Community Mural Project

Jul 1, 2022 | Beacon, News, RE-Flections

The Community Mural Project got off to a big start in June. This project is the brainchild of amanda alice uluhan, Director of Religious Exploration, to brighten the learning environments in the Education Building. In collaboration with LeAnne Struble and Doug Strombom, the project took shape in early 2022. Wenda Collins was enlisted to create a beautiful ‘Northwest Nature’ design for the walls near the preschool and Dianne Upton and Celil Cakmak supported the project on the facilities end.

During the week of June 20, more than twenty eager volunteers gathered to paint the background for the mural. The next week, we were greeted by more than 40 elementary aged children and middle school youth who attended the Art In Community Summer Camp. On Monday, the children learned the process of drawing objects in their journals, sketching on the walls in chalk and then painting on the walls. On Tuesday, the children learned about PNW plants and created a flora on the mural. On Wednesday, they added the animals commonly found in the Northwest.

The experience of engaging more than 50 members of our church and community to create a beautiful, calming, and inviting space for learning at East Shore has been so fulfilling for all. You will be able to explore the mural when you next visit our campus. And we expect the future to hold more community.

by Doug Strombom, team lead/muralist