Media Advisory: World’s Largest Festival Mural to be completed at Downtown Los Angeles’ Grand Avenue Festival

  100 foot long LA River Mural banner to be finished with painted hand-print
                   border.  Public invited to participate.

       Grand Avenue Festival sponsor and mural production underwriter,
    Related Companies, to display finished banner at construction site of
                          the Grand Avenue project.

    —  Who:   Related Companies, developer of the Grand Avenue project, a
               Frank Gehry-designed, $2.5-billion mixed-use development to
               be built on nine acres across three city blocks in downtown
               LA, has participated as a sponsor of the Grand Avenue
               Festival since 2004.  Related Companies is also the
               underwriter of the LA River Mural banner project, an
               artistic metaphor for the community spirit that runs
               through Los Angeles.

    —  What:  The 10 foot by 100 foot LA River Mural banner is the
               World’s Largest Digitally-Produced Festival-Created Mural.
               A ribbon of water symbolizing the Los Angeles River travels
               the length of the banner, as it meanders through a collage
               of Los Angeles' culturally diverse environment.  The public
               is invited to join many of the artists who participated in
               the project by completing the border with their painted
               hand prints.

    —  When:  Sunday, Sept. 30, 1:30 p.m.

    —  Where: The banner will run down the center of Grand Avenue between
               1st and 3rd Streets, and adjacent to Related's festival
               booth.
Photo Opportunities:

Grand Avenue Festival organizers, the mural's design team, members of the Grand Avenue and Joint Powers Authority will join Related Companies' in putting the finishing touches on the completed banner. Public is invited to work side-by-side with the mural's design team and artists, and finish the 100 foot long mural depicting the LA River.
    Contacts:  Kathleen Flood                   Ron Demeter
               MWW Group                        MWW Group
               Tel. (213) 486-6560, Ext. 318    (213) 486-6560, Ext. 315
               Mobile (562) 833-6033            Mobile (310) 279-6932
SOURCE Related-Companies

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