The new splashes of color on Spruce Street and Gold and Silver Avenues were applied quickly but the Deming MainStreet’s Zia Sun Art-Scape Intersection Project was a few years in the making. Since last week, contractor Creative Paving Solutions has made rapid progress giving sections of downtown sidewalks a clay-colored finish with an acrylic polymer protective coating. Last week, workers completed sidewalks on W. Spruce Street in front of the …
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The intersection mural at Fourth and Hazeldine SW is not just pretty public art, it’s also intended to help slow down drivers through the Barelas neighborhood.
Getting motorists to come to a complete stop at an intersection can sometimes be challenging. But police are likely to encounter the opposite at Fourth Street and Hazeldine Avenue SW in Southwest Albuquerque. There, in the middle of the Barelas intersection, is vivid artwork inspired by Albuquerque visual artist Reyes Padilla and designed by a group of teen artists in the neighborhood.
“Sunset Mix” is Albuquerque’s first intersection mural. And it is impressive.