PaintNSkate is a two-day community art and skating event at the Riverfront Rink in Sawyer Point to celebrate the USA’s 250th birthday. The celebration will take place April 18 from 12 to 6 pm for a public painting day, when everyone can pick up a brush and paint the rink, followed by a ribbon cutting and skating party on April 19 from 2 to 3 pm, featuring DJ V Vibez.

In partnership with the greater Cincinnati community, artist Pam Kravetz leads the painting, with artists Rick Wolf and Matt Whitby. The sponsors are inviting the public to join in painting a large-scale, skateable mural that centers a simple but powerful idea: In America, the people are supposed to be in charge.

The inspiration for the artwork comes from the community itself: members of the skate community offered ideas which the artists will bring to life with a large design for the rink.

Paint April 18 from 12 to 6 pm

Skate and be part of a short film about the project April 19 from 2 to 3 pm