With a public art projects grant from the city of Lewiston, Eamon White, background, bought paint and coordinated with local youth to transform a retaining wall Wednesday at the corner of Bartlett and Birch streets in Lewiston. “Twist your hands around in all different directions,” he tells Ezra Veit. The project, titled “CITY OF US,” is hand-painted flags of many nations that are part of the community and “symbolizes a sense of community” said White. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

When Hannah Thompson, background, came across a spider, she didn’t dare put her hand on the wall until Ezra Veit came to the rescue and dispatched it. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Ezra Veit, right, and Hamza Mohsin work on the mural. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Hamza Mohsin, foreground, uses his hands to paint a flag from one of the many nationalities represented within the community Wednesday afternoon. The mural project can be seen at the corner of Bartlett and Birch streets in Lewiston. The unique mural is part of a “CITY OF US” project spearheaded by Lewiston teacher Eamon White with a grant from the city’s public art projects. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal