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Timber Point’s Winning Mural Designs Unveiled at Smith Point Beach

Two young artists from East Islip’s Timber Point Elementary School celebrated a special milestone on July 1 as their winning mural designs were officially unveiled at Smith Point Beach on Fire Island. Kindergartner Sadie Green and first grader Fiona Robles were honored during a ribbon-cutting ceremony after their beach- and ocean-themed artwork was transformed into large-scale murals by professional artists from Splashes of Hope.

The students had the unique opportunity to sign their finished murals, permanently leaving their artistic mark in the Smith Point Beach tunnels. Their original designs were selected earlier this year as winners of a mural contest inviting students from kindergarten through college to create artwork celebrating the beach and ocean.

child painting heart on wall
A colorful mural on a blue wall features a beach scene with children surfing and playing, a turtle in the ocean, and a sun and umbrella in the background.
A young girl in a pink dress stands in front of a colorful mural depicting a beach scene with a surfer, a turtle, and a sun, while a blue ocean with waves fills the background.
A group of children and an adult stand in front of a tunnel entrance decorated with murals, with a fence and trees in the background.
A young girl in the foreground paints a heart on a colorful mural, while another girl in the background continues to add to the artwork.
A young girl in a white dress stands before a colorful mural of a beach scene with a turtle swimming in the ocean, under a bright yellow sun.
A group of people gather for a ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of a tunnel entrance adorned with colorful murals, while a person in the foreground films the event with their phone.
A turtle swims in the blue ocean in the foreground, with a sandy beach and a bright sun in the background under a cloudy sky.