Taylor Community Park’s New Mural Part Of Santa Maria Public Art Master Plan
Jarrod Zinn
SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – The City Of Santa Maria installed its latest exhibition in its Public Art Master Plan over the weekend.
On Sunday the city’s Recreation And Parks Department held a community workshop to paint the new mural at Taylor Community Park.
“It’s really kind of a nice way to come together as a community, especially in this neighborhood, and enjoy the space together,” says Chris Taylor, graphic designer for Recreation And Parks Santa Maria. “There’s black lines for the design so people could, you know, fill in their certain areas and not be completely left without any instruction.”
Using a technique known as poly-tab artistry, community members of all ages got to participate in painting the mural, and over 100 locals took part.
“We opened up the event to the whole community,” says Karen Ramos, community outreach and marketing coordinator for Recreation And Parks Santa Maria. “However, what we did have a lot were the own community members here in this neighborhood.”
The mural is part of Santa Maria’s Public Art Master Plan, which seeks to install works like this in various places throughout the city.
“We have our sights set in 2026 to beautify as much of our town as we can,” says Ramos. “And we’re open to unique projects, to colorful projects, and to projects that reflect the heart in our community.”
In the next few weeks, a digitally printed mural will be installed at the Santa Maria Transit Center.
Santa Maria Recreation And Parks is reviewing submissions.
“We’re super excited about that one,” says Ramos. “That one will be our second poly-tab mural in the city and hopefully more to come.”
Local artists are encouraged to look for future calls for artwork on social media and the city’s website.
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