Richmond Town Center Murals
History of the Murals
Back in 2017, when Radiate Art Space was just up and running as a community non-profit art space, we quickly realized that natural light was desirable if not necessary for creating art. We were determined to raise enough money to reinstall working windows where previous ones had been boarded up in the 100 + yr old Richmond Town Center. To that end, we fundraised with a “duck race” that had been a popular fundraiser for the Teen Center (RATC-Nest) located in our space before us. We raised over $1,000, and years later, with the help from the town, we replaced two of the windows. In the intervening years, a Radiate art class was held on mural painting. The first murals were then painted by local pre-teens/teens on the panels that cover the windows. Since that time, with the formal approval of the Selectboard, the process of painting murals has become a community art activity curated by Radiate Art Space.
Call for Submissions 2025!
The theme for the next round of Town Center Murals will be “Quilts and Barn Quilts: Colorful and Creative.” Do you have a favorite quilt square and color combination? Is there a story and history behind it?
Send a picture, photo, drawing to radiate.murals@gmail.com and let us know the story behind it. In April, the curator committee we will pick ten to be painted. In May, we will paint the murals and post the stories behind them on our website. Painting help and all materials will be provided.