Student artists bring new life to Greyline Station with an immersive mural

A 40-foot collaborative mural is transforming the interior of Greyline Station, thanks to students in the School of Art and Visual Studies' Public Art class.

The project began when marketplace leaders approached Lee Ann Paynter, senior lecturer and class instructor, seeking designs for their interior spaces. Greyline selected concepts from three lead artists: Megan Christian, Marissa Talbert, and Ruby Sullivan, who collaborated with Greyline leadership and Paynter to bring the vision to life.

The Public Art course explores how artists express their creative voice in shared spaces. Students examine guerrilla art, interventional art, and various public art techniques through research, readings, and hands-on projects. Their work ranges from indoor and outdoor murals to performance pieces, environmental interventions, and community-engaged installations. Each semester, Paynter tries to do a large group project on campus or in the Lexington community.

The Greyline mural integrates work from all 15 students of the class. "It will be one design sweeping across the walls and kind of immersing the viewer in the scene," Paynter explained.

After weeks of planning and painting, the completed mural will be unveiled Thursday, November 13, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at a free public reception at Greyline Station on Lexington's north side, 101 West Loudon Avenue.

The UK School of Art and Visual Studies, part of the  offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in the fields of art studio, art history and visual studies, art education, curatorial studies and digital media design.