Chroma Zone festival colors our world, unites our district
After a glorious (though damp) week of outdoor painting and arts events throughout the Creative Enterprise Zone, we have twelve fresh murals in a one-mile radius, hundreds of new partners and friends, and a higher profile as a center for artistic collaboration. Watch for highlights of the 2019 Chroma Zone Mural & Art Festival in our October newsletter, coming soon. Meanwhile, visit the murals in person using our walking map or the Google map on our website. See more on Instagram: Chroma Zone & CEZ. Follow us on Facebook and join our FB group, too.
Produced in this inaugural year by the nonprofit Creative Enterprise Zone in partnership with CEZ-based Forecast Public Art and artist-led design firm Burlesque of North America, the festival has just been granted funding from the Knight Foundation for two more years. Fortunately, the CEZ has an ample supply of mural-ready walls.
Seven people on two wheels: Fadlabi adds the motorbike's headlight beam to his mural at Wycliff, the new creative-industrial complex at 2327 Wycliff Street. Karen Nelson photo.
With the nonprofit ArtCrop,Twin Cities artists Christina Vang, Teeko Yang, and Oskar Ly explore Hmong cultural roots and promote Minnesota's Hmong agriculture. This mural is at Oak Tree Arts, 809 Carleton Street. Karen Nelson photo.
At Dual Citizen Brewing.Co, a mural by Mr. Kiji floated over the Blocktoberfest crowd as Chroma Zone week came to an end. A platinum sponsor, Dual Citizen served as a festival hub. Pat Thompson photo.
On the north wall at E-Z Recycling, northwoods wildlife take a stand for recycling— and against Line 3. Here, Eric J. Garcia and crew were close to done at 875 North Prior Avenue. Photo by Karen Nelson.
Blending Twin Cities river images with plant life from her native Brazil, Priscilla De Carvalho's mural is at Budget Sign Shop, 2474 West Territorial Road. Photo by Karen Nelson.