Month: June 2021

Strawberry Hill Artful Intersection: Community Engagement Part 1 Recap

A big thank you to all the residents who came out to Two Dudes Painting Co. for the Strawberry Hill Artful Intersection Community Engagement Session. If you were not able to attend, do not worry, here is a recap with meeting materials and videos!

The session started with a brief Powerpoint presentation by Fern Dannis with examples of other asphalt art projects, project scope, and timeline. Jim Gerhart outlined the historical context of this intersection.

Participants were given site maps and tracing paper to make notes or sketches, along with a handout of suggested ideas.

Artful Intersections Powerpoint PresentationDownload
Suggested Design Ideas/ElementsDownload
Community Engagement Survey
WAtch video of the project presentation

Project Engagement Timeline:

May 28 – Community Survey launched on engage.cityoflancasterpa.com.

June 3 – Mini Artist Workshop Session #1, @Two Dudes from 5:00pm – 7:00pm

June 17 – Mini Artist Workshop Session #2, Culliton Park from 5:00 – 7:00pm

June 22 – Mayor’s Neighborhood Week Event at Culliton Park – Project Outreach

June 26 – Mini Artist Workshop Session #3, @ St. Joseph’s school parking lot, from 10am – 12pm

June 28 – Community Survey Closes

July 16 – Artist Team to Present Mural Concepts for Feedback

August 6 – Mural design Finalized

September - Project installation - September 11th, Rain Date Sept. 18th

Strawberry Hill Artful Intersection

Hello SoWe ! Let’s make some art.

The City of Lancaster is working with local artist, Fern Dannis, along with Two Dudes Painting Company to create an artful intersection at the  Strawberry Hill intersection.  This project is part of the Bloomberg Foundation’s Asphalt Art Initiative to create street murals and other creative interventions to improve pedestrian safety and enhance public spaces.

The intersection of West Strawberry Street, West Vine Street, and South Mulberry Street sits at the top of Cabbage Hill. This five-way intersection is a confusing space for pedestrians and vehicles and is integral to the neighborhood and city-wide traffic circulation. Public engagement is beginning  June 3rd, with the artwork being designed over the summer. The final application of paint-to-asphalt is set for September 11, 2021.

Community Engagement Sessions dates are below and are open to the public! Join us!
June 3rd 5:30 – 7:00 at Two Dudes Painting Co.– 750 Poplar St. Lancaster, PA 17603
June 26th 10:00 – 12:00 at 47 S. Mulberry St. Parking Lot

Cant make the community events but still want to provide feedback? Fill out this survey.

What is an artful intersection?
Artful Intersections connect artists and neighbors to work together to create street murals in their neighborhoods. The street murals serve as a reflection of the life and culture of the neighborhood; it is expected to expand the perceived public space to encompass the street; increase awareness and safety of alternative forms of transportation, and boost community development.

To learn more about the project, please visit https://engage.cityoflancasterpa.com. We are asking residents to respond to a community survey to provide input on pedestrian safety and the artwork for the intersection.

To view similar asphalt art projects, visit the Bloomberg Asphalt Art Initiative Website https://asphaltart.bloomberg.org/.