The Mural Machine | Dayton937

The Mural Machine is back to beautify another corner of our city and they need your help. The South Park Mural Painting is your chance to help transform an up-and-coming corridor from a graffiti-ridden eyesore to a beautiful mural that advertises the wonderful South Park community.

For those interested in attending the South Park Mural Painting, the event takes place June 17th at 10AM. The Mural Machine and volunteers will be gathering on Wayne Avenue, near Hickory Street, to beautify this historic neighborhood. Clean up of the area and the first opportunity to help paint a portion of the mural starts at 10AM, with a second opportunity to paint from 2-4PM. Anyone unable to attend during these two time slots but still have an interest in painting a portion of the mural may contact The Mural Machine to make arrangements.

“We have to continue to take care of our communities and now’s your chance to help beautify and celebrate the history of one our oldest districts,” said Weyrich.

“South Park is an amazing community that just nine years ago was recognized nationally for its commitment to rehabilitation,” said Christopher “Etch” Weyrich, cofounder of The Mural Machine. “With this mural project you have an opportunity to contribute a piece of yourself to the constant rehab process. It will also be featured as part of the South Park Garden Tour on June 24th!”

The Mural Machine was founded by Tiffany Clark and Christopher “Etch” Weyrich in order to create and celebrate local, large, public art works.

This is free event that is open to anyone of any age! For more information check out our Facebook event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/226238074546754/ or visit Facebook.com and search for South Park Mural Painting.

Event Details:

South Park Mural Painting

Saturday, June 17th from 10-4

Wayne Avenue near Hickory Street

Starting this spring a new company is coming out of the long-time partnership of local artists ETCH (Chris Weyrich) and Tiffany Allyn Clark. Putting new focus to their work, The Mural Machine channels the pair’s passion for creating large-scale public art while also bringing more attention to the art that already exist around the Dayton area.

“This is something that we’ve both been passionate about for some time,” Weyrich said. “The Mural Machine is a way for us to let people know what’s out there and also what more can be done on the side of a warehouse or at a park or a retaining wall.”

ETCH and Tiffany Allyn Clark have been working in the arts in Dayton for over 30 combined years. Working with such groups as Stivers School for the Arts, at risk youth organizations, the East End community Center, the city of Dayton and numerous small businesses across the region, they have both practiced and taught their art to groups of all ages and demographics. With a national trend toward mural art as a part of central business district revivement, these two have become the center of a new PBS documentary that is currently being filmed.

“Murals have definitely caught a lot of attention recently, but this is much more than a trend,” Clark said. “The positive effects of large-scale art begins at its creation, with neighbors and communities coming together on a project, and then continue to last well into the paint’s fading decades later.”

For those interested, more information on The Mural Machine can be found on their Facebook page.

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