Mural Project Stories

A mural of many portraits of birds painted on the wall of a dark garage.
How San Diego City College ÃÛèÖAPP Club Found Community Through a Mural
December 09, 2022 — Inspired by the ÃÛèÖAPP Mural Project, this summer students in an ÃÛèÖAPP campus chapter came together to paint dozens of ÃÛèÖAPP-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 ÃÛèÖAPP Mural Project – Rockford is located.
The ÃÛèÖAPP 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 ÃÛèÖAPP change.
A Swainson's Thrush painted in the Vashon ÃÛèÖAPP 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 ÃÛèÖAPP 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 ÃÛèÖAPP-threatened species.