In celebration of the 2018 exhibition season, Art on the Atlanta BeltLine will host a Family Paint Day on Saturday, August 4, from 12-4 p.m. as part of BeltLine Walls. Families are invited to bring their kids to paint alongside some of Atlanta’s most exciting muralists. The inaugural BeltLine Walls showcases the mural component of the 2018-2019 component of Art on the Atlanta BeltLine. Between July 29 and August 12, muralists accepted into the program are painting their murals beneath the Lee Street / Murphy Avenue tunnel on the Atlanta BeltLine’s Westside.

Local nonprofit Paint Love is facilitating the afternoon with lead artist Lindsay Ryden. Blick Art Materials in Midtownis generously donating paint. A DJ will provide music throughout the afternoon.

BeltLine Walls is part of the annual Art on the Atlanta BeltLine exhibition. Check out our other featured programming:

Inertia – Sculpture collection on the Eastside and Westside of the Atlanta BeltLine beginning July 1

Atlanta and the Civil Rights Movement – Photo exhibition on the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside and Westside July 7 – December 1

A.M.F.M. Summer Fest – Art.Movement.Film.Music festival taking place on the Atlanta BeltLine’s Westside August 8 – 11

Old Fourth Ward Fall Festival – September 22 at the Historic Fourth Ward Skatepark, presented by the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership and Rival Entertainment

Atlanta BeltLine Lantern Parade – Annual tradition of light and music on the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside on September 22

Continuing & Foundational Collection – Sculpture and mural collections on display year-round on the Atlanta BeltLine

Presenting Sponsors for Art on the Atlanta BeltLine are 10th & Monroe, Georgia Natural Gas, Northside Hospital and Ponce City Market.  Additional sponsors include MailChimp, Park Tavern, Turner Foundation, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta; and Flashpoint Artists Initiative. The Lantern Parade is presented by Cox Enterprises and Salesforce, and is sponsored by Ponce City Market. The Lantern Parade is presented by Cox Enterprises and Salesforce, with additional sponsor Ponce City Market.