Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Featured Mural: Columbia Heights Community Mural by G. Byron Peck

Columbia Heights Mural/mosaic
City Arts recently unveiled its newest project located at the Columbia Heights Boys and Girls Club.


Columbia Heights Community Mural, 16' x 60', G. Byron Peck, City Arts

This prominent 16 by 60 foot mural celebrates Columbia Heights landmarks including Cardozo High School, Meridian Hill Park, and the Tivoli Theater. Also featured are dancers from the Dance Institute of Washington and a Boys and Girls Club double-dutch team. The mural is framed by a colorful one-foot mosaic border. More than 15 professional artists and student apprentices worked to create the mural, which was funded by the DC Neighborhood Investment Fund and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Location: 2400 14th St, NW Washington, DC, 20009

G. Byron Peck
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Founder/Artistic Director
City Arts
1857 Lamont Street, NW
Washington, DC 20010
202.331.1966
www.cityartsdc.org

Selected for the 2008-2009 Catalogue for Philanthropy
"One of the best small charities in the greater Washington region."

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