A moment in Lawrence: Community celebrates new mural at Cottin’s Hardware

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A crowd gathered Sunday to celebrate the completion of a new mural at Cottin’s Hardware, 1832 Massachusetts St.

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Artists Dave Loewenstein, Ardys Ramberg and Missy McCoy got started on the mural, “Tiempo de la Tierra,” on Sept. 7, just after the Lawrence City Commission gave it final approval.

Loewenstein, conservation leader Brett Ramey, a member of the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, and Haskell Indian Nations University Professor Daniel Wildcat, a Yuchi member of the Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma, spoke eloquently and with passion about the mural, our community, the global community and the precarious situation our earth is in, Tom Harper wrote of the event.

“We were also reminded of the beauty that surrounds us & good people making meaningful contributions to make the world a better place. In our town, everyone involved in the mural and yesterday’s gathering are shining examples of this truth,” Harper wrote.

Photos by Tom Harper

Tom Harper / Contributed Photo Lawrence artist Dave Loewenstein speaks during a celebration of a new mural at Cottin’s Hardware in Lawrence, Nov. 14, 2021.
Tom Harper / Contributed Photo A crowd gathers to listen to speakers during a celebration of a new mural at Cottin’s Hardware in Lawrence, Nov. 14, 2021.
Tom Harper / Contributed Photo Conservation leader Brett Ramey, a member of the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, speaks during a celebration of a new mural at Cottin’s Hardware in Lawrence, Nov. 14, 2021.
Tom Harper / Contributed Photo A crowd listens to Daniel Wildcat during a celebration of a new mural, Nov. 14, 2021 at Cottin’s Hardware in Lawrence.
Tom Harper / Contributed Photo A crowd listens to Daniel Wildcat during a celebration of a new mural, Nov. 14, 2021 at Cottin’s Hardware in Lawrence.
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