A new 1,100 sq. ft. mural is coming to the outside walls of LICM!
The Process
After finding the perfect partners to create our new outdoor mural, we started by gathering ideas from the LICM community of visitors during special workshops titled “Make Your Mark at LICM!” hosted by the artist Viktoriya Basina and LICM educators in January 2024.
Visitors met and created with Muralist Viktoriya Basina to share what imagery, stories and colors our visitors feel best represent the LICM community.
Viktoriya Basina took ideas generated by the first set of workshops and created her first draft of the mural.
In a second set of workshops titled “Mural Stories” February 2024, Viktoriya Basina and LICM educators solicited feedback from LICM visitors to inform adjustments to the initial design. Like every project at LICM (and many in life including writing stories or music!) creating a new work is an iterative process, editing and rethinking our piece. We start with a concept, try something, and make adjustments to improve. Viktoriya Basina reflected on feedback and made changes to the mural design.
The mural design was presented during a second set of workshops, giving the community an opportunity to share feedback and shape any adjustments.
Time to Start Painting
In her studio, Viktoriya and experienced assistants painted the first portion of the canvas to be installed outside LICM. Check out this timelapse of a piece of the mural!
The Final Steps
On March 29 and 30, 2024, LICM visitors joined us for a paint party, as they made a final contribution to the design.
Tracing and painting their handprints on canvas panels were the last elements needed to finish the giant mural.
What’s Next
The pieces will be installed, visible to the entire community, telling our story for years to come.
These workshops are part of LICM’s Community Voices Take Shape grant supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional support from the Bader Foundation.
