2026

Skate Downtown Cincy - led by Morgan & Eddie Rigaud - in partnership with Art on the Streets, Cincinnati Parks, and a national collaborator, Think Big Alliance -led by Margie Waller, announced PaintNSkate, a two-day community art and skating event at the Riverfront Rink in Sawyer Point in Spring of 2026.

The visual concept centers on ‘crowning’ everyday people in the Queen City and beyond. The design celebrates community members who bring their skills,experiences, and passion into shared spaces. It reflects five years of volunteer-led activation at the rink, where skaters have helped maintain, beautify, and reimagine the space. That work has built a new generation of park stewards and civic participants in Cincinnati.

In partnership with the greater Cincinnati community, artist Pam Kravetz leads the painting, with artists Rick Wolf and Matt Whitby. The sponsors invited 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.

ASSISTING ARTISTS: Ryan Lewis, Margeaux Lim, Junius Smith, TC Thomason