Glass mosaic muralist Don Myers is partnering with the MainStreet Oceanside Design Committee to install a glass mosaic mural. Depicting a community of local sea life below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, the 12-by-16-foot mural will be created with glass provided by Oceanside Glass & Tile by the end of the first quarter of 2020. Community members and businesses can be part of the mural by sponsoring a marine animal or plant, participating in upcoming mural-creation workshops to assemble the glass or donating directly to Art That Excites. The mural will complete the first phase of the Art that Excites program.
At 10 a.m. on the morning of April 4 workshop, Oceanside Museum of Art (OMA) is holding an O’side Mural Tour through the heart of Downtown Oceanside. Led by local arts advocate Brigid Parsons and featuring special guest artists, these 90-minute ticketed tours will explore the state-recognized Oceanside California Cultural District, where several murals are located, including all three Art That Excites mural sites. Participants will explore the hidden stories behind the creation of some of downtown’s most impressive public works of art. In association with OMA’s exhibition “Sidewalk Activism,” participants are encouraged to end the tours at the Community Mosaic Building Workshops or at the museum for a gallery tour of “Sidewalk Activism” with curator James Diachendt. Admission to the museum is included in the $15 ticket price ($10 for museum members).
Through the workshops, Myers and our community will together assemble a 12-by-16-foot glass mosaic mural representing a community of local sea life as it resides below the surface of the Pacific Ocean just off our beaches. Sponsorships are available for each of the mural’s 77 sea animals and plants, offering an additional opportunity for community members to participate in the creation of the installed mural. Starting at $100, sponsorships vary based on sea life size and type, from starfish and sea grass up to the mural’s only giant Pacific octopus at $7,500. Sponsors will be recognized next to the mosaic mural on a granite plaque, which can feature the name of the donor or the donor’s family, an honoree, a group or a business. Sponsorships can be made at the Community Mosaic Building Workshops or the MainStreet office, 701 Mission Ave., where the sponsorship application is also available. Tax-deductible donations in any amount for Art That Excites can also be made to Main Street Foundation Inc.
https://www.mainstreetoceanside.com/artthatexcites
