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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. \u2014<\/p>\nNorth Carolina artists bring large-scale mural to Winston-Salem’s arts district<\/p>\n
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. \u2014<\/p>\n
A parking deck is getting a facelift in downtown Winston-Salem, thanks to two North Carolina-based artists. Officials say it is a celebration of \u201cthe past, present, and future of Winston-Salem.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Winston-Salem\/Forsyth County Public Art Commission announced on Monday that the 6th Street and North Cherry Street sides of the 6th-Cherry-Trade Parking Deck will get a large-scale mural. During the installation, the 6th Street entrances to the public parking deck will be closed.<\/p>\n
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Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n Gabriel Eng-Goetz, from Durham, and Taylor White, from Raleigh, were chosen from a competitive artist call that received over 200 applicants from across the United States. Officials said they were selected in part by online community voting and in-person voting last February during the Trade Street Farmers Market.<\/p>\n \u201cThis project is a great example of how public art can help revitalize our city,” said Erica Palmiter, Public Art Project Planner. \u201cWith this monumental mural, we hope to have an often-overlooked city building become a vibrant gateway to the Arts District.\u201d<\/p>\n Winston-Salem\/Forsyth County Public Art Commission<\/p>\n Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here<\/a>.<\/p>\n The artwork within the mural will include vibrant-colored birds in flight, which will serve as a symbol of Winston-Salem\u2019s growth in new residents and artists. The mural\u2019s design utilizes patterns inspired by local textile traditions, which are an homage to the city\u2019s artistic heritage.<\/p>\n Officials said the project will run through October 9, weather permitting.<\/p>\n NAVIGATE: Home |<\/a> Weather |<\/a> Watch NOWCAST TV |<\/a> Local News |<\/a> National |<\/a> News We Love |<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"North Carolina artists bring large-scale mural to Winston-Salem’s arts district WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. \u2014 A parking deck is getting…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":615009,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[302940,302941,442,498,42052,499,500,2199,501,302955,302949,96815,156,302942,302943,302944,3499,302954,302957,302950,302951,302958,111,139,3099,302956,302945,69,302946,5908,302952,3263,3428,114535,302947,302948,302953,302959,4998,259886,259885],"class_list":["post-615008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-6th-street","tag-6th-cherry-trade-parking-deck","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-arts-district","tag-artsanddesign","tag-artsdesign","tag-city","tag-design","tag-downtown-parking-deck","tag-downtown-winston-salem","tag-durham","tag-entertainment","tag-erica-palmiter","tag-forsyth-county","tag-gabriel-eng-goetz","tag-growth","tag-large-scale-mural","tag-late-news-story","tag-local-textile-traditions","tag-mural-installation","tag-new-resident","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-north-carolina","tag-north-carolina-artist","tag-north-cherry-street","tag-nz","tag-october-9","tag-official","tag-parking-deck","tag-project","tag-public-art","tag-raleigh","tag-taylor-white","tag-trade-street-farmers-market","tag-vibrant-birds","tag-vibrant-colored-bird","tag-weather","tag-winston-salem","tag-wxii"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=615008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615008\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/615009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=615008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=615008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=615008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Image](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/22f385fe-e85a-4bef-ab7b-6c9df8fcbf9b.jpg\")
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