creek restoration, tree planting, and cultural centers were just some of the concepts drawn over the grid. The results were passed along to students from Summit K-12 as a jumpoff point for their own discussions and planning for the mural.

[ top left photo by zverina; two bottom photos by David Entrikin ]
Mural Location March 2006 - Mural Sited
Location on front face of RE Store in Ballard selected for mural (which will be painted off-site and then hung). A large green question mark marks the spot.
[ photo by zverina ]
   

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