Downtown Encinitas gets new mural
Unveiling of Encinitas Harmony
More color is coming to downtown Encinitas by way of a brand-new mural.
An unveiling ceremony for “Encinitas Harmony,” by artist Micaiah Hardison, will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 17 at the Moonlight 7-Eleven, 105 West D St. in Encinitas. Festivities surrounding the art installation will include live acoustic music, vendors and drawing opportunities.
The mural painted on the east wall of 7-Eleven marks the third piece Hardison has gifted to the community. It replaces the previous piece Hardison painted for the same wall in 2000, which had exceeded its 10-year life span, according to the Encinitas native.
His vision for the mural was to render the Encinitas coastline, with Swamis at its fulcrum, to “share unique individual perspectives that identify our City and its people.”
The nonprofit organization Paint Encinitas helped Hardison achieve this by securing donations and sponsorships through theBeautify Earth Project.
“Mural art across the world has been used as a method to not just adorn walls in neighborhoods on the rise and give businesses a distinct identity, but also to provide a time stamp and celebrate a place in our personality history,” said Jax Meyers, founder and artistic director of Paint Encinitas.
“By allowing artists the opportunity to paint with the city that inspired them as their canvas, Encinitas is presenting to the public an open-air art gallery, free to observe at all hours,” she said.
