Michael Pilato has painted the side of buildings in State College and Williamsport. The accomplished muralist is eyeing the town of Emporium for his next venture. Tuesday December 22, Pilato will give a presentation to the Emporium Rotary Club and be available to meet with others during an open house at the Cameron County Chamber of Commerce & Artisan Center from 3pm to 5pm.
Pilato contacted the Sylvan Heritage Council after a friend told him the council had received a Pennsylvania Partner in the Arts grant for a mural. Following his first visit in November, Pilato decided this would be his next project. According to Pilato, “Emporium provides an opportunity for me to show other communities that they can have quality public art no matter how small the community.”
Pilato does murals inside murals. He enjoys having the murals look at each other across streets and parking lots. His murals are also three dimensional. The family of a soldier killed in Iraq gave Pilato the Purple Heart earned by the soldier. Pilato has embedded the medal into the uniform of the soldier.
In Williamsport a section of the mural is dedicated to religion and those that serve the community. The background depicts the buildings, with the leaders in front. Pilato is also the founder and executive director of the Public Art Academy. His work can be found at www.pilatomurals.com.
Pilato plans to work with residents on the design of the murals and hopes to visit the senior centers and schools and have seniors and students paint portions of the mural.
Anyone wishing more information is invited to the open house at the Cameron County Chamber of Commerce & Artisan Center on Tuesday, December 22 from 3pm to 5pm
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