Create Art that makes the Heart Grow.
 
Please join us for the installation of this monumental mural,  celebrating the power of nature AND the diversity of cultures in our city.  LINK TO FULL DESIGN HERE.
 
Sign-up to paint ELEMENTAL -- or volunteer -- here.

If you are under 18, you must have a parent or guardian sign a liability waiver before you volunteer or paint.  Download liability waiver here.

Detailed Event Schedule
 
Friday, October 12               Wash, Grid, and Draw
8 am                                      Set-up  & Clean the Street.
10 am                                     Make a giant grid. Kids 12+ and Adults.
12 - 5 pm                                Chalk the Design.  Kids 10+ and Adults.
5 - 7 pm                                 Apply the Primer.

 
Saturday, October 13          Paint by Number.  Best Day for Kids.
8 am                                       Set Up
9 am – until its done              Paint the Street!  All Ages & Abilities.
                                                We paint until the mural is finished – usually 5 pm.
5 pm                                       Clean up and ENJOY the gorgeous painting.
 
 
Sunday, October 14              Touch Up & Celebrate
10 am – 3 pm.                          Touch Up and Finishing Painting. Skilled Painters only.
                                                 Clean up. All Ages.             
4:30 pm                                    Mural Tour with Lead Artist.
5 pm                                         Closing Circle
5:30 pm                                    Neighbor’s Night Out + Mural Potluck


VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
WE NEED YOUR HELP – sign up for a 2-5 hour shift as a super volunteer!
 
SUPER VOLUNTEER JOBS

• Paint Station:  170 gallons is a lot of paint.  Help mix paint, serve it to painters, and wash brushes. Work with the team that makes the color happen! Sign up.
• Greeting: Friendly people will be arriving all day long – say hello, help them find the volunteer check-in, and direct people on alternate routes due to road closure. Sign up.
• Helping Hands (aka Chaos Control): People need help in order to be helpful!  We need outgoing people to help folks find their way around – tell them where to get a drink of water, a bathroom, or a paint captain to get a job.  Offer to help a person with disabilities or a mom with wiley kids. Look out for rogue painters who don’t follow directions! Sign up.
• Set-up: Wake up early; help set-up chairs, tables, and shade structures. Sign up.
• Clean-up: Stay late; help pile up all paint buckets, fold tarps, and put away chairs, tables, and shade structures. Sign up.

 
Super volunteers are asked to please attend a short volunteer training on Sunday Oct 7 from 6 to 7 pm.
 
Just want to help out, but not sure how? 
Email [email protected] to share your willing hands, and we’ll put you to work!  Thank you for making art happen!

Transportation & Parking
 
We recommend you bike, walk, or bus to the mural.  The easiest way to get to the heart of the mural is through car-free transportation.
 
If you must drive, you can park in the surrounding area on surface streets.  Surface streets near the mural include: Alvarado, Antelope Ave, Caribou Court, Quail Ave, Madrid Ave, Seville Court.
 
See the mural location and surrounding streets here:

Want to support this project?   We still need donations! 

Donations create living wages for artists, cover unexpected expenses (sales tax! food for volunteers!) and allow us to better document our work. 

YES, I WANT TO DONATE TODAY!

The mural is a project of the City of Davis Arts & Cultural Affairs program, and is supported in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. It is sponsored by Asphalt Impressions, the Davis Waldorf School, and Dos Coyotes, with support from the Good Scoop, and over 100 individual donors.