Wildlife - Bandon Mural Tour

In Partnership with Bandon Chamber of Commerce 
and Greater Bandon By-The-Sea Association

In Partnership with Bandon Chamber of Commerce 
and Greater Bandon By-The-Sea Association

17. Good Earth Community Garden

Where the garden blooms beyond the fence. Bursting with bright daffodils, vibrant nasturtiums, and a monarch butterfly in flight, this joyful mural celebrates the beauty, abundance, and wonder found in a thriving garden. Painted beside raised beds overflowing with living plants, the artwork blends seamlessly with the landscape, making it hard to tell where nature ends and art begins. A cheerful reminder that growth happens one seed, one bloom, and one community at a time.

15. Ocean Crest Elementary School

14. 11th Street Mural

Bandon, painted in three beautiful chapters. Look closely and you’ll spot a puffin in every panel, a playful detail inspired by the artist’s love of the coast. Designed by artist Mike Vaughan, owner of Vaughn's Landscape Design. Commissioned by Nick Housego who wanted to showcase the icons of Bandon. Each panel depicts a different focus area that makes Bandon unique. Vaughn was inspired by Japanese artists Hokusai. He featured a puffin on each panel and was inspired to add an eagle to a snag in one of the panels after visiting Bandon Dunes "Sheep Ranch" and viewing this scene. Panel one, showcases "Circles in the Sand" with soft pinks and tranquil blues. Panel two features Face Rock with its powerful tide hammering the jagged rocks under sunset hues. Panel three highlights Bandon Dunes and includes massive rock formations.

12. Lamplighter Inn

A gallery without walls. These vibrant murals come together to tell a larger story, one of creativity, community, and connection. From bold colors and expressive forms to symbols and scenes inspired by local life, each mural contributes its own voice to a collective work of art. Together, they transform an ordinary space into a place of inspiration, inviting visitors to slow down, look closer, and discover the stories woven into every brushstroke.

11. Bandon Water Treatment Plant

Where art, wildlife, and community come together. This 530 foot mural was originally painted by Jack Champayne in the 90's. In 2009, artist Vicki Affatati began fundraising and generating interest in the restoration. Her project, "Bringing Jack Back", was multifacted- including working with Bandon High School students to experience civic involvement in a variety of areas from fundraising, engagement with town leaders, art classes and art shows and ending with a team of 7 student artists who worked along side Affatati during the summer of 2010 to restore all areas of the mural. Look closely and you'll find thirty-eight local birds, a sea captain, the Bandon Lighthouse, seals and grey whales woven into one unforgettable mural. The giant whales and seals were restored again by Chance Barnes in the summer of 2023.

8. Bandon Brewing & Bandon Vision Center

5. Bandon Fish Market

4. Bandon Fisheries Warehouse

A glimpse beneath the surface. The Bull Kelp Mural celebrates the rich underwater world thriving just beyond Bandon’s shoreline. This vibrant mural showcases the incredible diversity of our local kelp ecosystem. It was inspired by the Port of Bandon to represent the beauty and diversity of our local bull kelp biome just off the south coast. Vicki Affatati, Tatiana Havill, Jeff Griffin collaborated on researching the plants and sea animals that exist within this rich environment. The painting was created on 16, four by eight aluminum composite panels in the winter and spring of 2022-23 by Affatati, BHS art student interns and a variety of local volunteers.

2. Orcas

Across the former Edgewaters building, Jack Champayne’s orca whales complete the story with the sea lions and pelicans on mural 1, celebrating the wildlife that shapes life along Oregon’s coast. Champayne's mural spans the length of a blue-painted exterior wall and features a pod of orcas (killer whales). The orcas are painted in a realistic yet stylized manner, with their classic black and white markings.

1. Sea Lions

This mural begins at the water’s edge. When artist Bonnie Nixon saw an aging wall beside the Edgewater Restaurant, since closed, she imagined something more fitting for the coast. The result was a lively mural of seals and pelicans that quickly became a favorite with visitors. Bonnie stated "My kids had the Edgewater's restaurant for 12 years. The old cement wall was a real eye sore for customers, so I decided to spruce it up with something fitting for the area. Seals seemed appropriate, customers loved it! (Mayor) Mary Shammerhorn suggested the pelicans." The orca whales on the buildings eastern exterior wall were painted by Jack Champayne.

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