Farallon Electronics Embraces Sailing With a New Mural

A challenge for helping the world understand the beauty of sailing is that sailing happens offshore and out of sight of most people. It’s hard to connect with the inherent beauty of sailing unless you step aboard. Or, if someone helps bring the beauty ashore.

Farallon Electronics in San Rafael has brought sailing ashore at its 55 Belvedere St. premises, with a new sailing-themed mural that covers more than one entire side of the building.

The idea for a mural on the Farallon Electronics building was presented by Rich Storek, executive director of The Canal Arts, a locally based nonprofit that aims to create artworks that speak to the local heritage and the immigrant communities of the San Rafael Canal. The mural was completed by mural artists Oscar Morales and Jinjer Nelson with help from student-artist graduates of The Canal Arts’ Mural Arts Workshop teaching program.

The mural is one of several art works being created in the San Rafael Canal District by The Canal Arts in partnership with building owners, with support of a grant from the Pirkle Jones Fund of the Marin Community Foundation, and student-artist graduates of The Canal Arts’ Mural Arts Workshop teaching program.

If you’re taking a trip to San Rafael, check out the murals; this one in particular adds to the Bay Area’s collection of public art connected to the sea. While you’re there, stop in to see the team at Farallon Electronics; they might have just what you need for your boat.