If you were to drive past the alleyway between the new Setting Sun Circle and the Wild Buffalo House of Music on Holly Street, you might catch a glimpse of some wonderful, fresh art. Setting Sun Circle is the Children of the Setting Sun Productions’ (CSSP) new home, a community-minded space that will contain a Salish gallery, a theater, a meditation garden, and much more.
The Coast Salish Living Mural was designed and painted by CSSP’s Coast Salish artists Free Borsey, Raven Borsey, and Roy Nicol.
Photograph by Chloe Nelson
“The Coast Salish Living Mural grew out of our desire to honor the land and people whose stories shape this place and to create something living that expresses Coast Salish identity, reciprocity, and relationship to place,” says Children of the Setting Sun’s Contractor Eréne Lejeune.
This vibrant, colorful mural features PNW flora and fauna, a giant yellow sun, and depictions of Indigenous peoples building cabins and fishing.
Photograph by Chloe Nelson
“The mural reflects that art is not separate from life, but part of how we learn, heal, and relate to one another,” says Lejeune. “In that way, it’s both a preview and a promise of what’s to come [from Setting Sun] Circle: a space for Indigenous voices, creativity, and connection to thrive.” 210 W. Holly St., Bellingham, 360.410.1695, settingsunproductions.org
