On Site: Installation of Autumn
NC Public Art’s Max Dowdle partnered with fellow muralist Jim Lemyre to bring this massive autumn tree to life in downtown Mt. Holly, New Jersey. We were given extraordinary leeway when it came to design, but one stipulation was that the building owner’s two adopted children be featured in the mural. This request lead to…
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Material Considerations: Orpheus Restored
The Orpheum Theatre, located in Oxford, North Carolina, recently underwent a dramatic renovation to restore it to it’s former Art Deco glory. Instead of a theatre, it now serves as a fantastic wedding and event venue. During the process of restoration a period mural from the 1920’s was discovered, and found to be heavily damaged.…
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Concept to Creation: The Discovery Room
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences is one of the best museums in the south east, home to some incredible treasures, and we’re pleased to be able to say we’re featured in not one, but two locations. The Discovery Room project was a very special, highly in-depth mural with 3-dimensional features, completed in 2021.…
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