Starting at the Ron Hernandez Studio, 339A Pine Street, Burlington.
Photographer Carolyn Bates has scheduled several lectures and art demonstrations in September and October to showcase her series of books that highlight examples of public art in and around Burlington. The books and lectures focus primarily on the many murals that grace both the inside and outside of buildings around the Queen City.
The books are a photographic romp through the streets of Burlington, capturing images of the many examples of public artistry in the form of paintings and murals on buildings, fences, and walls, all over the city.
In her three books, STREET MURALS OF BURLINGTON, volumes 1, 2, and 3, Bates features her own photographs of this public art, with close-ups of artistic detail as well as panoramas of the various landscapes that host the art works. Also included in these volumes are interviews with artists who created the works, as well as biographical information about the artists and their careers. The lectures are open to the public, and maps and guidance will be provided for walking tours, with an aim to pique interest in visiting the murals in person all over our city.
The talk, art demonstration, and tour will include discussion of the work of many Pine Street artists and works.
Bates and artist Ron Hernandez will speak about the murals project. Hernandez will give a demonstration on spray painting art, and how he designs and paints his murals and other works. His murals include an image of the Buddha, located at the Burlington Electric Department building on Pine Street, that was damaged by taggers. Hernandez, who has been a preeminent artist and muralist in Burlington for years, is currently raising funds to help with refurbishing and repairing that work.
He also created two outstanding indoor murals at Main Street Landing, 60 Lake Street (near The Skinny Pancake}. One is of wild animals—elephants, tigers and lions—on the first floor, and another image shows a 360-degree view of Lake Champlain painted on a vaulted ceiling on the third floor.
Maps will be available for self-guided tours of the many murals in the Pine Street area.
All three volumes of STREET MURALS OF BURLINGTON will be available for purchase–profits go to benefit Ukraine, including a share for Magicians Without Borders, an organization from Lincoln, VT, that performs programs for people in conflict zones in various countries around the world. (See magicianswithoutborders.com for more information.)