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New mural artwork is coming to M&M Marketplace and the City of Hillsboro wants community members to share their input on the final design.

Artists Addie Boswell and Li Tie were chosen by a community-based selection committee as finalists, with each submitting a design proposal for the new mural.

Share Your Feedback

Community members can review the design proposals and make their thoughts heard by participating in a survey available online through the City’s engagement platforms: Engage Hillsboro and the Spanish-language Conectate site.

There will also be opportunities to share input at summer events including:

• La Strada dei Pastelli Chalk Art Festival on July 15–16
• M&M Marketplace on July 22
• Main Street Commons mural dedication on August 1 

The survey will close at midnight on Tuesday, August 1. Feedback collected through the survey will guide the review and approval process for the new mural.

New M&M Marketplace Mural

A community-based committee representing vendors and owners of M&M Marketplace, the local arts community, and the Hillsboro Arts & Culture Council selected Boswell and Tie as finalists for the project from Hillsboro’s Mural Roster.

The two artists visited M&M Marketplace and the mural site — the front façade of the marketplace facing Walnut Street — and received a tour from the owner, Jaime Miranda, before developing their designs.

After reviewing the feedback received through this survey, the community-based selection committee will determine which artist will receive the commission. The mural is planned to be complete by the end of summer 2023.

The mural at M&M Marketplace is the third project in a series of murals developed throughout Hillsboro’s Cultural Arts District, spanning Downtown from 10th Avenue (Calle Diez) to M&M Marketplace at SW Walnut Street.

Two murals were completed in fall 2022 along 10th Avenue, while a series of three murals will be dedicated at the Main Street Commons on Main Street & 2nd Avenue in August.

This latest mural will round out the investment of the first murals to be commissioned by the City of Hillsboro.

Learn more about the City of Hillsboro's Public Art Program and view Mural Program guidelines and the application process.

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