August in the Zone
August 31, 2022
Chroma Zone Closing Weekend | Tree Watering Trailer Hits the Streets
Save the Date: Community Planting Day Oct. 8
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Taylor Berman's "At the Center of Our Being" can be found on the East-facing wall of the Dow Building at 2242 University Ave W..
Chroma Zone Closing Weekend: Sept 30 & Oct 1
We're excited to invite you to join us to celebrate another summer of new murals and the Chroma Zone Mural Festival. As temps grow cooler and days shorter, we celebrate the warmth and joy brought by 10+ new murals created during the 2022 Chroma Zone Mural & Art Festival. Closing Weekend Events happen on Friday, September 30 and Saturday, October 1.
Please join us to meet the muralists and celebrate together with the artists, partners, sponsors, and the greater Twin Cities community at these free public Chroma Zone festival events:
FRIDAY NIGHT MURAL CRAWL with Pop-Up Stops
Friday, September 30 • 5 – 8 p.m.
in the Raymond / University Ave area
Start by picking up an event map at either of two info booths (located on the North and South sides of Raymond Station on University Ave) to begin your self-directed outdoor tour with a growing list of pop-up stops:
- Meet the artists behind the 2022 murals in easy walking distance:
Jose Dominguez at work on "Clubhouse City" on the Charles Street side of Terra Firma Building and Remodeling.
MURAL TOURS with outdoor demos, metal art & more!
Saturday, October 1 • 3 – 6 p.m.
@ the Red Lot of Prior Works, 755 Prior Ave
- Guided bus tours (featuring artist guides) on the hour at 3 p.m., 4 p.m. & 5 p.m.
- Guided bike tour at 3:30 p.m. with Move Minnesota — check back for online registration link. Tour departs from the Red Lot (north of the building) on Prior Ave. Riders must be 18+, sign a waiver and have a helmet.
- Live painting demo by Wes Winship — sponsored by Montana Paint
- Hands-on activities with Sara Hanson and the WOW! Mobile Metal Lab
ARTIST TALK & CLOSING PARTY sponsored by Can Can Wonderland
Saturday, October 1 • 6 – 8 p.m.
@ Can Can Wonderland, 755 Prior Ave
Join moderator Candida Gonzalez for a lively panel discussion with five of the 2022 Chroma Zone muralists in the Red Room of Can Can Wonderland from 6 – 7 p.m. followed by socializing with the artists, mural alumni, sponsors, partners and festival goers. We are excited to celebrate another successful festival with you!
Check in at the Chroma Zone table in the lobby of Can Can Wonderland to receive free admission for this special event. While event admission does not include a round of mini golf, guests can take a "mini art tour" of the artist-designed golf course with a Can Can guide at 8 p.m.
Stay late to enjoy the whimsical amusements of Can Can Wonderland and the taproom at BlackStack Brewing.
Watch for more event updates, maps, and more at chromazone.net/festival-events
Chroma Zone muralist Hibaaq Ibrahim in front of her new mural south of Avalon School on Glendale St,
2022 Chroma Zone Sponsors
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New CEZ Watering Trailer Hits the Streets
 
She's a beauty! New mobile tree-watering trailer ready for duty in the Zone.
Watering new trees in the Zone just got easier and (honestly) more fun!
Thanks to the generosity of our tree-minded community, the CEZ is now the proud owner of a new mobile watering trailer — a community asset that can be shared with community partners for the long-term care and survival of new trees.
The purchase of the 600-gallon water tank trailer and equipment (pump, hose/nozzle and gator bags) was made possible with individuals donations, including a timely challenge grant and a special, one-time gift from the Patrick and Amiee Butler Family Foundation. The new trailer will make watering trees in our communities easier, more consistent, and more effective. We are grateful!
Special thanks to our 100 Trees partner Landbridge Ecological for making our weekly Watering Wednesdays possible with use of a towing vehicle.
Join us for Watering Wednesday
Be part of the team that is taking care of new trees. Sign up for a Wednesday evening shift from from 5:30-7:30 now through October. Two volunteers are needed to walk alongside the trailer and fill 60–80 tree gator bags using a hose and completing routine tree care as needed.
The Watering Wednesday team meets at the CEZ's building at 2171 University Ave W. at Vandalia St. where the trailer and parking can be found. If interested, sign-up for a shift using this online link.
SAVE THE DATE: CEZ Community Planting Day is Saturday, October 8.
What Is the 100 Trees Initiative?
Launched in 2021, the 100 Trees Initiative is a grassroots effort to expand the urban tree canopy and offset the high heat index of the Zone.
Historically an industrial and transportation hub, the Creative Enterprise Zone is a fast-growing residential community along Saint Paul’s University Avenue Green Line. Because of a dramatic lack of trees, the area is an acute “heat island,” meaning temperatures are higher than in areas with more trees. Trees improve air and water quality, public health, well-being, and the Zone needs more of them.
The CEZ is committed to planting 100 trees each year and to work toward their long-term care, maintenance and survival.
Learn more at creativeenterprisezone.org/100-trees-initiative
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The Art of Being Brave
2022 Chroma Zone muralist Geno Okok @geno4art says inspiring kids (of all ages) to overcome their fears is an important and reoccurring narrative in his art. He believes we can do anything if we don't let doubt get in our way. You just need to take the leap.
Which is exactly what Geno did when he tackled his own fears and a massive, two-story wall for his latest mural depicting a "superhero" kid breathing out the word "BRAVE." It fills the entire west side of the Sewell Building at 2288 University Ave, home to Urban Boat Builders, Collectivity, and other creative businesses in the Zone.
Thank you, Geno, for this brilliant reminder to all of us to be brave, believe in ourselves and our dreams, and to always take the leap!
Your investment in the Creative Enterprise Zone — the district and the 501(c)3 organization — supports community-driven programs, investments, and public initiatives that attract and support creative people and businesses to #MakeItHere.
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