Five artists have started creating murals on a Pearl Street building.

Brandon Coley, Natalie Fetzer, Carly Mitchell, Mitchell Egly and Jon Mendelson were announced Monday as artists for the public art project on the west side of the building at 222 Pearl St.

The projects face Pearl Street Arts Center, a music performance and education venue that opened in 2024. According to a prospectus released this summer with a request for proposals, mural projects were asked to have the theme of music.

Mural progress seen on the building Monday morning included the outlines of a singer, two musicians and a two-part floral motif with what appeared to be music bar lines.

“Music is a universal language that binds neighbors, families, and visitors,” Coley said in a news release. “My mural, 'Rhythms of

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