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Creative Painting Projects

Dream Scene Placemaking projects are highlighted in galleries below; click images for more information and process photos.

Golden Rollerskate Tennis Court Mural

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Bell's Oberon Mural

To correspond with Oberon Day (now a state of Michigan official holiday), Dream Scene created this mural at Bell’s Eccentric Café in March of 2022 featuring the Oberon sun.

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Bell's Eccentric Cafe

In Spring 2021, Dream Scene Placemaking created a large-scale mural for Bell’s Eccentric Cafe’ in Downtown Kalamazoo. The imagery reflects the brewing process, and is on the side of the building where beer is made for the downtown cafe location.

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Northwood Elementary

Blacktop murals for the playground at Northwood Elementary school in Parchment, Michigan!

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Northglade Montessori

Northglade Montessori Blacktop murals and playground games!

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Factory Coffee

In May 2022, Dream Scene partnered with Factory Coffee to create this mural featuring the original design of Emmy Kastner!

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Frederick Construction Bulldogs

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Vicksburg Recreation Area

In Summer of 2021, Dream Scene painted the block building at Vicksburg Recreation Area in the Village of Vicksburg.

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Vintage In the Zoo- Summer 2021

Hand-painted signage for the fabulous Vintage in the Zoo events in Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids!

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Golden Rollerskate

Dream Scene brightened up this midcentury modern front door for the headquarters of local Vintage superstar, Golden Rollerskate!

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Weko Beach - Bridgman, MI

In Spring 2021, Dream Scene worked with the City of Bridgman to paint the ranger station, ticket booth, and signage at Weko Beach along the shores of beautiful Lake Michigan.

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Mask Up Miami

Dream Scene Placemaking painted the text “We’re All in this Together” as a part of a January 2021 collaborative mural project “Mask Up Miami” in the Wynwood district of Miami, Florida. This project was made possible by Pinnacle Housing and Kyle Holbrook, MLK Mural project.

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Otra Casa- Mexico City

In December 2020, Dream Scene created hand-painted signage and mural art for a temporary activation of a vacant space. This event was called Otra Casa, and was a collaboration between Casa Lu, Casa Equis, and Acre Mexico. Galleries were set up in the space to feature the work of a group of contemporary artists in Mexico City.

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Casa Lu

In November of 2020, Dream Scene was invited to create a mural for the Casa Lu artist residency in Mexico City, Mexico.

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Central Corners

During Summer 2020, Dream Scene worked with the Vine Neighborhood Association to re-paint the exterior of the Central Corners building. Central Corners is home to the VNA offices as well as Bagel Beanery, Satellite Records, Nova Virtual Reality, Jbird Vintage, Sway Salon, Barbershop at Vine. We were grateful to paint alongside of so many other amazing murals, right in our neighborhood.

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Vicksburg Graduates

In Spring 2020, Dream Scene contributed this mural to the Vicksburg Mill’s celebration of the 2020 Graduating Class. As the pandemic prevented traditional ceremonies, this gave graduates a chance to celebrate outdoors.

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Fruit of the Vine

In Spring 2020, Fruit of the Vine Community Garden invited Dream Scene to create a tree on the fence for ceramic birds to live on.

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VITZ Winter Pop-Up

In December of 2019, Dream Scene worked with Vintage in the Zoo to create a fun photo backdrop and other decorative painting accents for their Holiday Pop-Up market on the Kalamazoo Mall.

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City of Kalamazoo Kik Pool

In Spring 2019, Dream Scene worked with City of Kalamazoo Parks and Recreation to reimagine the exterior of the Kik Pool bathhouse. Bright colors energized this community asset in Upjohn Park.

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Youth Development Center

The Youth Development Center is home to City of Kalamazoo Parks and Recreation’s amazing free summer camps and other programming. Dream Scene Placemaking was grateful to give this building a new sunny paint job this summer, for the 2020 camp season.

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Kik Pool Interior

In Spring 2020, Dream Scene returned to the City of Kalamazoo Kik Pool to update painting in the locker rooms and showers and bring the colors of the exterior mural inside the building.

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Darmada

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Laakos Residency

In Spring of 2019, Dream Scene traveled to Heraklion, Crete (Greece) to participate in the mural-focused Lakkos Artists Residency.

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Kalamazoo Farmers Market

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Oak Street Garden Shed

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Golden Rollerskate Tennis Court Mural
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Bell's Oberon Mural
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Bell's Eccentric Cafe- Kalamazoo, MI
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Northwood Elementary
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Northglade Montessori
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Factory Coffee
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Frederick Construction Bulldogs
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Vicksburg Recreation Area
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Vintage In the Zoo Signage
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Golden Rollerskate
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Weko Beach - Bridgman, MI
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Mask Up Miami
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Otra Casa- Mexico City
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Casa Lu - Mexico City
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Central Corners
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Vicksburg Graduates
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Fruit of the Vine
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VITZ Winter Pop-Up
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Kik Pool Exterior
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Youth Development Center
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Kik Pool Interior
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Darmada - Sideman, Bali
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Laakos Residency - Crete
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Kalamazoo Farmers Market
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Oak Street Garden Shed