Fun ….Fun …. Fun

     The Guerilla Art Day on NE 13th Street was a blast!

     About 100 people showed up for the opportunity to paint cars ugly, buildings purple, sidewalks chalky.

                  
                         Old airport Taxi donated by Sunshine Junkyard

    The participants also ate donuts (and apples), drank coffee, and listened (while painting),  to Tim’s band, Sunday’s at Five ( Mayor Seiler joined the band to sing Simon and Garfunkel’s – the Boxer, then immediately asked us to burn the audio tapes … 

               
                               building before it was purple


           
               building after being made purple  (fingers saying 13th Street !)                  

     
     There was also a contest for the best work in Sidewalk Chalk Art, $100 prize, judged by Mayor Jack Seiler, Commissioner Charlotte Rodstrom, and City Manager Lee Feldman. 

                  

     The event was a kick-off of a new Art Program for the 13th Street corridor, where $30,000 will be spent on Public Art. The area already has many sculptures and murals adorning it. 

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