Imagine West Park is West Park Kamm’s Neighborhood Development’s inaugural public art program. But it is more than art for art’s sake. It is a placemaking and community engagement process that acknowledges the varied experiences of all West Parkers. The project will help bridge the neighborhood identity divide and instill beauty and pride of place throughout the community. The program is made up of three different projects, two painted murals, ten utility box wraps, and a ten-week, youth, afterschool arts program.
Community Engagement and Visioning
- What is your favorite or most memorable location in the neighborhood?
- What is your favorite mural/art style?
- What makes West Park special?
- What are three words that describe you?
- What is your favorite thing to do in West Park?
Three Different Projects
Murals on Main Street – This project seeks to create two murals that are expressions of what West Park as a neighborhood embodies as well as the character of the residents.
Upgrading the Ordinary – Ten utility boxes will be wrapped in images that commissioned artists create to embody the spirit of the neighborhood and/or the character of the residents.
Mini-Muralist Youth Education Project – Ten middle to high-school-aged children will be selected to participate in an after-school arts program. Participants who complete the program will be paid a stipend for their time.
Program Timeline
November 12, 2023 – Murals on Mainstreet RFQ responses due
Late December 2023 – Artists selected for all requests
Spring - Summer 2024 - ten students at Riverside Park Homes participate in a 10-week after-school art program. Two will be selected to apprentice with the mural artists creating works as part of the Murals on Mainstreet program
October 2024 – first Mural on Mainstreet will be completed at 4251 Rocky River Drive
Spring 2025 – second Mural on Mainstreet will be completed at 16211 Lorain Avenue
Summer 2025 – up to 10 utility box wraps installed along Lorain Avenue from the West Park Rapid Station to Fairview Hospital
