Fineview is full of unique history, diverse and energetic people, and boasts some of the best scenic and skyline views our city has to offer. Our neighborhood deserves public artwork to illustrate and highlight our culture for the enjoyment of visitors and residents alike.
A team of local designers/artists/residents are proposing the creation of multiple public murals in the Northside’s Fineview neighborhood to celebrate the history, diversity and energy of our community.
Murals will be legally created on privately and publicly owned exterior walls to illustrate the diverse identity of Fineview’s past, present and future.
For this mural project, donations are being raised to fund paint, ladders/scaffolding/lift rental, and other common materials and supplies (brushes, paint sprayers, masks, tape, etc.).
Community events will be held for artists to hear the neighborhood's stories and ideas for possible translation into mural design proposals.
All donations are doubled while the One Northside matching grant lasts through ioby.org !
The project team is in the process of securing locations for exterior wall murals in strategic and visible areas on privately and publicly owned exterior walls. Locations will be announced once official permission has been granted. Professional artists/designers that reside in Fineview are donating their time to the creation and installation of these murals with the help of community volunteers. These murals will be planned and approved in Spring 2020 and painted in Summer 2020. The project team will raise the necessary funds throughout the community to make this proposed project a reality.
Funds raised for this project will be used exclusively to purchase materials to prepare wall surface, paint, equipment, supplies, and professional sealants to protect and preserve the artwork.
Community events will be held for artists to hear the neighborhood's stories and ideas for translation into mural proposals.
(For a breakdown of estimated mural costs, please see the Budget tab at the top of this page.)
The proposed project will unite residents and artists to share their vision of the past, present, and future of the neighborhood while adding to the visual landscape and identity of Pittsburgh's Fineview/Northside neighborhood.