What is the Alleyway Art Project?
An ambitious plan to bring glorious, inspiring, public art to the alleyways and overlooked spaces in Fort Bragg, California. It is one of many community arts projects by Flockworks, a local arts non-profit. Lia Wilson, designed, curates, and manages the project as a Flockworks 2017-2018 Community Artist.
Why Here?
One of the charming quirks of our cute little coastal town is our system of alleyways that run between larger north-south streets. Fort Bragg has a vibrant and growing creative scene, with local artists, galleries, and art walks on the first Friday each month. The Alleyway Art Project is supporting and riding this growing creative wave by taking it into these alleyways to create an art corridor.
The Magic of Matchmaking
We partner with local mission-driven businesses and organizations to co-sponsor installations by local artists. Sometimes a proposed design is so exciting a sponsor steps forward with funding. Sometimes a sponsoring organization is having an impact in our community that inspires an artist to design an image that speaks to the spirit of their mission. If you want to sponsor a mural or have a concept for a mural, please get in touch! Thanks to generous grants from The A.D. Abramson Endowment and Mendocino County Tourism Commission we have funds available to match co-sponsor contributions, if your mural concept is selected.
Current Status on our Installations
Matsya and the Great Deluge - By Bojh Parker
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Please join us to celebrate the official unveiling of this mural at the next First Friday in Fort Bragg. October 5th 5-7:30pm at 345 North Franklin St. Meet the artist, members of the Flockworks team, and our generous hosts and sponsors. Music and snacks. Party time!
Our latest mural is completed! Click the image to see the installation process and more.
The Rhododendron - By Ferric Decay
Completed! Click the image to see the installation process and more.
Deth P. Sun + Larry Spring Museum
Not sure what Deth will design, but we are pretty sure it will be awesome.
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Queen Bee - By Marta Alonso
Seeking funding and a downtown home for this mural by Marta Alonso
By the way... One of Flockworks' other community art projects is also having a First Friday celebration on Oct 5th! Walk on over!
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Help us achieve our dream of a vibrant art corridor in downtown Fort Bragg!
Glorious public art from around the world
Art has an amazing ability to make a space feel alive. It's like a love letter to a wall, a corner, an alley, an otherwise dreary facade just waiting for some creativity and color to delight locals and visitors alike.
Bright colors transformed this entire neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro
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A delightfully strange installation in Šventoji, Lithuania.
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"The Hope Tree" Ōtsuchi-cho, Iwate, Japan. Fort Bragg's official sister city.
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Art is helping Ōtsuchi-cho, Iwate recover from tragedyIn March 2011, a devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck the coast of Japan. Ōtsuchi, Japan, Fort Bragg's official sister city, suffered almost unfathomable destruction and catastrophic loss of life. Today, the city is slowly, bravely, rebuilding.
In the midst of tragedy, recovery, clean-up, and construction, local residents welcomed a collaboration with "Formosa Wall Painting Group," a Taiwanese group of artists that wanted to bring beauty and color back to Ōtsuchi. "The Hope Tree" shows us that public art can be a powerful tool in a town's collective recovery. The Taiwanese artists understood that power, having survived the 7.6 magnitude Jiji earthquake in 1999. |
Flockworks builds community through creativity...
We believe people of all ages and experience can share, explore and participate in the arts and creativity. We mobilize space, talents, time, and other resources in supporting community art and creative initiatives and provide a ‘platform' for leadership by community artists. We add visibility, vibrancy and access to local arts through exhibits, events, murals and installation projects. All these creative threads tie us together as a community, and positively shape our culture. We see art and creativity as an endeavor for all and actively reach out to those with little access to creative opportunities.
Flockworks is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a ten-year track record of successfully supporting community creativity and local arts initiatives.
We believe people of all ages and experience can share, explore and participate in the arts and creativity. We mobilize space, talents, time, and other resources in supporting community art and creative initiatives and provide a ‘platform' for leadership by community artists. We add visibility, vibrancy and access to local arts through exhibits, events, murals and installation projects. All these creative threads tie us together as a community, and positively shape our culture. We see art and creativity as an endeavor for all and actively reach out to those with little access to creative opportunities.
Flockworks is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a ten-year track record of successfully supporting community creativity and local arts initiatives.
