The San Mateo County Office of Arts and Culture is seeking volunteers to help paint a series of panels along the crosswalk for the new mural on Fifth Avenue in North Fair Oaks under the Caltrain tracks.
Families and children ages 8 and up are welcome to participate in this event that will take place over five weeks. The artwork has been pre-designed by local artist Emily Fromm, with the theme 'Healthy Community'.
So Fromm and a team of artist helpers will be on-site to guide volunteers on a fun day of outdoor painting, referencing printed "maps" of the artworks.
No experience is needed to collaborate. All painting materials and instructions will be provided for the participants. The assistants only have to bring water, sunscreen, some snacks and arrive with comfortable shoes and clothes with which you do not mind getting stained with paint.
Currently, volunteers are being recruited for the following Saturdays: July 8, July 15, August 5, August 19 and September 2, all of them between 10:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
To register as a volunteer, it is necessary to fill out a form.
The goals of this project include bringing culturally significant public art to the North Fair Oaks community and improving the beautification of the community, specifically the 5th Avenue underpass. The underpass is a heavily traveled bicycle and pedestrian path used by residents and visitors.
For more information about this project, those interested can visit the website Healthy Community Mural Project.
To help support the project, organizers have asked residents and passers-by to respect the artist's work and time and not deface the project with graffiti or tags.?
Those who have questions about the project can send an email to artsandculture@smcgov.org.
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