During the summer of 2009, Weston High School Principal Lisa Wolak approved a large-scale (100 ft) mural project for the first floor of the science wing of Weston High School. Heading this project is Kate Lupo, a Weston High School alumnus, currently a Middlebury College student and native of Weston. The project will enliven the otherwise white, blank science hallway and will become a destination for students, faculty and staff. WestonArts contributed funding toward this project along with the Weston High School PTO.

The science wing has 6 sections of wall space, and  the mural will be divided into 6 different scenes. Painted directly onto the wall, the visual content of these panels will be exciting and dynamic, incorporating various themes and images that will encourage students and adults alike toward environmental stewardship and the sciences. Themes such as biology, conservation, clean energy technology, and green living will be explored.

Under the leadership of the mural’s artistic director, Sarah Macwilliams (Weston ’09), a group of Weston High School artists will finalize a design for the mural by mid-June. The first wall sketches of the mural should be up in the science wing by the end of the June.

Kate Lupo and members of the WHS Green Club will recruit volunteers to help paint the mural on Wednesdays and Saturdays at the end of June and into July.The mural is scheduled to be completed on August 14, 2009.

For information about the mural-in-progress, please visit the mural website.