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.

Farmers Alley

East facing
145 Farmers Alley

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.

NewMind: 344 N Rose Street

Building Sponsor: TBA

Wall Specifications

This brick wall is on the north-facing wall on Kalamazoo Avenue. The space has a brick bump out in the middle and is at ground level.

Width: 20 feet

Height: 7 feet

Window (0) dimensions: NA

Door (0) dimensions: NA

Wall Sponsor: NewMind


Farmers Alley: 145 Farmers Alley

Building Sponsor: TBA

Wall Specifications

This brick wall starts approximately 20 feet off the ground. The mural area is a vertical rectangle between two sets of windows.

Width: 15 feet

Height: 30 feet

Window (0) dimensions: none

Door (0) dimensions: none

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Haymarket Building in the Haymarket Plaza: 161 E Michigan Avenue

Building Sponsor: Treystar

Wall Specifications

This east facing brick wall has some discolorations and a grate midway up the vertical rectangle space. The mural space is next to the corner of the building.

Width: 18 feet

Height: 20 feet

Window (0) dimensions: none

Door (0) dimensions: none

Wall Sponsor: Treystar


Main Street East in the Haymarket Plaza: 251 E Michigan Avenue

Building Sponsor: Treystar

Wall Specifications

This north-facing brick wall is partially painted at ground level. The square mural space is next to the entrance of The Desenberg event space on the Haymarket Plaza.

Width: 10 feet

Height: 10 feet

Window (0) dimensions: none

Door (0) dimensions: none

Wall Sponsor: Treystar


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