WICHITA MURALS NORTH CENTRAL

 
 

Murals found in the areas of the city bordered by Hillside, the Arkansas River, 13th Street north and 69th Street north, excluding additional municipalities.

1. Northeast Magnet High School - 1847 N. Chautauqua - mosaic tile - flanking both east side entrances - artist unknown

Northeast Magnet High School - 1847 N. Chautauqua - ceramic tile - on west courtyard wall - "In Memory of Northeast Magnet High School Students Brandon Mansfield, Shira Paul, Aaron Smith, Brian Steele October 15, 1991" and "Simon Cvetkovich '02, November 29, 1998"

Griffin - Northeast Magnet High School - 1847 N. Chataqua - mosaic tile - on back west school sign - by the sculpture students of Tina Murano, with Dan Gegan and Greg Lugrand, Spring 2005

2. Fire Station #13 - 3162 W. 42nd Street North - flames over main entrance, facing east - mixed media - artist unknown

3. Ground Zero: the Point of No Return - 40th Street North, between Meridian and Seneca - painted sign/abstraction - artist unknown

4. Wichita Buddhist Association: Pháp Hoa Temple  - 4706 N. Arkansas - painted bas-relief on all sides at the base of the Buddha sculpture - painted and carved pillars at west-facing entrance
artist unknown

5. Reba's Keep'n Kute - 2300 block of 17th Street North - graffiti style - artist unknown (KM)

6. Isley Elementary School - 2500 E. 18th Street North - painted brick - in courtyard, south-facing wall - artist(s) unknown

7. Legacy of Kansas - Grove Park, 2801 N. Hillside - glass tile mosaic - Art students from Buckner, Isley and Mueller schools with Tina Murano, 2004, wall dedicated 2007

8. Grove Park - 2801 N. Hillside - park building, east wall - stucco relief
                           

9. Bus Stop - north side of 21st Street North and Chautauqua - painted glass - artist(s) unknown

10. Charles Shoots Fire Station #10  (Named for Charles Shoots, the first African-American hired by the Wichita Fire Department) - 2950 E. 21st Street North - mixed media - project artist, Tina Murano, 2005

11. Tortilleria los III Potrillos - 306 W. 29th Street North - painting on stucco - artist unknown

12. Rosas and Rose's Flowers Gifts - 508 W. 29th Street North - painted, east wall - artist unknown

13. Savute's Stick'n Rudder - 3303 N. Broadway - painted, north wall - by Alfred J. Leiker III, 2001

14. Wichita Brass & Aluminum Foundry - 412 E. 29th Street North - painted south wall - designed by Emmitt Carter, former owner

15.  ARCE Audio - 102 E. 29th Street North - graffiti style on south and west- walls - artist unknown

16. 1048 W. 29th Street North - graffiti style on east wall of vacant building - artist unknown

17. 21st Street North & Park Place - graffiti style on east wall - artist unknown

18. Paleteria La Reyna - 2529 N. Arkansas - painting on glass - on east windows - by Charles

19. U.S. Flag - 2511 N. Arkansas - painted on east wall - artist unknown

20. Platt Liquor - 725 W. 29th Street North - painted - south wall - artist unknown
 

21. El Paisa Mexican Grill - 2227 N. Arkansas - painted, east and south walls - artist unknown
 

22. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Center - 2409 N. Market - ceramic tiles, on south wall - artist unknown

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Center - 2355 N. Market - ceramic tiles, on east- wall to the north of the main entrance - artist unknown

23. Cloud Elementary School -  1212 W. 25th Street North - painted on west wall of portable classroom - [WPYC '07?]

24. Plaza Mexico - 808 W. 25th Street North - graffiti style on south wall - artist unknown

25. The Tropics - 2705 N. Broadway - painted over east entrance and on south wall - artist unknown

26. Bus Stop - Arkansas & 25th Street North - painted glass - artist(s) unknown

27. Evergreen Public Library - 2601 N. Arkansas - painted entrance wall with bas-relief panels - Albert Martinez, Raymond Olais, and Conrad Snider, 2003 (KM)

28. Evergreen Mural No.1 - Evergreen park Recreation Center - 2700 N. Woodland - painted abstration with trompe l'oîle - Ryan Drake and Cody Handlin with youth apprentices, 1995 (KM)

29. Dias de Los Muertos - 25th Street North & Arkansas, northeast corner - painted south wall - artist unknown

30. Trinity Day Care - 2402 N. Arkansas - drawn by Joan [?] and painted by Jill Grimes, [1999?]

31. Schell Park - Mascot & 24th Street N. - painting on electrical pole - by Pleasant Valley Middle School
For more background:  Fighting Graffiti With Local Artists

32. Cycle Hot Rod Specialties - 1650 N. Mosely at 16th Street North - painted  on north and south  walls and west door - artist unknown

33. Reaching Out Through Technology - L'Ouverture Elementary School - 1539 N. Ohio - mosaic tile on east wall, near entrance

34. Aspire For Greater Knowledge To Acquire Wisdom - 2130 N. Market - painted south wall - artist unknown

35. Peace & Love - southeast corner, Waco & 19th Street North - painted electrical pole - artist unknown

36. Twin Lakes Shopping Center - 21st & Amidon - 2 painted panels on lower level, west wall - multiple signatures/initials - artist unknown

The Story Stone - Twin Lakes Shopping Center - 21st & Amidon - bas-relief sculpture on lower level on southwest corner - "A Carl Olander Creation"

37. Connie's Cookies - 2355 N. Amidon - trompe l'oîle painted glass - artist unknown

38. Marshall Middle School - 1510 N. Payne - ceramic bas-relief on south, west, and north walls - [tile mural as listed in KM not located on building exterior]

39. Minisa Park Building - 13th & Jeanette/Bitting - painted recession on south, east and west walls - artist unknown

40. HCS Petroleum Equipment - 2501 W. 29th Street North - painted on north wall - artist unknown

41. United States Flag - 1920 W. 29th Street North - painted, south wall, front of house - artist unknown

42. Bahai Fiath - 3319 Amidon - painted wood panel over east entrance - artist unknown

43. Classes Offered sign - 1500 W. 29th Street North - painted on south wall - artist unknown

44. La Familia Senior Community Center - 841 W. 21st Street North - painted northwest and southeast fence walls - by Susie Cunningham [revised from murals as entered in KM]

It is to be expected that not all murals may be completely captured at any given point in time, as public art may be created and/or destroyed fairly rapidly. If you have further information regarding local murals or local mural artists, please contact Rachel Crane, project coordinator, at 316-978-5078 or by email at: rachel.crane@wichita.edu