Syracuse, NY – On Tuesday, July 23, volunteers at the Marcellus Street Bike Depot unveiled a new mural by Hamidullah Majid, a New American artist from Afghanistan. The mural can be viewed at 713 Marcellus St., Syracuse, NY 13204
“I am honored to have this opportunity to create art for the Syracuse community. I have never lived somewhere that people appreciate art so much,” said artist Hamidullah Majid. “The girl in the painting is a flower seller. She represents women who are involved in improving their community.”
The mural at 713 Marcellus Street was made possible by financial support from the Grants for Regional Arts and Culture Engagement Program from CNY Arts and with additional support from Tomorrow’s Neighborhood Today Westside, Interfaith Works and the Alchemical Nursery Project.
Present to celebrate was NY Senator Rachel Mary who praised the many connections that brough this project to fruition citing “the vision, creativity, and volunteer energy that went into this whole project – from rescuing a neighborhood green space from becoming a parking lot, to developing the bike repair depot, to partnering with Interfaith Works to support a New American’s dream of bringing his art to Syracuse – This community has so much to be proud of”.
Hamidullah Maijd is a recently-arrived artist from Afghanistan with extensive artistic experience and a participant of the Job Readiness Program at Interfaith Works. To inquire about a mural or exhibit, Hamildullah Majid can be reached by phone at (315) 992-5936. His work can be viewed on his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/hamid.majid.3133
The Marcellus St. Bike Depot is a member and volunteer-run community bicycle shop founded in 2022 so that people in Syracuse who ride bicycles can have a place to learn how to fix bikes and have access to repair tools.
Learn more about the Bike Depot: https://www.facebook.com/713MarcellusStBikeDepot
To inquire about a mural or exhibit, Hamildullah Majid can be reached by phone at (315) 992-5936
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