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Cooper/Higbee Underpass Mural

Along with Memphis College of Art artists, volunteer community members will paint a colorful mural on both walls of the underpass on Cooper Street at Peabody Park.

Leader

Betsy Robinson

Location

South Cooper Street and Higbee Memphis, TN 38104

About the project

Along with Memphis College of Art artists, volunteers will paint a mural on the underpass on Cooper Street at Peabody Park to enhance the aesthetics and esteem of the community.

The Steps

By June 1: Pressure washing and clean up.

Sealing and wall preparation.

Artists will set design on walls.

Artists and volunteers paint.

Community happiness by August 1, 2014.

Why we‘re doing it

So many people drive under this forgotten trestle on a daily basis.  It is dark and dingy, yet it is in the center of a great neighborhood.  By painting a colorful mural the aesthetics and esteem of the neighborhood and its members will be increased.

$1,655.00 / $1,655.00