CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Some say that life imitates art; for Ariel Vergez, art is his life.

“For me, art is breathing, so it’s something that I have to do,” he explained. “If I’m not doing art, I’m suffocating.”

On Thursday, the spray-paint muralist did just that, continuing his work on Walton Avenue as part of the Art Garden project.

Vergez received nearly $400,000 from the city of Cleveland to mentor local artists in order to produce 10 murals across the Clark-Fulton neighborhood. “Really just celebrate the community’s resilience,” he said.

Transforming Storer Avenue [and adjacent Near West communities] into a vibrant Art Garden, this project merges murals, sculptures, and green spaces to reflect the cultural essence of Clark-Fulton. With community training and deep local partnershi

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