For More Information:
Marie Duckworth
Community Relations Coordinator
Port of Bellingham
(360) 676-2500
[Bellingham, Wash.] Children who enjoyed chalking the paint-by-numbers murals at the Haggen Family 4th of July Festival now have a chance to see their art on display in downtown Bellingham storefront windows. The pieces are at 1211 and 1213 ½ Cornwall Ave. as part of the Downtown Bellingham Partnership's Cornwall Gallery Project. The program fills empty storefront windows along Cornwall Avenue with local art, and is part of the Partnership's Downtown Art Walk. The chalk art murals will be on display through October, or until new tenants move into the spaces.
The Port hired Local artist Brian Major to create the design of each mural specifically for the Haggen Family 4th of July Celebration. The event brought more than 10,000 people to Bellingham's Zuanich Point Park for Independence Day 2009. It included free family activities, live music and vendors, and ended with fireworks over Bellingham Bay.
"Designing, drawing and numbering the panels for the kids who celebrated the 4th of July at Zuanich Point Park was a pleasure," Major said. "Chalking in the details was left up to the kids, and they did a fantastic job. Everyone had a great time coloring in the panels. The images and feelings they get are ones that stay with them so much longer, often helping to inspire a new generation of artists."
The Haggen Family 4th of July Celebration is presented annually by the Port of Bellingham and Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The display spaces at 1211 and 1213 ½ Cornwall were donated by Saratoga Real Estate.
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