Community painting day will highlight mural in Arlington Park

Bare walls at Arlington Park Aquatic Complex will come to life with splashes of color this fall as artist Alissa Silvers will lead a project titled Rhapsody in Bloom, a large-scale mural. 

Known for using bold colors and stylized tropical forms, Silvers will wrap the lifeguard building with an abstract design inspired by Sarasota’s coastal beauty. Funded by the city’s Public Art Program, the public may participate in creating the mural as residents are invited to take part in a Community Paint Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15. All ages are invited to help bring the mural to life.

The Sarasota Public Art Program is funded through a developer fee of one-half percent of the development cost of any construction project that costs more than $1 million.