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Hoboken officials hear public support, questions for mural at Seventh and Jackson Resliency Park
Summary
City staff and the Arts Advisory Committee described a $75,925 proposal to commission a community mural by Emily Strauss at the perimeter fence of the Seventh and Jackson Resliency Park; council held a public hearing but took no final funding vote at the meeting.
Annie McAdams, public art administrator for Hoboken Cultural Affairs, presented a proposal to commission a community mural by Emily Strauss of Mural Painters Inc. for the fence along the east perimeter of Seventh and Jackson Resiliency Park, asking the council to allocate $75,925 from the city’s public art bond to cover the work.
The proposal includes community-based design work with Hoboken children enrolled in the summer mural arts program and an artist-led collaboration process. McAdams said the mural would cover roughly 2,025 square feet across 45 panels nine feet high and would be completed in summer 2025 if approved. “The content and execution of the mural will be created in collaboration with students who are participating in the summer mural arts program offered through Hoboken Cultural Affairs,” McAdams said.
The Hoboken Arts Advisory Committee recommended the…
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