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Artist chosen for 500‑foot Miners Oaks Park mural outlines community‑led ecology design
Summary
The commission heard a presentation from the muralist selected for Miners Oaks Park: a 500‑foot ecology mural to be created with local schools and volunteers, funded in part by a $42,000 public‑art planning grant and additional state support for park construction.
The Ojai City Arts Commission on April 16 heard from the artist selected to design a 500‑foot mural at Miners Oaks Park, a new park project sited just outside Ojai City limits. The artist described a site‑specific, ecology‑focused mural the community will help paint and a schedule that places the final design this summer with painting planned for next spring after major park construction.
Artist and process Sophia Lein, the selected muralist, told the commission she has worked as a public artist for about 17 years and designs projects that make local ecological systems visible. "All of my work is really focused on local ecology and I'm a site‑specific artist," she said, describing…
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