Thursday, July 5, 2012

The Art Miles Mural Project

I hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday! About a week ago, our town was host to a Peace Fair that featured The Art Miles Mural Project. It was a very enjoyable way to spend the afternoon ~ especially as this was before the heat wave hit us, and the weather was perfect. The Art Miles Mural Project is a twelve-year movement that combines the efforts of children and adults worldwide to promote global peace and harmony through mural art. To date, over 4,000 murals have been created in villages, towns and cities around the world. Some are "traveling murals," which is what was on display here. There were other arts and crafts for sale at the event, music from the '60s filled the air, and lots of tie dye was on hand, too - all a reminder of "the peace and love generation!" It just felt really good to be part of a day dedicated totally to peace and harmony. The following are some of the murals on display. The only problem ~ they didn't have them marked as to what country they're from.












The photos (above and below) are part of the mural that was created by our town's Middle School students. (I couldn't get the whole thing in one shot.)
 

Tie Dye!



If you'd like to learn more about the Art Miles Mural Project, you can visit their website HERE.

Until next time,
Cindy

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16 comments:

Connie said...

Great pictures! What a wonderful project this is. Must have been neat to see it.

GlorV1 said...

What a great project and wonderful murals. Very nice. I enjoyed your post, thanks for sharing.

Honey at 2805 said...

What a great project and fun murals! Looks like a wonderful day!

Thank you for sharing your creativity at Potpourri Friday!

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

Wow!!! What a great time! I loveeeeeeeeeee the photos!!

Grandma Barb's This and That said...

Looks like a fun day and great murals.

Valerie-Jael said...

Wonderful project! Valerie

Netty said...

Thank you for sharing such a wonderful event. Wishing you a lovely weekend, Annette x

Gina said...

My goodness those murals are amazing!

meowmeowmans said...

What a fabulous event! Those murals are really amazing.

Queenie Believe said...

What a fun festival.
Have a great day.
Always, Queenie

Magic Love Crow said...

Cindy, this is fantastic! I would love to be a part of this! The Peace Fair looks like so much fun! Wish I could have went! Have a great weekend ;o)

Cindy said...

Oh WOW, this is amazing and I love the tie-dye, too! I hope you have a great weekend!!! xo Cindy

Myric said...

This reminds me so much of my gradeschool days. We used to have a poster making contest. And let's just say, it's better to keep my hands writing than to hold a paint brush lol!

Thanks for sharing this at Passion Parade.

xo
Myric

The Tablescaper said...

What a great way to spend an afternoon. Thanks so much for sharing your post with Seasonal Sundays.

- The Tablescaper

Michele M./ Finch Rest said...

Hm, wonder how I missed that one when it posted - well glad I found it today through Outdoor Wednesday at least!

Wow the amazing colours those kids put together - and the tie dye, what fun.

Haven't seen colours like that since I last saw The Deada zillion years ago. (Good times.)

LindyLouMac said...

Calling by as another Outdoor Wednesday participant, what an interesting project.

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