Richmond Town Center Murals
History of the Murals
Back in 2017, when Radiate Art Space was just up and running as a community non-profit art space, we quickly realized that natural light was desirable if not necessary for creating art. We were determined to raise enough money to reinstall working windows where previous ones had been boarded up in the 100 + yr old Richmond Town Center. To that end, we fundraised with a “duck race” that had been a popular fundraiser for the Teen Center (RATC-Nest) located in our space before us. We raised over $1,000, and years later, with the help from the town, we replaced two of the windows. In the intervening years, a Radiate art class was held on mural painting. The first murals were then painted by local pre-teens/teens on the panels that cover the windows. Since that time, with the formal approval of the Selectboard, the process of painting murals has become a community art activity curated by Radiate Art Space.
Mural Theme Input Needed for 2026!
Every year we repaint the panels that cover windows on the lower part of the Richmond Town Center building and it's time to start thinking about what you want to see there in the coming year. It will be the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The Richmond parade theme will be "We the People, Freedom and Unity". Should we build on this theme? Your input and ideas are wanted. We will be painting this summer but need to do a lot of planning before then. You don't need to be an artist or a painter.
All input is welcome: discussion, themes, ideas and drawings. We hope to have some helpful mural workshops in March.
If you are interested in any part of this process please contact Judy Bush at judybbush@gmail.com