Asphalt Art Mural at Saxon St & Lanier Park

By Lindsey Masterson
Est. May, 2023

Through a Bloomberg Philanthropies grant, the Council on Culture & Arts (COCA), the Greater Bond Neighborhood Association, and the City of Tallahassee’s Parks, Recreation, and Neighborhood Affairs (PRNA) Department partnered to facilitate the creative painting of 5 crosswalks and 1 intersection at 3 locations within the Greater Bond neighborhood. Tallahassee distinguishes itself as a national leader in public art by partaking in this Bloomberg Philanthropies Asphalt Art Initiative.

The mid-street crosswalk located on Saxon Street connects SpeedSpencer-Stephens trail & park to the neighborhood’s new Linear Park. The goal of this new park, completed in 2021, is to add green space and expand access to recreational activities in the area. Asphalt artist, Lindsey Masterson, kept this in mind when developing her mural concepts when she eventually landed on the design “Blossoms in Bond”.