Elmira Infinite Canvas Mural Showcase A public art program
Chemung River Sunset from the Madison Street Bridge
Presented by Community Arts of Elmira - Elmira Infinite Canvas with City of Elmira - Second District Councilperson Brent Stermer.
This signature riverscape mural was designed and installed by Emily Solometo to remind viewers of the beauty that exists in our community.
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Ernie Davis
Presented by the Elmira City School District - Ernie Davis Academy - Creative Arts Class Students with Lead Arts Educator Emily Solometo and New York Sport & Fitness with Community Arts of Elmira - Elmira Infinite Canvas (Consultant and Promotional Partner
Ernie Davis by Emily Solometo and Ernie Davis Academy Creative Arts Class Ninth-Grade Students at New York Sport & Fitness, 134 W. Water Street, Elmira, New York, 14901 (June 2018). Similar to the Joel Stephens mural (June 2019) mural at this site, the Ernie Davis mural is a tribute mural to honor and memorialize a native Elmiran who was an outstanding star athlete and highly-respected individual in the community.
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Giving
Presented by Community Arts of Elmira - Elmira Infinite Canvas with Meals on Wheels with City of Elmira Second District Councilperson Brent Stermer.
Giving by Artist Brad Leiby at Meals on Wheels, 409 William Street, Elmira, New York, 14901 (Ribbon Cutting: June 10, 2019). Brad Leiby designed and installed this signature mural. The figures will be blueish green for skin tone. This stands out from the blue of the background enough to separate them but keep them a part of the same blue-toned world. Their clothing is also blue variations for the same reason. They are made of the same material that their world is made of. The woman is handing a bowl of flowers to the man. This gesture could represent the giving of something that can bring positivity to someone who does not have the ability to do that independently, and the woman's closed eyes could represent giving unconditionally. The mural is a call out to people who are in need and to people who have help to offer.
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Go
Presented by Community Arts of Elmira - Elmira Infinite Canvas with City of Elmira Second District Councilperson Brent Stermer.
Go by Brad Leiby a signature mural on The ArtWay Public Art Wall at Community Arts of Elmira, The ArtWay Public Art Wall at Community Arts of Elmira, 413 Lake Street, Elmira, New York, 14901 (Ribbon Cutting: August 2018).
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Joel Stephens
Presented by the Elmira City School District - Ernie Davis Academy - Creative Arts Class Students with Lead Arts Educator Emily Solometo and New York Sport & Fitness with Community Arts of Elmira - Elmira Infinite Canvas (Promotional Partner).
Joel Stephens by Emily Solometo and Ernie Davis Academy Creative Arts Class Ninth-Grade Students at New York Sport & Fitness, 134 W. Water Street, Elmira, New York, 14901 (June 2019). Similar to the previous Ernie Davis (2018) mural at this site, the Joel Stephens mural is a tribute mural to honor and memorialize a native Elmiran who was an outstanding star athlete and highly-respected individual in the community.
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Literacy Zone
Literacy Zone - GST BOCES & Community Arts of Elmira - Elmira Infinite Canvas and City of Elmira Second District Councilperson Brent Stermer at The Elmira Promenade - South Viaduct, Nearby 101 E. Water Street, Elmira, New York, 14901 (2013).
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Quiet Support
Presented by the YWCA - Elmira and the Twin Tiers, Leadership Chemung - Chemung County Chamber of Commerce and Community Arts of Elmira - Elmira Infinite Canvas with City of Elmira Second District Councilperson Brent Stermer.
Quiet Support by Mary Milliken at YWCA, 211 Lake Street, Elmira, New York, 14901 (2018). Mary Milliken, a native Elmiran and regional artist, captured the courage, compassion and commitment of the YWCA to the community in Quiet Support.
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Tuskegee Airman Lieutenant Colonel Clarence W. Dart
Presented by GST BOCES and Community Arts of Elmira - Elmira Infinite Canvas with City of Elmira Second District Councilperson Brent Stermer.
Tuskegee Airman Lieutenant Colonel Clarence W. Dart, Sr. by Ron Dixon, Marlow Lowe, Colleen McCall, Jennifer Sekella and Students of GST BOCES at 202 E. Second Street, Elmira, New York, 14901 (Ribbon Cutting: November 2017). Tuskegee Airman Lieutenant Colonel Clarence W. Dart, Sr. was originally from Elmira and served as a highly-decorated fighter pilot and member of the Tuskegee Airmen. He flew ninety-five missions in World War II, was shot down twice and earned two Purple Hearts, the Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross with four oak leaf clusters. Dart also received a collective Congressional Gold Medal.
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What's Your Wingspan?
Presented by Community Arts of Elmira - Elmira Infinite Canvas with Tanglewood Nature Center and Museum and City of Elmira Second District Councilperson Brent Stermer.
This interactive mural is an example of Community Built Public Art and references birds in the Tanglewood Nature Center and Museum Aviaries. Visit Tanglewood to discover or rediscover those birds, including hawks and vultures! However, visitors will have to explore their imaginations to find evidence of the third and largest of the birds referenced in the mural, the Thunderbird. The Thunderbird is of Native American legend. Some consider the bird mythological; others say it is a descendent of the pterodactyl. Ultimately, the Thunderbird is considered a cryptid: a figure reported but never proven.
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You Can Make It Here
Presented by Community Arts of Elmira - Elmira Infinite Canvas with City of Elmira Second District Councilperson Brent Stermer.
You Can Make It Here by Lead Artist Brad Leiby a Community Built Public Art Mural with Filomena Jack, Rich Page and Dallas Winchell The ArtWay Public Art Wall at Community Arts of Elmira, 413 Lake Street, Elmira, New York, 14901 (Ribbon Cutting: August 2018).
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