School Murals
About the project
We are helping bring public art and education about the importance of nature and pollinators to local schools. Local artists collaborate with teachers and students to paint a public facing mural on their school.Â
The first mural was painted by students and Maine artists Peter Walls, and installed in September 2024. In 2025, we will be repeating that success at Downeast School.
Panels being created by Peter Walls using student artwork that the kids will paint this fall.
Bangor Beautiful president, Annette Dodd, and local artist, Peter Walls explain the project in this video shown to students.
Students then create dozens of images that Peter Walls assembles into a design (2024 shown below) that is outlined for students to paint when they return to school in the fall. Students from Bangor High School help out on the last day, working with K-3 students to finish painting the mural.
The Locations
2024 Abraham Lincoln School
Located off Forest Avenue in Bangor, facing Chapin Park
2025 Downeast School
Located off Moosheald Blvd in Bangor,
at the Main Entrance / Student Drop off of Downeast School