The Peace Caterpillar

ArtOrg has been chosen by the Hennepin County Multicultural Arts Committee to create a mural for public display in December 2010 in the Hennepin Gallery at the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis. Forecast Public Art is serving as the non-profit manager of the project, and will work with ArtOrg to secure venues, promote community participation, and document the entire process, which begins this month. The Hennepin County Library is also helping with the project with sponsorship and venues. The formal name of the project is “The Progressive Mural in the Community”, but we also refer to it as “The Peace Caterpillar”.
We will be creating a collaborative work using our small steamroller printing event as the foundation for the mural. ArtOrg will travel to as many as six venues in the county and help create printing blocks. These blocks will be printed at those events, and everyone will leave with a wonderful paper print. ArtOrg will retain the printing blocks however, and reuse them and integrate them into a long mural. An interesting aspect of the project will be the invitation of one established artist from the community to create works for the mural alongside of the other kid/adult artist participants. Check back for details as the event progresses.