On Sunday, February 11, Carlsbad artist and culture enthusiast Bryan Snyder led a Carlsbad Village mural tour—organized by Kristine Schindler of Walk + Bike Carlsbad.
Starting at Choice Juciery, the tour twisted through the Village with stops at each of the 31 murals where Snyder provided names, dates, artists bios and stories of each urban masterpiece.
“The murals are much more than colors on walls,” Snyder said. “Each one is a supporting character within the story of a Village who found its artistic identity.”
Each of the 35+ tour attendees listened attentively as Snyder shared personal stories of each mural. As a life-long Carlsbad resident, a Village business owner and a family man and husband raising two kids in the Village, Snyder’s stories went well beyond the murals expressing his love for the community.
“Your “back stories” yesterday were so interesting and made our appreciation for the piece that much more meaningful,” Dave Mulgrew of Vista said. “Fantastic job of narration/explanation and your personal connection/love for each mural was really appreciated. I applaud you (especially) and the city of Carlsbad for such enthusiasm and support of public art in the village. As a forty year resident of North County, I thought I have seen and known most things about the North County Cities. I experienced a WHOLE NEW Carlsbad!”
Tour organizer Schindler and crew kept tour attendees safe and provided bike safety education at each stop as well as during critical Village intersections.
Would you like to take the Snyder Art Mural Tour?
Email theartist@snyderartdesign.com!
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Very good coverage of Carlsbad . I have enjoyed sitting and having a smoothie at Choice Juciery . When you stare it,the mural seems to have 3 dimensional life to it .It is sad that if the new 3 story building is built on that corner the mural will no longer be enjoyed . Aloha Jerry.
Many thanks for posting your “Carlsbad Mural Tour by Bryan Snyder” on Facebook ! It’s a terrific photographic mural inventory, that deserves credit and compliments. A real tribute to art in Carlsbad, that makes all the artists extremely proud to have their work displayed.
The Facebook format allows your work to be shared by everyone else, who didn’t participate in person during your bicycle-led Mural Tour through Carlsbad. Nicely done sir !