In an unassuming corner where Granary Avenue meets West Chestnut Street, 10 Indigenous artists worked to complete a mural on a 150-foot-long wall as part of the first Noisy Waters Mural Festival.
Paper Whale, an organization focused on bringing art to Bellingham’s waterfront, create the event that ran from Aug. 18-20. It featured a mural competition, workshops, music and live painting from the “Indigeversal Collective,” a group of Indigenous artists representing tribes from across North America.