Hallowell History
Chris Cart's design encompasses Hallowell's fascinating 400+ year history—from pre-colonial days, through the Revolution and into the present day music & arts scene.
Mural Process
The 700 square foot mural (29ft x 24ft) is being painted on canvas with professional mural paints with a process designed by the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program.
Our Artist
Our artist Chris Cart—a master muralist in the prime of his career and long time Hallowell resident—has more than a dozen major murals around Maine, in Seattle and Washington D.C.
Chris Cart | mural artist
Our mural artist is a master mural painter with over a dozen major public murals in Maine, Seattle and Washington D.C.
It is an exciting process to watch the mural progress. Chris Cart has been opening the mural studio weekly so people can see the progress, ask questions about process, subject matter etc.
artist's bioSam Webber | Hallowell Historian
Sam has worked with Chris for over two years on key parts of Hallowell history to include in our mural.
Sam has been recording and saving Hallowell history for decades--preserving the fascinating story of our City. And now Chris is recreating that history in paint for our town.