April 2022 Carlsbad Art Wall
The 2nd mural of 2022 for the Carlsbad art wall, now in its 8th year, is up and it’s a beauty. Plus it’s interactive…more on that in a moment.
The most recent Carlsbad Art Wall was completed recently by children’s writer/illustrator/artist Janell Cannon. Ms. Cannon may be best known for her award-winning children’s book, “Stellaluna (1993).” The book is about a young fruit bat who is separated from her Mother and finds her way to a nest of birds. They adopt her and she learns some bird behavior, yet retains some of her bat tendencies. It’s a very clever book and beautifully illustrated.
Cannon’s mural is called Hang with the Bats, for obvious reasons.
Now for the interactive part! Viewers are invited to have their photo taken while standing in front of the wings. The next step is to crop the photo so it’s rectangular (i.e., exclude the grass and peaked part of the building). The last step is to turn the photo upside down. Then post on social media with the hashtag #HangWithTheBats. Get it?!
Well-known Carlsbad artist, Bryan Snyder, founded the Carlsbad Art Wall (CAW) in 2015, in cooperation with the owner of Senor Grubby’s Mexican Restaurant in Carlsbad Village. The Carlsbad Art Wall provides residents and visitors the chance to enjoy temporary public art by local, regional, and occasionally international, artists.
Even if you haven’t heard the #CarlsbadArtWall name, you’ve likely noticed the changing murals at Senor Grubby’s Mexican Restaurant’s east-facing wall. The Wall is just west of the train tracks, opposite the Carlsbad Village Faire Shopping Center, as you head to the beach and is easily seen.
Carlsbad’s reputation as an arts community continues to grow with abundant public art (interactive map on the City of Carlsbad website). You’ll also find art galleries, performance theater, and live music offerings during the year. The Carlsbad Art Wall is, indeed, a very special part of our vibrant arts community!
Check out these other recent Carlsbad Art Wall murals:
Carlsbad Art Wall January 2022
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