New street murals brighten up Halifax neighbourhood

Parts of Black Street in north-end Halifax are looking a bit brighter this weekend.

The Bloomfield Neighbourhood Residents' Association organized the painting of two new murals on the streetat the intersections of Fuller Terrace and Northwood Terrace, respectively.

The murals are a collaboration of local children, artists and community members.

Susanna Fuller, who helped organize the event Saturday, said the murals are considered a traffic-calming measure but also community art.

"You get to meet the people you haven't seen in a while, you get to meet new families who've moved in, it's wonderful," Fuller said Saturday. "Everyone has pitched in so wonderfully."

She said one of the murals has traditionally been repaintedsince 2012, but the COVID-19 pandemic paused that.

"People have been feeling a bit disconnected from each other for a while and this is a lovely day," Fuller said.

The other mural was designed and painted by local children and features a giant purple octopus with a mask on.

"So that tells you what they've been thinking about over the last several years," Fuller said with a laugh.

Fuller said she expects the murals will be done by 4 p.m. Saturday.