Volunteers spent nearly a week to paint a large mural in southwest Fresno that will be the site of a weekly market and potentially a symbol of pride, organizers said Saturday.
The mural came from the Fresno Housing Authority with the help of a number of organizations, local artists and volunteer painters, according to Tyrone Roderick Williams, the CEO of Fresno Housing Authority.
“This is a celebration of our community, of what we are planning for the future, but also a celebration of all that the things that have happened that support sound and stable neighborhoods,” he said.
The mural at 601 E. California Ave. was part of the requirements in a grant for the authority’s West Fresno California Avenue Neighborhood initiative to revitalize west Fresno.
Volunteers gathered Saturday to finish the painting on California near Klette avenues, across from Edison High School.
Project lead Dakari Cleveland said it “can’t really get any better than that” to see the local participation.
The mural garnered help from Advanced Peace, Idea Works, Fresno County Department of Public Health, Fresno Arts Council and Faith in the Valley.
Volunteers gathered to help paint a large street mural along Klette Avenue just north of California Ave. as part of the West Fresno California Avenue Neighborhood (CAN) initiative Saturday, May 6, 2023 in Fresno. Area residents and artists gathered to paint the permanent mural as part of a revitalization effort. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
De’Marion “D’mac” Hackett, left, and Leo Hodge, right, help paint a giant mural with other volunteers along Klette Avenue just north of California Ave. as part of the West Fresno California Avenue Neighborhood (CAN) initiative Saturday, May 6, 2023 in Fresno. Area residents and artists gatherd to paint the permanent mural as part of a revitalization effort. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Volunteers and artists gathered to help paint a large street mural along Klette Avenue just north of California Ave. as part of the West Fresno California Avenue Neighborhood (CAN) initiative Saturday, May 6, 2023 in Fresno. Area residents and artists gatherd to paint the permanent mural as part of a revitalization effort. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Volunteers gathered to help paint a large street mural shocasing the area’s zip code number along Klette Avenue just north of California Ave. as part of the West Fresno California Avenue Neighborhood (CAN) initiative Saturday, May 6, 2023 in Fresno. Area residents and artists gatherd to paint the permanent mural as part of a revitalization effort. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
This story was originally published May 8, 2023 at 9:31 AM.
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