Iowa — Thirty Iowa cities have entered a state contest to win a large-scale public mural for their community, and two towns from our main coverage area are among them.
The design and painting will be done by Iowa City artist Thomas Agran who has been commissioned by non-profits, cities and corporations to do over 50 murals in the past decade. Each city competing for a mural submitted a one-minute video to showcase the attributes of their town. A few of the videos, like Jefferson’s, directly referenced the potential mural.
A group from Osceola County hopes to put the mural on an agricultural museum in Sibley.
Also in the running from this area is the community of Rock Rapids, and from next door to our area — Spencer is also in the running.
Online voting to determine the three finalists ends on Tuesday, October 15th at 5 p.m. Go to www.radioiowa.com to find a link to watch the videos and cast a vote.
Also vying for the mural are the communities of Waverly, Adair, Oelwein, Fort Dodge, Fort Madison, Fairfield, Mt. Ayr, Indianola, Lone Tree, Boone, Greenfield, Pocahontas, Quad Cities, LeClaire, West Branch, Manchester, Sac City, Jefferson, Ames, Cedar Rapids, Elkader, Villisca, Harlan and Osceola.)
