Village Tapestry is a mural installation that illuminates the harmonious diversity of the Italian Village community through specific historical content and various styles.
While Italian Village was named for the Italianate style of architecture that dominates the buildings found throughout the community, it has been an immigrant hub to many additional communities, including Greek, Irish, Lebanese, German, Polish, and African American. The design includes birds and wildflowers of Italy and Ohio, and ornate patterning representative of the Italianate and Queen Anne architectural styles that characterize the foundational style of the neighborhood’s structures.
Stylistically, the mural mixes a variety of artistic approaches, including flat geometry, delicate line-work, and realistic portraiture. This collage of visual styles and subject matter that surrounds the contemplative female figure is representative of the ethnically mixed “International Village” that Italian Village has cultivated since its inception, and continues to embody today.
Village Tapestry is a project of the Fifth Avenue and Fourth Street Special Improvement District and the Short North Alliance. Village Tapestry was made possible with support from the Fifth Avenue and Fourth Street Special Improvement District and the Lykens Companies.
