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A person on a mechanical lift paints large bee illustrations inside colorful circles on a tall concrete wall, surrounded by green leaves and trees.

Grantee Address:
557 N Woodland St.
Manchester, TN 37355

Grant Amount: $8,000

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Little Duck River Greenway Art Walk

Manchester Parks and Recreation commissioned artists Matt Wiley and Lance Turner to paint murals along the Little Duck River Greenway to create an Art Walk. This project built on murals that were painted on the structural supports for the Woodland Street bridge as a part of the River Romp arts festival in September, 2018. The new murals have attracted more pedestrians to the Greenway and have inspired other groups to commission additional murals downtown.

A person on a mechanical lift paints large bee illustrations inside colorful circles on a tall concrete wall, surrounded by green leaves and trees.

A mural on a gray wall shows five realistic bees each over a colored circle—pink, white, green, and two without circles. Another insect, partly visible at the bottom, is surrounded by yellow dots.

A person wearing a straw hat and black shirt stands with arms outstretched in front of a concrete pillar painted with colorful bees and a large queen bee in the center. Trees and bushes are visible in the background.

A mural under a concrete structure depicts large green leaves, yellow flowers, brown magnolia pods, and a white magnolia bloom, with rocks covering the ground in front of the mural.