Art sparks mural

Location: The Allentown Service Plaza on the Pennsylvania Turnpike


This mural entitled “Valley Wide” was made as a collaboration between muralist Matt Halm and over 40 students from Emmaus High School, in Emmaus, PA and Building 21 High School, in Allentown, PA.  Over a two-month residency, students were introduced to and engaged in all aspects of mural-making including concept creation, visual research, image transferal, drawing, and painting.  The mural was painted on flexible cloth panels which were permanently installed in this space.  This beautiful and vibrant piece highlights the many landmarks, natural wonders, and culinary delights of the Lehigh Valley through student illustrations and vignettes.

Art Sparks Mural Project

Reference Key

1. Malcolm Gross Rose Garden- Allentown, PA

2.  Lehigh Valley Culture: Art Galleries & Museums

3.  Lehigh Valley Food Favorites:  Pretzels

4.  Soldier and Sailors Monument- Allentown, PA

5. Lehigh Valley Phantoms- Minor League Hockey

6.  Liberty Bell Museum- Allentown, PA

7.  Steel Stacks at the former Bethlehem Steel Site- Bethlehem, PA

8.  West Park (Band Shell)- Allentown, PA

9.  Triangle Park- Emmaus, PA

10.  Pennsylvania Folk Art

11.  Lehigh Valley Mall- Whitehall, PA

12.  Banana Factory (Artsquest)- Bethlehem, PA

13.  Albertus L. Meyers Bridge- Allentown, PA

14.  The Lehigh Canal Park- Lehighton, PA

15.  Trout Creek Park and Fish Hatchery- Allentown, PA

16.  Lehigh Valley Culture: Biking Trails

17.  Grim's Orchard & Family Farms- Breinigsville, PA

18.  The Crayola Experience- Easton, PA

19.  "Cube and Thread," a sculpture by Paul Sisko- Sculpture Park, Allentown, PA

20.  Martin Guitar Factory and Museum- Nazareth, PA

21.  Lehigh Valley Culture:  Fall Foliage

22.  Moravian Star of Bethlehem, PA

23.  Lehigh Valley Culture:  Farmer’s Markets

24.  Lehigh Valley Culture:  Historical Silk Mills

25.  Museum of Indian Culture- Allentown, PA

26.  Lehigh Valley Food Favorites:  Perogies

27.  Blue Mountain Resort- Palmerton, PA

28.  Hill to Hill Bridge- Bethlehem, PA

29.  Lehigh Valley Culture: Parks and Recreation

30.  Lehigh Valley Food Favorites: Pho

31.  State Theatre Center for the Arts- Easton, PA

32.  Lehigh Valley Food Favorites: Tacos

33.  Mack Trucks- Macungie, PA

34.  Northampton Street Bridge- Easton, PA

35.  Lehigh Valley Culture: Boating and Kayaking

36.  Lehigh Valley Culture:  Public Radio and Television

37.  Lehigh River- From Pocono Peak Lake to the Delaware River in Easton

38.  Lehigh Valley Zoo- Schnecksville, PA

39.  Lock Ridge Park and Furnace Museum-  Alburtis, PA

40.  Lights in the Parkway- Lehigh Parkway- Allentown, PA

41.  Lehigh Valley Culture:  Hospitals

42.  Lehigh Valley Culture:  Nature Preserves

43.  Freddy Awards, Lehigh Valley High Schools

44.  Easton's Historic Centre Square - Easton, PA

45.  Lehigh Vally Food Favorites:  Hot Dogs

46.  PP&L Building- Allentown, PA

47.  Lehigh Valley Culture:  Covered Bridges (Bogert’s Bridge- Allentown, Pa)

48.  Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom- Allentown, PA

49.  Lehigh Valley Culture:  Lenni Lenape, Delaware, and Indigenous Peoples History

50.  Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs – Minor League Baseball

51.  Lehigh Valley Culture:  Places of Worship

52.  Lehigh Valley Culture:  Farming and Agriculture

53.  Lehigh Valley Culture:  Lenni Lenape, Delaware, and Indigenous Peoples History

54.  America on Wheels Museum- Allentown, PA

55.  Student Artist Group:  Building 21 High School- Allentown, PA

56.  Student Artist Group:  Emmaus High School- Emmaus, PA

57.  Lehigh Valley Culture:  Railroads

58.  Pennsylvania Turnpike

59.  Saylor Park Industrial Museum- Coplay, PA

60.  Peace Candle- Easton, PA

61.  The Great Allentown Fair- Allentown, PA

62.  Peepsfest (Just Bourne) – Bethlehem, PA

63.  Musikfest- Bethlehem, PA

64.  Historic Hotel Bethlehem- Bethlehem, PA

65.  Lehigh Valley International Airport- Allentown, PA

66.  Lehigh Valley Culture:  Colleges and Universities