Take a color tour through Bay City this fall and you’ll see more than leaves.
In August,
United We Go rallied donors, artists, and community members to create three colorful murals throughout town during the
2024 City of Mural Community Festival.
This year marked the second festival. Read more about the mural from the 2023 festival in this
Oct. 5 Route Bay City article.
Gina Anayana founded United We Go in 2023 in Bay City. The nonprofit organization’s mission is “to encourage collaboration, celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion through community engagement, all with the aim of creating a more vibrant and welcoming society.”
Its events include the City of Mural Community Festival, I AM Youth Fashion Show, and the United We Go Annual Celebration.
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Dave KetelhutOne mural adorns the wall at Indie Spot,1321 Broadway.The murals include one at
Indie Spot,1321 Broadway. The brightly-colored mural faces 29th Street and shows joyful musicians.
A second mural, stretching 40 feet wide and 13 feet tall, is on the wall of
Unclaimed Freight Ace Hardware, 706 E. Midland St. The mural, faces South Linn Street, highlights Bay City’s heritage as working-class community. If you visit, make sure you look down toward the sidewalk and don't miss how the artist incorporated some cracks into the scene.
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Dave KetelhutOne mural is on the wall of Buoy 18, 960 E. Midland St.The third mural is 60 feet by 9 feet on the wall of
Buoy 18, 960 E. Midland St. The Buoy 18 mural faces Liberty Harbor Marina. The mural shows a peaceful scene of a boat enjoying a sunset ride on the water.
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