Cincinnati’s street art among best in the nation, USA Today says

WEBVTT MEGAN: THE MURALS IN THE QUEEN CITY COLOR OUR COMMUNITY, BUT IF YOU LOOK A LITTLE DEEPER, THERE’S A CINCINNATI CONNECTION TO EACH ON THIS TOY HERITAGE MURAL, PAYS HOMAGE TO KENNER TOYS WHICH HAS A BIG LEGACY IN CINCINNATI. THE MURAL IS SO FUN. REPRESENTS 14 DIFFERENT LINES FROM THEIR MAJOR ICONIC TOYS MEGA AND A PIECE TO CELEBRATE ANOTHER CINCINNATI TRADITION, THE FLYING PIG. IT’S ONE OF THE NEWEST. AND WAS MADE FOR THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY, COMING UP IN JUST A FEW WEEKS. >> THE MURAL IS SUPER ICONIC AND BOLD AND COLORFUL AND UPLIFTING AND IT’S MEANT TO INSPIRE RUNNERS AND REGISTRANT MEGAN: ONE OF THE COOLEST THINGS ABOUT ARTWORKS AND THE MURALS IN OUR CITY IS YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A HIGH-PROFILE, FAMED ARTIST TO GET INVOLVED. IN FACT, THEY GET LOCAL KIDS AND STUDENTS TO WORK ON PIECES, LIKE THE COLORFUL TRIBUTE TO NEIL ARMSTRON >> WHEN 5/3 APPROACHED ARTWORKS THEY WANTED TO CELEBRATE AN AMERICAN ICON AND SO ARMSTRONG CAME UP EVEN THOUGH HE WAS BORN IN WAPAKONETA, HE SPENT SIGNIFIGANT TIME IN CINCINNATI SO WE CALL HIM ONE OF OUR OWN. MEGAN: CINCINNATI OWN’S CHARLEY HARPER WAS KNOWN FOR HIS MINIMAL REALIST STYLE, AND FOR ARTWORK WAS AN OBVIOUS CHOICE TO SHOWCASE A BIG PLATFORM. >> OUR APPRENTICES ON THAT PROJECT INDICATED THAT THAT WAS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT STYLES FOR THEM TO REPLICATE BECAUSE ANY SLIGHT SMUDGE IN A LINE IS VERY VISIBLE. MEGAN: THE NEW FACES OF HOMELESSNESS MURAL ON VINE SHINES A LIGHT ON REAL PEOPLE DEALING WITH THE ISSUE IN OUR CITY. ARTWORKS HOPES TO CONTIN CHANGING THE LANDSCAPE OF OUR CITY, TO INSPIRE A BETTER TOMO