After seeking public input for a new piece of public art along the Booker Creek Trail, the results are in and the art has been formally commissioned.
Six large cement pipes in the meadow where the Lower Booker Creek Trail connects with East Franklin Street will host murals by Hillsborough-based artist Max Dowdle.
The public can expect to see Dowdle working most morning and weekends until the project’s projected completion in mid-September. The trail will remain open for the entire installation period
After submissions and a selection process by the Town of Chapel Hill’s Community Arts & Culture Division, Dowdle was chosen for the Booker Creek Trail project. His work can be seen across the Triangle region, from the Durham City Music Hall to downtown Hillsborough.
According to a release, the mural design will include “natural elements and imagery of fauna with an aim to be in harmony with the trail surroundings while improving the appearance of this infrastructure … inspired by water and sunrise with a dynamic design that flows from pipe to pipe.”
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