Symphony

In 2016, Mac was commissioned by The Historic Warehouse District Development Corporation (HWDDC) to create a new chalk mural underneath Cleveland’s Main Avenue bridge for Ernst & Young. Since 2014, Mac had been creating 10 ft. tall chalk murals at this location across from the main entrance to Ernst & Young Tower, and HWDDC was able to leverage them to raise funds and additional support for their community programs and events.

Ernst & Young’s mural was inspired by brand elements from a range of their marketing materials, and paired with a musical composition to invite multi-sensory consideration and appreciation.

Do you recognize the piece of music?

MAIZE

SCENE Magazine wanted to take their Fall festival fundraiser up a notch for University Hospital's Kids Kicking Cancer. We created a collaborative mural for the 3 day event, inviting attendees to pick a color, grab a brush, and make their mark on Cleveland. More than 300 attendees contributed to the painting. The final work is currently awaiting finalization for installation in a TBD location.

Believeland

As Cleveland prepared for the Republican National Convention, we felt it was important to revitalize the Believeland murals and celebrate local pride and identity in the wake of Cleveland's NBA Championship. Believeland III was specifically designed for Cleveland's RNC guests and was quickly embraced on social media and featured on national news and political channels.

Following the RNC, the murals continued to be a popular backdrop for social media profiles, wedding photography, and was also prominently featured in the Cleveland Cavaliers' 80's Night player intro video, and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's music video for Coming Home. With coverage from local media channels, we promised to return with a baseball mural if the Cleveland Indians could continue their winning ways. They did, and our Roll Tribe mural caught the attention of Major League Baseball, prompting our opportunity to create the Rally Together mural for MLB's American League Championship Series.

Believeland

Cleveland's Historic Warehouse and Flats Districts were connected by a chalkboard wall that had been created 13 years earlier to cover graffiti, but had since been neglected and vandalized. Seeing this as an opportunity to redefine the neighborhood and create a positive experience for visitors, I organized a Chalk It Up event with some colleagues and created the large scale murals that have since redefined the area as "Believeland." This work has been embraced by everyone, radically shifting the way people view the neighborhood, Clevelanders, and Cleveland itself. Based on this initial murals, Nike selected the site for its Together campaign, the return of Lebron James to the Cleveland Cavaliers. They brought us back to create Believeland II for the occasion. We returned for Believeland III the following year.