Design chosen for Putnam County Mural Project

Monday, August 5, 2019
With the actual painting of the project set to occur next month, residents now have a clearer vision of how the mural project on the S & W Feed Center silos will look. The design was announced on Saturday.
Courtesy photos/KEY DETAIL, PUTNAM COUNTY MURAL PROJECT

Putnam County’s rural heritage as well as the influence of the arts will be celebrated on one of the state’s largest murals.

After voting by community members on Friday, a design was announced on Saturday for the Putnam County Mural Project.

The silos at S & W Feed Center will be graced by a mix of agricultural scenes and musical images.

Beginning from the left (westernmost) silo, each one will feature two ears of corn, a cow and barn, a violin and trumpet and a deer buck along with a covered bridge, morel mushrooms and blueberries.

The final scene is wider than the others, as it will wrap around to the eastern edge of the final silo, more of which is visible from the intersection of U.S. 231 and Veterans Highway.

Voting occurred on Friday only, either online at www.putnamcountymuralproject.org or in person at Greencastle First Friday.

Internationally-known mural artist Andrei Krautsou, who goes by the artist name Key Detail, created both proposed designs, which he and wife Julia Yu-Baba will install.

In early July, the Putnam County Mural Project selected Key Detail to design and install the mural after six weeks of community input and a national call to artists attracted more than 70 applications.

Krautsou is a mural artist who focuses on large-scale projects, with work featured at some of the world’s most notable mural districts, as well as in international magazines and books.

When finished, the mural will be one of the largest in the state of Indiana.

Comments
View 3 comments
Note: The nature of the Internet makes it impractical for our staff to review every comment. Please note that those who post comments on this website may do so using a screen name, which may or may not reflect a website user's actual name. Readers should be careful not to assign comments to real people who may have names similar to screen names. Refrain from obscenity in your comments, and to keep discussions civil, don't say anything in a way your grandmother would be ashamed to read.
  • Beautiful.

    -- Posted by Queen53 on Mon, Aug 5, 2019, at 4:10 PM
  • Good choices!

    -- Posted by Jenni Artis on Mon, Aug 5, 2019, at 4:17 PM
  • *

    This will be such fun to watch as well as a real learning experience.

    -- Posted by kvickykrider on Mon, Aug 5, 2019, at 10:37 PM
Respond to this story

Posting a comment requires free registration: