Mural Project Stories

A mural of many portraits of birds painted on the wall of a dark garage.
How San Diego City College Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Club Found Community Through a Mural
December 09, 2022 — Inspired by the Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Mural Project, this summer students in an Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ campus chapter came together to paint dozens of climate-threatened birds—each in their very own frame.
A mural by artist Justin Suarez stretches along the side of of a one-story building. It features five songbirds—a House Finch, Pine Warbler, Cerulean Warbler, Henslow's Sparrow, and Veery—chasing a much bigger Peregrine Falcon. The falcon is the official city bird of Rockford, Illinois, where the Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Mural Project – Rockford is located.
The Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Mural Project Takes Flight in Rockford, Illinois
November 24, 2021 — Paintings of imperiled birds beautify buildings throughout the city, providing a catalyst for conversations about climate change.
A Swainson's Thrush painted in the Vashon Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Mural. The secretive, small brown woodland bird is projected to lose 46 percent of its summer breeding range in Washington State if global warming continues apace.
The Ô¼ÅÚÊÓƵ Mural Project Lands in the Pacific Northwest
July 22, 2021 — On Washington's Vashon Island, the community has embraced a public art initiative to inspire conservation of local climate-threatened species.