Headed to Green Bay? We've got a slew of great recommendations for places to visit. But if you're art-inclined, you'll also want to make some time to explore the growing collection of murals cropping up in the city.
You’ll find a large concentration of murals in the reinvigorated historic Broadway District, located just West across the Fox River from Downtown Green Bay. The area is walkable and home to a wide variety of restaurants, shops and boutiques, so you can easily spend the day perusing the local scene, appreciating the wide variety of art and sampling a wide variety of fare from restaurants and coffee shops along the way.
The area is also a haven for street festivals, a local farmers market and a variety of events throughout the year. At least ten of the murals in the Broadway District were created during the inaugural Mural & Busker Festival in August of 2021. The festival featured street performers (musicials, jugglers and dancers) who performed throughout the district as artists painted their murals. The festival is slated to take place for a second year on June 16-19, 2022.
Here are 10+ murals we visited during one of our recent trips to Green Bay along with information about who created them and where you can find them.
1. The Lion
Artist: Beau Thomas
127 S. Broadway
2. Responsibility & Repercussion
Artist: Ally Wilber
335 N. Broadway
3. Swallows
Artist: Andrew Linskens
313 N. Broadway
4. Cats
Artist: Unknown
151 N. Broadway
5. Hopeland
Artist: Chad Brady and The Refugee artist organization
325 N Broadway
6. Happy
Artist: Heather Peterman
201 S. Broadway
7. Creativity in Bloom
Artist: Jenna Kast
319 N Broadway
8. The Butterfly Effect
Artist: Beth Mesda
300 Dousman St.
9. Dream without Limits
Artist: Beau Thomas
128 N. Broadway
10. Sementis’
Artist: Peter Koury
232 S. Broadway
Broadway Alley Pop-up Art
This ever changing “gallery” of mural art was started by Green Bay artist Beau Thomas. It's been an ever-changing display ever since, so it's fun to go and see what you'll find.
Location: alley behind 303 S. Broadway
King of the North
Artist: Beau Thomas
Shark
Artist: Beau Thomas
Others currently displayed
Artist unknown
Artist unknown
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