Another great mural we saw while we were in Cincinnati. This is The Golden Muse. It is located on…read morethe corner of a building on 13th street. It is a very pretty mural and well put together that is worth dirving over and checking out.

This is a neat mural that has a good meaning behind it. Had to be difficult to paint this with…read moretraffic coming and going. A little bit of history behind this mural. "Just as nature inspires art, art inspires actions to defend wild places and the wild creatures that live in them." With this in mind, the Center for Biological Diversity's Endangered Species Mural Project works with artists, scientists, and organizers to bring endangered wildlife onto the streets of cities and towns around the country. These murals are imagined as tools to help celebrate local endangered species within communities, and to encourage people to make connections between conservation and community strength. Spearheaded by Portland artist Roger Peet, the mural project promotes an affinity for the natural world and the diverse species that help define it."(www.biologicaldiversity.org) For the 17th installment of the Endangered Species Mural Project, Roger Peet partnered with ArtWorks to create two murals along Cincinnati's Little Miami Scenic Trail to feature the Indiana Bat on the walls of a 1,000 square-foot underpass. Roger worked with a team of two Junior Teaching Artists and one Youth Apprentice to paint the murals over a one-week period" Cool meaning behind this mural and it is worth checking out when you are in the area.

We were out and about and we saw this mural. According to the website. "ArtWorks and Price Hill…read moreWill collaborated to create a mural in the round at 821 Purcell Avenue. Inspired by the Latinx community of Price Hill, this mural project represents the vibrancy of the culture influence in the neighborhood. Community engagement was built into all stages of the project from creative direction, artist selection, youth apprentice employment, and dedication celebration. Batres Gilvin, an artist collaborative made up of Art Academy and UC DAAP graduates Bradly Gilvin and Karla Batres Gilvin, led the project. Batres Gilvin are artists, educators, and community arts facilitators who emphasize accessibility and inclusivity."

This is a very intriguing piece that is located on the side of 21c Cincinnati in Gano Alley. It is…read morethe brainchild of artist Michael Coppage whose goal was to positively highlight Black men, promote understanding and empathy, and foster education and healing, The mural is photo quality and depicts 13, 6 foot tall portraits of black men wearing shirts with an assigned noun such as heart, ice, man, death, out and sheep, preceded by the word BLACK. Each photo has a corresponding podcast that can be accessed from QR codes on the art. In the background of the 13 images are smaller pop culture style pictures. It is almost as if those images were already there and the main BLACK BOX images were placed right over top of it. I really, really like this project and the concept behind it. It is sad that it is located in an alley and not prominently featured. When I was there, there were a lot of cars parked in front of the piece, partially obstructing the view of it. Construction in the area has really limited metered street parking to get a closer look of this mural. There is still some in a reasonable waking distance. I parked about a quarter mile away. There are also commercial garages and lots you can park in, but they are pretty pricy. You could easily pull into the alley that the mural is located, get out and take a closer look Anyway, as with most murals that I have visited and reviewed, this is not a very long stop. I was there less than 5 minutes. You may want to consider planning out additional stops at many of the other murals in the area or making this stop part of a larger itinerary to maximize your time and trip. I just did a mural tour. There are a ton within about a half mile of each other.

"ArtWorks painted a mural that celebrates and uplifts women who are returning citizens, who have…read morepreviously been incarcerated. This mural depicts women living in our community who have returned home, became leaders and sought to break down the stigma surrounding those with criminal records who have re-entered society. The mural's design features 5 women. From the left: Sheila Donaldson Johnson, senior paralegal at OJPC, DeAnna Hoskins, president and CEO of JustLeadership USA, a national organization dedicated to decarceration and who created the first office of re-entry in Hamilton County; Tyra Patterson, social justice activist and community outreach strategy specialist with Ohio Justice and Policy Center (OJPC); Tracy Brumfield, the founder of RISE, a publication that provides information and resources to inmates in preparation for release; and Belinda Coulter-Harris who now works at Cincinnati Works, where she helps to connect people coming home to jobs and resources. Time Saved vs. Time Served was brought to life through a team of eight Youth Apprentices and two Teaching Artists. The mural design was directed by Patterson and Russell Craig, an accomplished artist and returning citizen from Philadelphia. Jayme Santini, a local artist who is a returning citizen, co-created the mural with Patterson and Craig. This mural is ArtWorks' 200th. Learn more about this work of art. "

Shoutout to what's left of the Skywalk (Fifth Third HQ at Fountain Square to the Atriums) for a…read moreclimate controlled, clean, safe method of getting in some movement during the work day. It's about a mile round trip that also takes you through the First Financial building, Columbia Center, and Federal Building. There's a Subway and the at580 Market within the Skywalk and also a Bibibop lunch pop-up on Tuesdays from 11am-2pm.

My wife wanted to check out this it is possible you're all while we were in Cincinnati Ohio. So we…read moredrove through some pretty rough neighborhoods of people just standing on the street Right in the middle of the road we had to try to get around it to see what was going on and she got out real quick a few pictures of this I added it to yelp for others to see. But this is a good message that hopefully brighten up the neighborhood

This abstract mural is located in the Gano alleyway on the side of 21c. Museum Hotel Cincinnati. It…read moreis in great shape and is a collaborative effort between Jenny Roesel Ustick and Kiik Create who painted the piece in 2018. It is 60 feet wide and 15 feet wide. This was actually part of an exhibit of the two's work that went by the same name as the mural. I like the color used in the mural it is like high-def, a color explosion. I am normally not an abstract art kind of guy, but this one works for me. Construction in the area has really limited metered street parking to get a closer look of this mural. There is still some in a reasonable waking distance. I parked about a quarter mile away. There are also commercial garages and lots you can park in, but they are pretty pricy. You could easily pull into the alley that the mural is located, get out and take a closer look Anyway, as with most murals that I have visited and reviewed, this is not a very long stop. I was there less than 5 minutes. You may want to consider planning out additional stops at many of the other murals in the area or making this stop part of a larger itinerary to maximize your time and trip. I just did a mural tour. There are a ton within about a half mile of each other.