Ellen VanderMyde painted this mural called When the Street Lights Come On for Bike Friendly Kalamazoo depicts a scene of two people riding bikes with a vivid sunset of oranges, pinks, magenta, and yellow shapes.

Murals 2025

Image of mural site at NACD

Northside Association for Community Development

West facing
622 N. Park Street

Image of mural site at Kalamazoo Transit Building.
Image of mural site at Stamped Robin.
Solstace is a mural painted by Travis Grabill that depicts a black cat sitting on a porch of a typical house found in the Vine Street Neighborhood. The scene uses oranges, reds, yellows, black and green to celebrate the arrival of summer.

Travis Grabill “Solstace” 814 South Westnedge Avenue

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Northside Association for Community Development: 622 N. Park Street

Building Sponsor: Northside Association for Community Development

Exterior of Northside Association for Community Development

Wall Specifications

This brick wall is multi-level and prepped with a solid coat of paint. The view is unobstructed from the street.

Width: 36 feet

Height: 8 feet

Window (3) dimensions: unknown

Door (1) dimensions: 36″w x 80″h
top half surrounded by glass blocks

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Kalamazoo Transit Building: 526 N. Burdick Street

Building Sponsor: City of Kalamazoo

Exterior of the Kalamazoo Transit building.

Wall Specifications

This brick wall is street-level and prepped with a solid coat of paint. This is a full eastern-facing wall with direct sunlight.

Width: 25 feet

Height: 10 feet

Window (0) dimensions: NA

Door (0) dimensions: NA

Wall Sponsor: City of Kalamazoo

East facing side of the Kalamazoo Transit Building with a purple overlay indicating the dimensions of the space reserved for a mural.
City of Kalamazoo logo

Urban Alliance: 1009 E. Stockbridge Avenue

Building Sponsor: Urban Alliance

Wall Specifications

This brick wall is street-level and raw brick. This space can accommodate any shape of mural.

Width: 30 feet

Height: 15 feet

Window (0) dimensions: none

Door (0) dimensions: none

Wall Sponsor: LKF Marketing

LKF Marketing logo

Stamped Robin: 128 Portage Street

Building Sponsor: Stamped Robin

South facing side of the Stamped Robin building.

Wall Specifications

This concrete panel wall is approximately 10′ above street-level. The surface is free of any obstructions.

Width: 13 feet

Height: 18 feet

Window (0) dimensions: NA

Door (0) dimensions: NA

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South facing side of the Stamped Robin with a purple overlay indicating the dimensions of the space reserved for a mural.

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