The Making of a Mural

Over the summer of 2018, Chris Dalton (muralist) — aided by Angie & Jeff Buchanan (Chris’s daughter & son-in-law) and Reggie Carde, Gael Hogan, Everett Cox, Stuart Maynard & Ted Sloan (members of the Sanford Brush & Palette Club) — painted the base of the mural.  The wheel was installed in the Spring of 2019 making this the first interactive mural in the City of Sanford.  

The “Bringing the Arts Together” mural is located on the north face of the Suggs Insurance building at 220 N. Horner Blvd.   The mural is a celebration of the many aspects of the fabulous arts and artisans to be found in Sanford.  The names of the various arts are visual, musical, clay, textile, literary, culinary, theater and dance and appear in the in the background of the spinning Sanford Arts wheel.  The joy of art is symbolized in the colorful dots that flow out of the spinner onto the wall, the fence and the street.   

The making of a mural is serious work.  There are so many things to consider:  Choosing a location, surface conditions, needed permissions, priming, paint choices, hardware, and so much more.  The slide show chronicles the mural project from inception to dedication. Enjoy!

"Bringing the Arts Together" Mural Timeline

A mock-up of the proposed mural designed by Chris Dalton.
The mural finds a home on the north facing wall of the Suggs Insurance building.
The parking lot and fence need a little TLC.
First day of priming the wall.
Another hot day but Chris Dalton finishes priming the wall.
The armature on which the wheel will spin is installed.
Chris Dalton begins painting dots with Stuart Maynard's help.
Oops!
The first day of dots is done.
Gael Hogan begins painting dots on the fence.
Everett Cox joins in painting dots on the fence.
Reggie Carde joins the dot-painting party at the fence.
Nice fence work, guys!
Ted Sloan adds a few red dots to the mix.
More dots and more colors!
Stuart Maynard & Reggie Carde begin painting the bigger dots.
Bigger dots!
Still painting dots...
Color wheel background has been added.
Chris Dalton & Reggie Carde adding more dots.
Hmmm. Definitely need more dots.
The lettering begins.
We're done painting! Where's the wheel?
The wheel is installed!
The tents are up and the stage is set. The dedication event is ready to start!
The Magetsi 4-H Club dancers perform a traditional latin dance.
The Magetsi 4-H Club dancers bring color and fun to the stage.
The mural becomes a fabulous background as the dedication ceremony gets underway.
Dana and Sergio Sterling provide a musical interlude.
Mayor Chet Mann, a long time advocate of the arts in Sanford, dedicates the mural.
Shannon Suggs of Suggs Insurance spins the wheel.
Carolyn York announces the winner of the Poetry Contest - Irene Smith for her poem "A Sanford State of Mind."
Louisa Heffelfinger reads her poem "Celebrate Sanford."
Irene Smith reads her winning poem "A Sanford State of Mind."
Stephen Cameron reads his poem "Spinning."
Jenn Soper demonstrates weaving to a young visitor.
Sally Ward and Judith Fisher stop in to talk with Mickey Pace about her clay art display.
A young visitor gets a dot makeover by Chris Dalton.
Kenny McNeill works on his plein air painting as Stuart Maynard looks on.
Plein Air painting created on site by Kenny McNeill.
Sandra Lett talks about the many possibilities of acrylic pouring,
Joann Thaxton from the Lee County Arts Council wins one of the raffle prizes - a folk art painting by Reggie Carde.
Shannon Suggs wins one of the raffle prizes - a lovely painting by Everett Cox.
The signature dot! The names of all those who donated their time to help make the mural a reality.
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Title background artwork is a plein air painting by Kenny McNeill

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