Celebrating the publication of her books, STREET MURALS OF BURLINGTON, volumes 1, 2 and 3, Carolyn Bates of Burlington has organized several public lectures on the art and culture of mural creation around the Queen City region and beyond.
On October 5th, Carolyn will give a talk at the Fletcher Free Library, Pickering Room.
The talk and tour and meet-the-artists session includes:
A. Artist Tara A. Goreau, whose mural is featured on the cover of STREET MURALS OF BURLINGTON, vol. 1, has completed works in many locations far and wide. She’ll talk about her work, including the painting pictured on the cover of volume one, which is located on King Street at the Turning Point. Another near the bridge in downtown Winooski depicts a river and its resident creatures, and two more can be seen at City Market stores in downtown Burlington and on Flynn Ave.
Goreau not only paints a wide variety of subjects, but she writes humorous and poignant stories about her experiences painting them. Attendees at the talk will be treated to her lecture, along with readings from her stories, and images of her body of work.
B. A second artist, Raph Brice, recently relocated to the area, has introduced a new way to fashion a mural. Working with the creative incubator at Generator on Sears Lane, she developed a process to produce murals on vinyl. The award-winning artist has examples of her work featured on the exterior of the Fletcher Free Library, and also in Waterbury.
C. Bates herself will talk about artist Gina Carrera, who created the 900-foot-long mural of jungle foliage and wild animals depicted on the wall of Leahy Way, which is the alley in Burlington that leads from the parking garage onto Church Street. Carera’s original mural had been covered over for several years and was finally uncovered in recent years, so she could restore the work to its original vibrancy. The artist sadly passed away not long after restoring her iconic mural in Leahy Way. Her son, Nick, will be on hand to speak about his mother and her work at the library event.
Maps for self-guided tours will cover surrounding murals at Fletcher Free Library and in the College Street area, including several pieces by Goreau, Bedard, the Anthill Collective, and more.