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Welcome to SoDo Mural Project
Complete a bright and colorful mural in the SoDo neighborhood of Hartford to help bring a positive, energetic energy to the community.
- Hartford, CT
- Arts
- Community
- Placemaking
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$5,155
funded of $5,000 goal
34
patrons
Project Closed
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This campaign reached its goal on Apr 6, 2021 3:00 AM.
Tax Deductible
The Rise Up Group is a Registered 501(c)(3), Tax ID 45-5512480.
The Project
CT Murals and artist Alex Ranniello are partnering with local community organizations in the South Downtown neighborhood to create a vibrant and colorful mural at 177 Buckingham Street.
The mural is meant to reflect positive energy that comes with summertime sunshine while honoring New England's first female African-American Mayor, Carrie Saxon-Perry. The landscape also gives tribute to Hartford's Puerto Rican community by incorporating the Coqui frog in the background.
This project is in collaboration with the Hartford's SoDO NRZ, Catholic Charities, and Hartford area building owner Marc Gottesdiener.
Stay tuned for more ways to get involved with the project!
The Mural
Sketch of Mural:
Project Budget
Total project budget is $10,000. This includes $5,000 raised through Patronicity and a match-grant of $5,000 from Sustainable CT.
- Artists/Management Stipend: $6,500
- Primer: $170
- Lift: $500
- Paint: $300
- Anti-graff: $423
- Other supplies: $231
- Videographer: $300
- Marketing/Community Outreach: $300
- DJ/Unveiling Celebration: $800
- Contingency: $476
About Alex Ranniello
Alex is a Connecticut based painter. His forte is working in portraiture and figure painting. His work captures the highest moments of summertime in a way that reflects the human spirit through maximal colorful palettes, gestural brushstrokes, and enticing scenery.
Ranniello received his BFA in Painting & Drawing from Hartford Art School in 2017 and completed a Single Artist Residency at A.I.R. Studio Paducah (Paducah, NY) in July of 2018. In the past three years, his work has been featured in over 20 shows including 3 solo exhibits across Connecticut.
About CT Murals
CT Murals is a public art management and consulting service of the nonprofit organization, The RiseUP Group, Inc. CT Mural’s mission is to activate spaces with creativity and public art.
CT Murals began executing public art projects throughout Hartford in 2015 as a response to Hartford community members’ and local artists’ need for support in creating a vibrant and positive city. CT Murals has expanded from producing our own public art projects to providing an end to end service for businesses, nonprofits, and cities to turn spaces into attractive pieces of creative art. CT Murals has completed 25 (and counting) public art projects since 2015.
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4/6/21 3:04 AM
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3/29/21 6:56 PM
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