Artist: Melissa Newby-Armstrong
Location: The Hive, 156 Deweese St
The mural on the exterior of the downtown hair salon The Hive was created by Michelle Newby-Armstrong, a Lexington-based art teacher at Cardinal Valley Elementary, with contributions by three groups of students and fellow local artist Graham Allen. Newby-Armstrong said her goal with the mural, which was completed in 2016 and partially funded from a LexArts community arts development grant, was to raise awareness about the declining honeybee population, an interest of hers that stems from a love of nature as well as science-based activities she has done with her elementary students.
