Take a stroll through Old Town Eureka and look up. Started in 2018, the Eureka Street Art Fair has encouraged artists to make Eureka home to many colorful, large-scale works of art. The pieces bring a palette of emotions including, but not limited to, a sense of joy, whimsy, reverence (consider the mural celebrating the Indigenous peoples featured on the Winter 2021 Humboldt Historian “The Sun Set Twice on the People That Day” designed by Brian Tripp and Alme Allen), and just plain fun.
At the alleyway of Charlie Moon Way and E Street, are several murals, including the one pictured on the cover, “Fowl” by Dave Young Kim. For the full story, read Katie Buesch’s article, “The Fowl Mural: The Backdrop for Healing” on page 72-3:23.
To find the locations of Eureka’s street art murals, visit: https:/www.eurekastreetartfestival.com.