During First Friday art walk in Rockland Friday, there will be a special unveiling of a new mural arts project on School Street.

The wall of the Grasshopper Shop in downtown Rockland has been painted with a mural as a partnership between the Farnsworth’s Education Department and mural director Alexis Iammarino. A gathering will take place from 5:30-7 p.m., on School Street, between Main and Union streets, with public remarks scheduled for 6 p.m.

This is the eighth consecutive year that the Farnsworth has participated in First Friday. During First Fridays, the museum is open free of charge to the public from 5 to 8 p.m.

The mural arts project has been made possible thanks in part to a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The purpose of this community project was to engage local youth in creating public art in downtown Rockland.

Iammarino was joined by Canadian-born mural artist Melissa Luk, who has created mural projects on multiple continents, most recently in the west-African nation of Gabon. The mural was also completed with help of local artists and volunteers of all ages, the youngest of which was 7 and the oldest 80 years old.

The mural unveiling will celebrate the efforts of all involved, give the public the opportunity to meet the artists and toast this new addition to the cultural vibrancy of Rockland’s downtown. Free ice cream will be provided by the Grasshopper Shop.

For more information on this project, visit the museum website at farnsworthmuseum.org or call the museum’s Education Department at 207-596-0949.