Murals for Hope

About the Program

Category: Arts, Culture and Historic Preservation (Best in Category)

Year: 2022

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Adams County Parks, Open Space & Cultural Arts (POSCA) Department launched Murals for Hope, a public art series, to bring hope and joy to communities, inspire residents and visitors, and fuel the local economy. We launched the project in late March 2020, and over the course of 14 months installed 13 murals and 10 sculptures in our parks and along our trails. Adams County’s COVID-19-relief efforts were diverse, and each tackled a different area of need. Frontline workers and essential services worked around the clock to make sure people stayed safe and healthy and had COVID-19 testing sites, clean parks and trails, and uninterrupted access to social and human services. The Murals for Hope project provided something reassuring, uplifting, and equally as essential. It helped bring hope and light into a time of extraordinary isolation and darkness. The live art installations created shared experiences; brought hope, light, and joy to Adams County residents; and sent the powerful message to our communities that even though we couldn’t be together, we were in this together.