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“Jumping Around” -Joe Magnano 711 S. Main St. Hydrate on the Square (2015) “Traditions of the Future” -Mila Sketch 215 W. Eighth St. To Have & To Hold (2018 & 2022) “Blue Hole Park” -Mike McConnell 808 Martin Luther King Jr. St. Georgetown City Hall (2019) “Day Scape Wonder” -Kevin Greer 510 W. Ninth St. City of Georgetown Municipal Court (2019)
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The majority of the murals installed with the Georgetown Arts and Culture Board lie within the Downtown Cultural District, an area of downtown spanning over 60 city blocks.
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“El Arbol” -J Muzacz 510 W. Ninth St. Georgetown Municipal Court (2019)
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“Preserving History” -Devon Clarkson and Norma Clark 801 West St. Historic Shotgun House (2019) “Best Friends” -Jay Rivera & J Muzacz 206 W. Sixth St., Ste. 115 Wag Heaven (2020) “Dreaming of Papaver Rhoeas” -Angela E enberger 1003 W. University Ave., Ste. 105 Starbucks (2020)
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is a lengthy review process. The board must agree with the selected artist, approve of an original mural design and propose the project to the City Council. “Murals undergo a tedious review process. … It may take a few months,” Still said. “There are several guide- lines in place.” First, the board and City Council must approve of a mural easement at their respective monthly meetings. Second, there has to be a formal agreement with the board and busi- ness owner on who the artist is going to be, what the design is and who is responsible for the funding. “The commercial mural program typically means the installment is paid [for] by the property owner,” Still said. “But we can help them apply for grants.” 9 “Greetings from Georgetown Texas” -Sarah Blakenship 702 E. University Ave. Gus’s Drugs (2020) 10 “All You Need is Love” -Taylor Nagel 1202 Williams Drive One Love Tattoos (2021) 11 “Everyone Deserves Kindness” -Peyton Vega 101 E. Seventh St. (2021) Tejas Meat Supply 12 “Pick Me” -Jason Tetlak 110 Walden Drive Georgetown Animal Shelter (2021) 13 “Railroad Rhythm” -Molly Keen 702 S. Rock St. Georgetown Title (2021) 14 “TBD” -TBD 2100 Hutto Road Heritage Community Garden (2022)
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board started to see interest from local business owners. In October, the owners of One Love Tattoos were excited to receive approval from the board for a concept at their Williams Drive building. “Our business, One Love Tattoos, is focused on body art and self-expres- sion. When we had the opportunity to add a mural to our building and add to the [commercial mural] program, we were happy to do so,” One Love Tat- toos owner Jennifer Brown said. The commercial mural program allows for business owners to submit an application for a mural easement to begin the process of adding the work to their building. For each submission, business own- ers can either hire an artist on their own, or the board can help curate one. But before the project can begin, there
Architects In partnership with the Georgetown Parks and Recreation Department. Still expects construc- tion to start in the summer and hopes for completion in time for the Autumn Art Stroll and inaugural Arts Festival in October. The TCA has also provided partial funding for other Georgetown pub- lic art installations, including murals at businesses and nonpro t build- ings such as “Preserving History” by Norma Clark and Devon Clarkson at the African-American Shotgun House; “Railroad Rhythm” by Molly Keen at Georgetown Title; and “Traditions for the Future” by Mila Sketch at To Have and To Hold. Community participation After the initial mural install- ments—the rst went up in 2015—the
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largest TCA grant Georgetown has received to date. “Georgetown’s public art program has some exciting opportunities for growth this year,” Georgetown Arts Coordinator Amanda Still said. The funds will be used to convert the parking lot adjacent to the George- town Arts Center at 816 S. Main St., Georgetown, into a green space used for future arts programming, festivals and art installations. “TCA’s main focus is to help small cities like Georgetown develop pro- grams that will expand cultural tour- ism opportunities,” TCA Executive Director Gary Gibbs said. Approved in June by City Coun- cil, the space will be designed by Georgetown-based Covey Landscape
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