05/16/2026
Our community welcomes Oregon-based muralist “Miss Teal” .rosendale who, with input from all of us will transform the massive walls of the theater into our first public art project!
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To celebrate the mural’s installation, an Artist Talk with Miss Teal will be held Monday, June 1, at 6p at the Community Building in Jay at 11 School Lane, Au Sable Forks. The talk is free and open to the public.
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The official mural dedication and community mural celebration will take place on at the mural site at the Ausable Theater on Friday, June 5, from 6 to 8 pm. The celebration will include live music, food trucks and kid-friendly activities.
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The public art project is a partnership between the community and the Essex County Land Bank’s program, an offshoot of the Land Bank and the . Special thanks to for guiding us through the process.
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As the owners of the Ausable Theater, we applied for this opportunity and offered their property as the mural site: “We’re thrilled to welcome muralist Erika Rosendale aka Miss Teal to Au Sable Forks for this landmark public art project at the Ausable Theater. Bringing this sweeping colorful mural to our historic Main Street with the involvement and input from the community, is an exciting moment not only for our theater, but for our entire region. In small rural towns like ours, every effort to create beauty, inspire connection, and invest in shared spaces matters. We believe revitalization happens one project, one building, and one act of creativity at a time. It takes all of us doing what we can to enhance and celebrate the place we call home, and we’re honored that this mural will help contribute to the continued energy, pride, and renewal of Au Sable Forks.”
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During the project, the community can watch Miss Teal work from her scaffolding platform to create the this soon to be dedicated mural with the theme inspired by the input from the community.
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