I must admit that some of my columns have been a little off the wall. I'd better not dare to mention their name. Recently, a local individual, let's call him Bob,' told the area arts council of a city in the northwest that was famous for its lovely murals throughout the city. Bob' showed the arts council a book that pictured each mural and told how each represented a certain aspect of the area's people, history, culture, or tradition.
People travel for miles to see the paintings, and the area's economy has boomed as a result.
The subject was brought up again at the arts council's recent annual meeting, and several ideas surfaced. After much discussion, the council authorized a committee to look into identifying possible buildings for murals and see if there would be individuals or groups to be involved in designing and painting murals depicting our community's people, history, culture, and tradition. During discussion it was discovered that at least two sites have seriously been considered for murals. Another site, the library, is close to being a reality. Contact has been made with Randy Norris, for permission to paint a mural, and a couple of local artists to design a reading related mural, on the wall of the eye clinic building next to the library.