Two murals will be completed this July in downtown Hamilton by artist Britt Flood, in coordination with several businesses and community groups. The main mural will be painted at Chapter One Book Store on Main Street and the second will be installed near the Bitterroot Water Partnership Office on 2nd Street. The Water Partnership mural will be installed as part of a two-day artist workshop on July 12 and 13 from 9am-1pm each day. Registration for the workshop is $75 though scholarships are available through application. Visit mwww.chapter1bookstore.com/muralworkshop or visit Chapter One in Hamilton to learn more about this opportunity and complete workshop registration.
During the two-day mural workshop attending artists will shadow a professional mural artist, Britt Flood, and learn the basics of completing a simple mural from start to finish. This is a hands-on mural workshop, where artists of all skill levels can learn about important steps in creating a mural-like wall preparation, scaling a design from the size of a piece of paper to the size of a wall, color blocking, and different mural painting techniques. This is meant to be fun, educational, creative learning opportunity for local artists and after the two workshop sessions, the group of artists will have completed a large exterior mural together! Brushes and paint will be provided.
Sale of artworks donated by muralist Britt Flood will go toward mural installations at Chapter One and the Bitterroot Water Partnership. These art pieces can be purchased at Chapter One Book Store. Flood is a professional muralist and painter from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Her artwork is vibrant and colorful, meant to activate spaces with “visual poetry.” She has a professional goal of installing public art in all 50 states and her murals in Hamilton will be her first in Montana.
This opportunity has been made possible by the Hamilton Downtown Association’s Façade Improvement Program and several community and business partners. This project is funded by the collaborative sponsorships of local businesses.
“Public art is such a vital part of a thriving downtown and we appreciate Chapter One and Bitterroot Water Partnership’s leadership in creating our first mural installations in collaboration with so many other downtown businesses. The Hamilton Downtown Foundation looks forward to working with building owners and businesses to assist with more public art projects through our Facade Improvement Grant Program (FIG),” says Hamilton Downtown Association (HDA) Director Robin Pruitt. Contributions to the FIG can be made through the Hamilton Downtown Foundation to further the work of HDA members to increase the vitality of downtown Hamilton.