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Mural Fest '18: The Nob Hill Neighborhoods

- Thursday, November 15, 2018
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Above & below are three of more than half a dozen Nob Hill murals featured in Mural Fest '18 this
year. For the woman surrounded by red: Ernest Doty updated his wall outside the Slice Parlour--it's my favorite mural this year & is stunning
up close...Also, The Guild Cinema exit doorway now sports a geometric eye design that is easy to miss. A muralist
outside Empire Board Game Library works on his wall during the festival.
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Mural Fest '18: Two Out-of-the-Way Murals

- Monday, November 12, 2018
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The busy I-25 commercial corridor north of Candelaria Rd along the frontage road is a busy thoroughfare. where you will find the mural above, recently installed for Mural Fest '18. It covers the length of a formerly blank concrete block wall outside the Positive Energy Solar headquarters. It was still being completed when I stopped by, apparently they were away having lunch. It's a pretty cacophonous piece, flanked on each side by what looks like a heartbeat. Read More
Mural Fest '18: Huning Highlands/EDo (East Downtown)

- Thursday, November 08, 2018
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Mural Fest 2018 is an annual Public Art festival featuring new murals found across the city, mostly in the UrbanABQ east & west neighborhoods. The freshly-painted murals can subtly engulf
small doorways--see the Guild Cinema image--or boldly span the length of an entire block. I found most of them
while the festival ran over the two weeks this fall. Luckily many of the outdoor exhibits will remain for a while; however, some may be gone soon.
See them before the wall owners or the elements change them forever. The artist for each piece was not always readily known, so a full list of the
artists is found here...
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Beyond the MetroABQ: The Rawlins in Las Vegas, New Mexico

- Monday, November 05, 2018
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Las Vegas, New Mexico, is a gem of a town, tucked discreetly in the eastern edge of the Sangre de Cristo mountains, in northern New Mexico. When word of the revival of one of two Fred Harvey Houses in the city (the Plaza is the 2nd) go out, that area, called Old Town, began getting some much needed attention. San Miguel County Assistant District Attorney Tom Clayton is now restoring the nearby Rawlings Building, which once served as a dorm for the Harvey Girls who worked at La Castañeda in its heyday. Read More
Mural Fest '18: Map & Info

- Thursday, November 01, 2018
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My favorite Mural Fest '18 mural, above. Read More