'Free art galleries': Mural cubes pop up across the metro, features 15 local artists

Everyone's favorite photo op is back just in time for the summer, the Omaha Summer Arts Festival partnered with 15 local artists to give them the chance to show off their skills.

Everyone's favorite photo op is back just in time for the summer, the Omaha Summer Arts Festival partnered with 15 local artists to give them the chance to show off their skills.

BACK JUST IN TIME FOR SUMMER. THE OMAHA SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL PARTNERED WITH 15 LOCAL ARTISTS TO GIVE THEM THE CHANCE TO SHOW OFF THEIR SKILLS. NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S KALE SEARCY REPORTS ON THE MOBILE MURALS POPPING UP AROUND THE METRO SINCE THE AGE OF 14. DANIEL CASTANEDA HAS BEEN TELLING A STORY USING JUST A PAINTBRUSH IS ON MY MIND, SO I DON’T NEED A SKETCH AND I CAN JUST PAINT SOMETHING REALLY QUICK WITHOUT HAVING TO DRY IT FIRST. WHEN THE PAINT HITS THE CANVAS, HIS INNER ARTIST EMERGES AND THE CREATIVITY FLOWS. AND SINCE COMING TO THE METRO, IT HASN’T SLOWED DOWN. I DID MY FIRST MURAL AFTER THREE MONTHS, I CAME TO OMAHA AND SINCE THEN I HAVEN’T STOPPED. HIS LATEST PROJECT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE OMAHA SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL ALONGSIDE 15 ARTISTS, FIVE MURALS SIT ON THE FACE OF GIANT CUBES. WE HAVE THIS ELEPHANT DISPLAYING SOME RECORDS AND ALSO HAD A BRUSH AND HER TRUNK AND IT’S PAINTING AND SPLASHING THE COLORS ON THE PALETTE. INSPIRED BY THE UPCOMING SEASON. ART AND NATURE. SOMETHING CASSANDRA SAYS HE CAN BRING TO THE STREETS IS LIKE A FREE ART GALLERIES FOR THE PEOPLE AND THE COMMUNITY. SO THEY CAN PASS BY AND LOOK AT OUR WORK EQUIPPED WITH THE OPTION TO USE YOUR PHONE FOR A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE. THIS IS MY FIRST INTERACTIVE MURAL, SO IF YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE APP CALLED RTP AND THEN YOU JUST PICTURE A PUT YOUR CAMERA ON ON THE ON THE MURAL AND IT’LL START COMING ALIVE LIKE KALE SEARCY NEWSWATCH SEVEN. VERY COOL. THE MURAL CUBES ARE IN PLACE THROUGHOUT THE CITY. LOCATIONS ARE ON YOUR SCREEN IN VILLAGE PLAZA DE LA RAZA, 24TH STREET, 24TH AND N STREETS UNION FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS, 24TH AND LAKE, DOWNTOWN OMAHA, 13TH AND FARNAM, OR THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA PLAZA, 16TH AND DODGE. THESE WILL BE ON DISPLAY TILL JUNE 11TH TO SEE THE MAP AGAIN OR READ MORE ABOUT THE SUMMER

'Free art galleries': Mural cubes pop up across the metro, features 15 local artists

Everyone's favorite photo op is back just in time for the summer, the Omaha Summer Arts Festival partnered with 15 local artists to give them the chance to show off their skills.

Since 14 years old, Daniel Castaneda has been telling a story using just a paintbrush. "Everything is on my mind. So, I don't need the sketch and I can just paint something really quick and without having to draw it first," Castaneda said. When the paint hits the canvas, his inner artist emerges, and the creativity flows. Since coming to the metro that hasn't slowed Castaneda down. "I did my first mural after three months I came to Omaha and since then I haven't stopped," he said.His latest project in collaboration with the Omaha Summer Arts Festival, alongside 15 artists, has five murals sitting on the face of giant cubes."I have this elephant that is playing some records and also have a brush on her trunk and it's painting and splashing the colors on the palette," Castaneda said. Inspired by the upcoming season, art and nature is something Castaneda said he can bring to the streets. "This are like free art galleries for the people and the community so they can pass by and look at our work," he said. Equipped with the option to use your phone for a different experience. "This is my first interactive mural so if you can download the app called Artivive and then you just put your camera on, on the mural and it starts coming alive," Castaneda said. The mural cubes are in place throughout the city, you can view them at 16th and Dodge, or over in South Omaha on 24th and N or head to 24th and Lake. They'll be on display until June 11, for more locations and information on the Omaha Summer Arts Festival, head to summerarts.org.

Since 14 years old, Daniel Castaneda has been telling a story using just a paintbrush.

"Everything is on my mind. So, I don't need the sketch and I can just paint something really quick and without having to draw it first," Castaneda said.

When the paint hits the canvas, his inner artist emerges, and the creativity flows. Since coming to the metro that hasn't slowed Castaneda down.

"I did my first mural after three months I came to Omaha and since then I haven't stopped," he said.

His latest project in collaboration with the Omaha Summer Arts Festival, alongside 15 artists, has five murals sitting on the face of giant cubes.

"I have this elephant that is playing some records and also have a brush on her trunk and it's painting and splashing the colors on the palette," Castaneda said.

Inspired by the upcoming season, art and nature is something Castaneda said he can bring to the streets.

"This are like free art galleries for the people and the community so they can pass by and look at our work," he said.

Equipped with the option to use your phone for a different experience.

"This is my first interactive mural so if you can download the app called Artivive and then you just put your camera on, on the mural and it starts coming alive," Castaneda said.

The mural cubes are in place throughout the city, you can view them at 16th and Dodge, or over in South Omaha on 24th and N or head to 24th and Lake.

They'll be on display until June 11, for more locations and information on the Omaha Summer Arts Festival, head to summerarts.org.

'Free art galleries': Mural cubes pop up across the metro, features 15 local artists

Everyone's favorite photo op is back just in time for the summer, the Omaha Summer Arts Festival partnered with 15 local artists to give them the chance to show off their skills.

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