WSU students dedicate mural to Kamiak Elementary

Two temperature-sensitive paintings will be among four murals created this fall through a collaboration between WSU artists and chemists for public display at Kamiak Elementary School in Pullman. The innovative paintings were dedicated to the new elementary school and surrounding community Oct. 21.

"Our goal was to create an outdoor mural, inspired and informed by chemical science, that is both educational and interactive," said Amy Nielsen, clinical assistant professor of chemistry, who co-led the project with Joe Hedges, assistant professor of fine arts.

The professors had fine arts student...