Chapel Hill Provides Video Update on New Murals at Bolin Creek Trail

The Town of Chapel Hill recently shared updates on the progress of new murals painted at the Bolin Creek Trail.

The town’s Community Arts & Culture Division posted a time lapse video on its social media accounts to highlight the work of Raleigh-based muralist J Massullo, who has been working since May on the art installations.

The update shows the artist painting where the bridge of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard passes over the newly-finished section of the trail, which connects stretch long-delayed by weather and coal ash excavation. J Massullo painted a green, leafy creatures that appears on both sides of the bridge.

Check out the video of the artwork below or on the Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture YouTube channel. J Massullo also shared photos of the finished product on his Instagram page.

Murals in the making on the Bolin Creek Greenway! #ChapelHillArts @chapelhillgov @CHParksRec pic.twitter.com/1tVpMYIuvC

— Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture (@CHCommunityArts) June 26, 2020

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Shots of my newest work for @chcommunityarts. It’s a pedestrian tunnel under MLK in Chapel Hill, and this wall is about 30 feet high. It doesn’t include all the detail I wanted, but, the realities of working so large hit me hard. I’ve actually been done for a while but needed to get some good pics on Tuesday. Then on Tuesday I felt that posting anything as frivolous as personal artwork would counter a movement I believe in. So here we are. P.S I still have the other side to show you so stay tuned. . . @tschelovek_graffiti @montana_colors #mtn94 #muralart #muralpainter #muralist #graffitiart #spraypaint #spraypaintart #streetart #raleighmurals #trianglemurals #raleighartist #painting

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Another shot from the chapel hill project. If the snake was a a Florida-faun this mantis is a veto-sect haha. I still may add a few things to this wall so I’ve been slow on the post. . . . #muralart #chapelhillnc #chapelhillmurals #trianglencartist #raleighmuralist #raleighartist #trianglenc #spraypaint #mtn94

A post shared by J (@j_massullo) on Jun 23, 2020 at 7:54am PDT

Photo via Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture.

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