Volunteers Needed To Create Clearwater Parking Lot Mural

CLEARWATER, FL -- The city off Clearwater is seeking volunteers to assist a professional artist paint a ground mural at a pop-up park at the Old Clearwater City Hall parking lot.

The art project will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 9 at the Old City Hall, 112 S. Osceola Ave.

Beth Warmath, a Clearwater resident and internationally recognized muralist, will lead the artwork and will assist the volunteers through the artistic process. Warmath will draw the outline of all the murals on the parking lot’s surface. The volunteers will paint Warmath’s designs.

Volunteers of all ages are welcome, and no art experience is necessary. Paints and brushes will be provided at the event. Volunteers can paint for five minutes or spend the day.

Warmath’s artwork will be a colorful tropical mural that will border a large chalk art mural that will be created by chalk artist Matt McAllister.

The pop-up park is being designed in conjunction with the Park & Ride spring break initiative that offers free rides from Downtown Clearwater to Clearwater Beach from March 1 through April 30. The park will create a small plaza, using some of the parking lot and spaces to create a pleasant space for trolley users. Along with the ground murals on the parking lot surface, there will be picnic tables and games for the public to enjoy while waiting for their free ride to Clearwater Beach.

The Old Clearwater City Hall parking lot is the only location in Downtown Clearwater to board the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority Trolley and the Jolley Trolley free rides that travel to and from Clearwater Beach during spring break.

The pop-up park is another example of the public art programs and events occurring in Downtown Clearwater. One block from the Old Clearwater City Hall parking lot, the city of Clearwater and the Dalí Museum are presenting theDreams of Dalí, a free virtual reality exhibit at Second Century Studios, 331 Cleveland St.

To volunteer, contact Diego Guevara, the city of Clearwater’s senior planner, at diego.guevara@myclearwater.com or (727) 562-4557.

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