Enjoy the vibrancy of Silver Spring public art with free artwork tours scheduled to take place on select Thursday evenings during spring and summer 2019. The opening event on April 18 features an insider’s look at treasured Silver Spring murals.
The evening will begin at TTT-Tacos, Tortas, & Tequila in Silver Spring. There will be a discussion by the General Manager of the mural Neo Indigenous, created by New York graffiti artist and Mexican native Marka27.
Next stop on the art walk will be Silver Spring’s most beloved artwork, Penguin Rush Hour, by artist Sallie Calmer at the Silver Spring Transit Center The painted mural was restored by the Silver Spring Urban District and transferred by the Montgomery County government onto a new more permanent medium before reinstallation at the transit center.
Third stop on the art walk is Silver Spring’s newest artwork, Traincarmachameleon, which we will show the progression of the installation and feature a discussion with artist Goodloe Byron, who will explain the behind-the-scenes process of creating this mural. This new public art installation project was a public-private collaboration between the Silver Spring Urban District, Silver Spring Arts and Entertainment District, and Washington Property Company. The face of this mural will front onto a new residential building on Georgia Ave. and the new public transit/light rail Purple Line.
The art walk will continue with two additional mural stops in Fenton Village along the Georgia Avenue corridor. Discussions will include information about the history of the artworks, the impact of public art on community revitalization and the technical differences between painted murals and other genres of public art.
Event will be held rain or shine.