Mural Completed on Green Street

Olivia DrakeJuly 14, 20092min
A mural on Middletown's Green Street was completed and unveiled at the Green Street Arts Center's 5th Annual Arts Festival June 13.
A mural on Middletown's Green Street was completed and unveiled at the Green Street Arts Center's 5th Annual Arts Festival June 13.
Led by mural artist Marela Zacarias (center), the project’s participants are a diverse group of Middletown children, their families, professional artists, Wesleyan students, and other community members.
Led by mural artist Marela Zacarias (center), the project’s participants are a diverse group of Middletown children, their families, professional artists, Wesleyan students, and other community members.
Children work on sections of the mural inside the GSAC.
Children work on sections of the mural inside the GSAC.
Students trace sections of the mural.
Students trace sections of the mural.
The Green Street Arts Center received a grant worth $10,000 from Citizens Bank and the Citizens Bank Foundation to support the project.
The Green Street Arts Center received a grant worth $10,000 from Citizens Bank and the Citizens Bank Foundation to support the project. The mural took 18 months to create.

Photos submitted by the Green Street Arts Center.