Help paint Henderson Street bridge | Arts & Culture

You can help transform South Park’s Henderson Street pedestrian bridge into an artistic walkway by painting the bridge at an upcoming work party.

Children typically cross the bridge on their way to Concord Elementary School, but it hasn't been the most pleasant path. Now, volunteers have cleaned up the "little bridge" and local Artist Amaranta Ibarra-Sandys lead a mural painting project there.

“To me, a bridge is to connect with people, to bring community together, to cross the bridge and get to our places. This has been a great experience and one of my very first public art projects,” said Ibarra-Sandys.

If you would like to help out, you can volunteer to pain from Aug. 30 to Sept. 3, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., and Sept. 4 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Snacks and beverage will be provided!

Feet First organized the project to revitalize the bridge and encourage more families to use it when walking to Concord Elementary School.

A grant from the Seattle Foundation’s Neighbor-to-Neighbor fund will pay for the paint and other supplies and a grant from Seattle Department of Transportation will help replace the rusty fence, along with several donations from local South Park Businesses: Ferguson Construction, Commercial Fence Corp., Arkadia Woodworking, and Boyer Logistics.