South Omaha Mural Project: Magic City

01/23/2021

Mike Giron and I Richard Harrison, touched up the Magic City mural after it was tagged with graffiti last week. We also touched up some flaking paint. Unfortunately there is quite a bit of very small paint flakes starting to loosen. The reason is that we painted over a mural that was there to start with and apparently the best primer wasn't used. At the same time we are doing a mural with and for the Native American Community. Because of the new apartment building and community center a few buildings to the east of the Magic City Mural Mike and I wondered about the possibility that it might be time to give the wall over to a new mural, one for the indigenous people of the area. It would be done with the step of really getting off the loose paint and using a peel stopping binder so it is a longer lasting mural. We could preserve it as it is though, restore it and bind it, with a lot of work. We wondered what you all would think about that. What are your thoughts? We do have a couple other options for the Native American Mural wall, but this would be the best location. It was a lot of fun to create with young people who love spray paint. It would be sad to loose it, but we could keep it alive on our website and pages.

09/15/2020

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The mission of The South Omaha Mural Project is to strengthen communities through cultural exploration and collaborative art making. We seek to inspire conversations about and between the many cultures that make South Omaha a “Magic City”.

07/28/2020

Our next South Omaha Mural is underway and we are looking for artists and participants!
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This mural will be created to depict the history, personal experiences, and vision for the future of the Black community in South Omaha. The story of this community is often overlooked in the understanding of Black History in Omaha and in the history of South Omaha. Many influential leaders came fro...

04/11/2020

Happy Easter to all! I am so happy to be able to share with you that one of our favorite movies can be watched for free for a short time. It is about the making of public art, but it is a great road trip story, with a lot to say about life in middle America. It has won film awards and is making it's way into being a film success. We want to bring it to Film Streams. Share with us your feedback so we can propose that to them more effectively.

Rebecca Harrison, part of our team, apprenticed on the Hastings mural, part of the Mid-America Arts Alliance Mural Project that is at the core of this film. And what she learned on that project has fed into all that we do with the South Omaha Mural Project. So, gather your family, and get ready for a really good watch. Have some kleenex ready for some of the scenes, really. Let us know how much you want us to bring the film to Omaha for a showing!

During this time of physical distancing and isolation, we would like to share with you a film that is about coming together to make something beautiful.

Beginning this Sunday, April 12 @ 7pm CST, the documentary Called to Walls will be available to stream for one month free on our website: www.calledtowalls.com.

In addition, on Thursday, April 30th @ 6pm CST, we will be hosting an online Q & A about the film and the power and potential of community-based art.

We hope you enjoy the completed film and join us in conversation on April 30th.

06/22/2019

A great article in today's paper about our Irish Community Mural, and all the other South Omaha Mural Projects. Remember to come to the Irish Mural Completion Celebration today at Donahue's pub at 33rd and L at 2:00!