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The Mansfield Arts & Culture Sector is leading a public art project as part of the Mansfield Rising Plan which was created in 2018 by a citizen-led group funded by the Richland County Foundation.
Area artists are encouraged to participate in this transformative and revitalizing effort to beautify downtown Mansfield through art. Artists can submit up to 10 pieces of a visual arts portfolio, using the link above. New portfolios and projects will be reviewed by the Public Art Commission at the beginning of each month.
So far 43 artists have been vetted to submit designs for public art projects. Check out the Artist Portfolios online. Those artists are:
Ashlea Schneider, Terry Fairchild, Caleb Jeremiah Carpenter, Brad Gray, Emma McLaughlin, Rachel Justice, Samantha Schneider, Luke Beekman,
Susan Duncan Gentille, Kirstie Wilson, Maureen Collins, Margaret P Freed, Linda McKenna, Erica Russell, Robin Shoup, Allison W Pence, Nathan Gukich,
Ray Baughman, Demetrius Howell, Braxton Daniels III, James M Fleeson, Gabby Volz, Rafael J Serrano, Geremy Woods, Bird Foust, Melissa K Taylor,
Sam Neer, Diane Googins, Crystal Stokes, Brandon Doup, Lee Mora, Chloe Jackson, Carrie Smith, Drew Anderson, Avi Boston, Shannon Volz, Evelia Sowash,
Arlillian Nixon, Michael Nixon, Kristine Gukich, Jac Googins, Stephanie Zigmund, Brandon Greter, Mark Calloway.
Call for Artists
Call for Artists
Visual Artists and Muralists are encouraged to apply
Matching funds from the Foundation are available to create murals, temporary artwork, wallscapes, window painting, rainworks, and more. Projects within the Mansfield Rising Plan area from First to Sixth street, and from Adams to Bowman street are eligible for matching funding for public art.
Businesses and organizations outside that area can contribute and collaborate on downtown art projects within the footprint of the Mansfield Rising Plan.
Completed Projects
Completed Projects
Through the Eyes of a Child, Painting for Prevention
Through the Eyes of a Child, Painting for Prevention is a public art project meant to create inspiration and hope when considering the perspective of children. This project aims to create awareness during Child Abuse Prevention month in April, and National Adoption Month in May, by elevating the issue through uplifting and creative imagery to be displayed in the heart of the Imagination District in Downtown Mansfield.
Drew Anderson
Kristine and Nathan Gukich
Brandon Doup
Mansfield Mural Club
Evelia Sowash
Arlillian Nixon
Margaret Freed
Demetrius Howell
Susan Gentille
Jac Googins
Artworks currently on display at The Renaissance Theatre:
Drew Anderson, Susan Gentille, Kristine and Nathan Gukich, Brandon Doup, Jac Googins
Artworks currently on display at Buckeye Imagination Museum:
Mansfield Mural Club, Arlillian Nixon, Evelia Sowash, Demetrius Howell, Margaret Freed
Artists were asked to submit written concepts, and artwork concepts may include themes centered on the ideas of kinship, mixed families, adoption. Artworks could include imagery such as blue ribbons and colorful pinwheels which represent child abuse prevention. Concepts consider seeing the world Through the Eyes of a Child.
Richland County Children Services partnered with Mankind Murals Inc and the RCDG Mansfield Arts & Culture Sector, to commission 10 artwork concepts to be painted on 4' x 8' exterior panels. The art installations will initially be hosted at The Renaissance Theatre and the Buckeye Imagination Museum.
Recovery and Remembrance, The Jericho Wall
The Jericho Wall is a wall 7' tall and 160' long running parallel to (but not visible from) Third Street across from the Buckeye Imagination Museum. It will serve as a remembrance for victims of addiction — particularly those who have died of overdoses — and as an encouragement on the path of recovery. It will be a hope-filled, comfort-inducing, faith-oriented and educational-based space that is stunning it in artistic presentation, featuring the work of a consortium of local artists, guided by the thoughts and visions of many who are in recovery in Mansfield.
Rendering of Friendly Dragon artwork slated for installation this summer, located at the new Buckeye Imagination Museum.
Map of Downtown Mansfield defining the area within the Mansfield Rising Plan, which goes from 1st to 6th Street, and Adams to Bowman Street.
Rendering of Art Installation project "Luminous City" slated for installation this summer in downtown, located at Mankind Murals Inc & Hursh Pharmacy lot.
A video about the Mansfield Rising Plan: Public Art Initiative, with additional info about the Mansfield Art Sector.
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