The City of Sugar Hill's accent on the arts now includes a mural created by local artist Chris Walker, which showcases the transition of the history of the city's past to the present day.
This will be the second mural in downtown Sugar Hill.
Both will adorn the Suite Spot, the former city hall on West Broad Street.
Walker says, “The first objective of the mural is to illustrate the use of the building as a business incubator. As one approaches the Suite Spot, you will see an abstract design consisting of large gears and the Suite Spot logo. The Suite Spot houses thought and creativity, it’s where ideas are fostered and houses a number of local businesses. The west side of the Suite Spot has five walls, the pattern of gears and circles repeats itself with a continuous band of color that unites the five walls. Along that band of color is a series of illustrations that serve as a timeline of Sugar Hill history: modern-day City Hall, the wagon that lost its wheel (the name sake of Sugar Hill), Carol and Walter Mangum (Mangum's Grocery), the Shelley-Howerton home (the oldest home in Sugar Hill) and some of the area's earliest residents, gold miners.”
The city, meanwhile, is looking for donations to offset the $20,000 cost of the mural and has set up a donation website, www.sugarhillmural.com.
For more information on becoming involved with the arts initiative in Sugar Hill, call (770)945-6716, or email Scott Andrews at [email protected].
