Get sneak-peek of beautiful ‘Chess Players’ mural destined for Asheville Mural Project at Broadway/Merrimon

Beautiful mural. 

Press release:

Asheville Mural Project: A Sneak Peek!

Event Synopsis:
Saturday, June 19, 2010
7-10 pm
19 Carolina Lane, Grace Studios

ASHEVILLE, NC – Arts 2 People (www.arts2people.org) announced a sneak-peek event unveiling the finished “Chess Players” piece of the Lexington Gateway Mural destined for the Broadway/Merrimon side of the project. 

The mural for the Broadway/Merrimon side has been done using a technique known as merouflage, painting on cloth, and will be hung to be viewed for the first time at Grace Studios for the event. 

The $25 event ticket includes catering by Mela (www.melaasheville.com) and locally crafted beer from the Lexington Avenue Brewery (www.lexavebrew.com), and one raffle ticket for a beautiful piece of furniture donated by Terra Nostra Decor (terranostraasheville.com). Entertainment by members of Seduction Sideshow (www.myspace.com/seductionsideshow) and The Pond Brothers (www.thepondbrothers.com) The muralists will be present to meet and greet supporters. All proceeds from the event will be used to complete the mural! 

The Lexington Gateway muralists are Trish Tripp, Kurt Thaesler (www.flickr.com/kurtpaints), Harper Leich (www.harperleich.com), (www.flicker.com/spiceland), (Melissa Glaze, Steve Lister, Daniel Beck (www.danieltbeck.com), Molly Must (www.mollymust.wordpress.com), and Ian Wilkinson

(www.ianthepainter.com).