Raleigh ArtBeats

View the Murals

dinosaur drawn in chalk on a sidewalk — Our interactive story map tells you a little bit about each mural and artist.

There are three easy ways to experience the sidewalk murals.

In-person
View the interactive ArcGIS Storymap with location information
See some of the murals and their locations in the slideshow below

A sidewalk mural of a cartoon cat with the word cat next to it in neon green — *Chaos Cat*

Paul Friedrich

Intersection of Wilmington and Jones Streets

Mural by Claire Alexandre — *Know Where You Stand*

Claire Alexandre

Intersection of Salisbury and Cabarrus Streets

Sidewalk mural by artist Jose Cruz — *Love Flowers*

Jose Cruz

100 block of S. Harrington Street

Sidewalk mural by artist Elisabeth Flock — Elisabeth Flock

Southeast corner of Nash Square

Sidewalk mural by artist Britt Flood — Britt Flood

1 S. Wilmington Street

Sidewalk mural by artist Sam Greene — *Lava Jump*

Sam Greene

100 block of E. Jones Street

Sidewalk mural by artist Chika Gujarathi — Chika Gujarathi

101 S. Blount Street

Sidewalk mural by artist Sabrina Hurtado — *Untitled*

Sabrina Hurtado

Intersection of Hargett and McDowell Streets

Sidewalk mural by artist Kristen Krumenaker — Kristen Krumenaker

Northside of Lenoir Street between Salisbury and Fayetteville Streets

Sidewalk mural by artist David Moses — *Freedom Now*

David Moses

Intersection of Harrington and Jones Streets

Sidewalk mural by artist JP Jermaine Powell — *Pure Love*

JP Jermaine Powell

Intersection of Davie and Wilmington Streets

Sidewalk mural by artist Robert Quinn — Robert Quinn

Intersection of Martin and Fayetteville Streets

Sidewalk mural by artist Brook Ramsey — *The Butterfly Effect*

Brook Ramsey

127 W. Hargett Street

Sidewalk mural by artist Kelly Schrader — *Three Heads Are Better Than None*

Kelly Schrader

235 S. Salisbury Street

Sidewalk mural by artist Muslimah Shareef — Muslimah Shareef

100 block of E. South Street

Sidewalk mural by artist Susan Yuh — Susan Yuh

603 W. Morgan Street

Painting and Process

The City provides the paint, an ADA-compliant low VOC (volatile organic compounds) porch and floor enamel, demonstrated to have staying power from previous sidewalk mural installations. The paint is made by Sherwin Williams on Peace Street, whose paint technicians work closely with the artists to select and mix custom paint colors. RDOT’s Team Downtown Raleigh guides location choices, power washes the “canvas” to clear impediments and manages traffic control.

Project History and Awards

In 2018 the City of Raleigh launched Raleigh ArtBeats, a temporary public art project spearheaded by the City of Raleigh’s Department of Transportation (RDOT) and Raleigh Arts, with help from the Downtown Raleigh Alliance and Artspace.

Raleigh ArtBeats received an overwhelmingly positive public response and was awarded as one of the top 12 submissions in the American Planning Association Urban Design & Preservation Division’s 2019 Creative Placemaking Writing Competition. Raleigh Art Beats was featured in a publication showcasing the winners as part of the organization’s national conference in San Francisco.

In 2020, RDOT expanded the project from the original 15 artists to include an additional 25 artists for fall 2020 and spring 2021 installations.