At Whitehall's Miracle Mile, Local Art Is Taking Up More Space
A Brighter World · Columbus & Whitehall edition
Illustrative photograph of painting materials by Taryn Elliott / Pexels; not the Whitehall mural. Photo source.
A wall can be a blank surface or a place where a neighborhood sees more of its own creativity. At Whitehall's Miracle Mile shopping center, Goodwill Columbus reports that it and CASTO have begun a mural project across a 3,800-square-foot wall.
Artist Sarah Eberly designed the concept using ideas and sketches from five creators at the Goodwill Art Studio & Gallery, a program for adults with developmental disabilities. Goodwill says the studio artists joined Eberly and local leaders for the first brushstroke. The project is underway; the newsletter does not say the full mural is finished.
That distinction makes the story more interesting. The public artwork is being built from contributions by people whose creative work deserves to be seen at neighborhood scale. Its beginnings also connect a familiar Whitehall commercial space with an art studio in the same community. Goodwill's studio is located on Robinwood Avenue in Whitehall.
The finished wall will have its own story to tell. For now, the first stroke is enough to mark a worthwhile beginning: local artists' ideas are shaping something many neighbors will pass every day. Follow Goodwill Columbus for a completion update before describing or illustrating the finished mural.