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Commemorating the historic use of the mill with the fabric motif of the landscape, these diverse people are collaborating in the present to build their collective future.Д«PA hopes that Brunswick people and visitors will enjoy this Cabot Mill mural, once installed, and contemplate its meaning to them. They are a design engineer and local artist a Native American the mill owner/investor a Franco-American textile worker an Asian musician and a вЂњnew MainerвЂќ (African immigrant).

The figures represent our increasing diversity. The artists embraced the challenge and spent hundreds of hours solving technical problems and enhancing the art, meeting the requirements of simple and representative. And we had to raise the money to pay for the project in about six months.Д«PA seized the opportunity, focusing on the uplifting themes of diversity and community cooperation. The painted corrugated metal siding of this wall of Cabot Mill, with its undulating surface, determined the style of art required вЂ“ a representative landscape, limited detail, and a few large figures. Two guiding realities emerged: the mural had to be adhered to the existing corrugated metal siding, and this project had to happen in 2022. In the public art arena, one undeniable reality is the quest for the ideal process and the artwork everyone will like is a sure-fire recipe for not accomplishing anything.ДЄs everyone grew weary of the pandemic, BPA revived the Cabot Mill mural project, intending to emphasize emerging from the doldrums into a new era of sustainable community building and human cooperation вЂ“ an uplifting vision. Undoubtedly the all-volunteer BPA public art enthusiasts missed opportunities and made mistakes. Putting public art on Cabot Mill has been a goal of Brunswick Public ArtвЂ™s founder from before BPA even came into existence, born during the process of helping create the вЂњDance of Two CulturesвЂќ mural at 11 Pleasant St. In the parallel universe of вЂњinspiring and promoting quality public art,вЂќ the same elements are required to get good results.

It took vision, investment, skill, persistence, patience, and time, all provided by Waterfront Maine. Since then, the mill has been transformed from a stately but dilapidated, underutilized property to a bustling, multi-use complex that enriches our townвЂ™s ambiance.

Related Guest column: Proposed Cabot Mill mural misses the markДЄ signature positive achievement has been the repurposing and revitalization of Cabot Mill itself, under the ownership of Waterfront Maine, founded by the late Coleman Burke. This is their art, for our enjoyment and contemplation. The artists have done so with joy and skill, emphasizing contemporary figures. This is the dominant theme of the mural artwork, one which most people in Brunswick have embraced enthusiastically. One contemporary phenomenon in Brunswick is increasing diversity. It is to вЂњinspire and promote quality public art that captures the spirit, values, and visions of our diverse community.вЂќ After more than 10 years of fits and starts, many community discussions, and the travail of a pandemic, our intent is to create a colorful, artistic mural on Cabot Mill that celebrates our emergence from the pandemic, resilience and shared community interest in building a just and sustainable future. This is not the purpose of the Cabot Mill mural project, however.Д«PAвЂ™s mission is compatible but different. We stand with the guest column writers about the importance of recognizing and dealing with these issues constructively.

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The environmental degradation resulting from industrialization of the river, plus the worker and child abuse associated with textile mill operations, are also real. We support examining the shameful history of our relations with these Native Americans, right up to the present day understanding their culture and recognizing their inherent sovereignty. We acknowledge the heartfelt sincerity of these critics, and the validity of their mission: to increase our awareness of the indigenous Wabanaki people who lived here before the Europeans arrived.