Habitat For Humanity And Springfield Victory Mission Partner To Revitalize Slab Of Concrete Creating A Community Mural In The Moon City Creative District
Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, MO and Springfield Victory Mission are partnering for a community beautification project, all part of Habitat’s Neighborhood Revitalization program in Woodland Heights. The Moon City Art Takeover on Saturday, October, 21, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. will transform an old warehouse foundation owned by Victory Mission at 422 W. Chase Street., to a beautiful mural defining the entrance to the Moon City Creative District.
During the event, the community is invited to help paint the mural designed by three artists, Linda Passeri, Marian Chamberlain, and Jennifer Wolken, all Moon City artists. Adults and children ages 14 and older are invited to pick up a paintbrush and help paint portions of the mural.
“This mural is Neighborhood Revitalization in action,” said Larry Peterson, executive director of HFHS. “We’re bringing several community partners together to address a community goal of revitalizing a blighted property into a colorful symbol of the Moon City Creative District.”
Woodland Heights was selected as the targeted area for Habitat for Humanity’s NR program in July 2016 for having a higher number of owner occupied homes in Springfield’s Zone 1, a strong relationship with neighborhood leaders dedicated to achieving community goals, and the number of residents identified as living in poverty.