Six people at the planning meeting combined discussions about public art, a limestone bench contest, and community beautification efforts.
Current interest in public art is coming from several people in town. The owner of the building at Sale and Vine Street would like to have a large, professionally-done mural on the north side of his 2-story building. This would be seen by traffic stopping at the stoplight at Sale & Main. He would also like to have some eclectic art in the front windows of his building. Also, a group of local art teachers, would like to see murals and public art.
What are good locations for public art? In front of Smithville Telephone? around the log cabin? near the library? What type of public art? Sculptures, totems. One EMS member has contacted two local companies regarding limestone benches to make Ellettsville the "Limestone Bench Capitol of the World". Bybee has agreed to make 3 demo benches.
If interest is high and resources are found, it might be possible to have 12 benches a year by 12 carvers. Perhaps the benches could be memorial benches with the name of who designed it & who carved it. Limestone as well as wood and metal could be used. Somehow this could be done in connection with the Limestone Symposium and/or be done during the Fall Festival. The Waldron Art Center will be a good resource for these ideas. Also, the art teachers know about grants that could be obtained to pay for the public art.
One problem may be vandalism from the youth who "hang out" in the downtown area. A possible solution would be surveillance cameras. Another way to use limestone would be to create planters and let youth help create/design them. Hanging baskets of flowers might be used downtown instead of banners providing they could be maintained.
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Here is a thought:
We have a number of creative people in Ellettsville. The Limestone Symposium is attracting more students every year.
Would it be possible to expand the reach of the symposium to promote Ellettsville as a destination for creative types?
This could be an area where EMS has an impact.
I also understand that our newest town council member is a harpsichord builder. I think we need his input as well.
I want to first say Thank-you to Jeana Kapczynski for getting Main Street off the ground. I think Ellettsville has improved greatly!
The decorative light posts, the banners, the beautiful snowflakes and the Gateways are wonderful! I am sad that there have not been many people doing Letters to the Editor and commenting on the new and improved changes but it IS great!
I hope we can work toward benches, art, flowers/flower pots more things for the downtown area. But much progress has been made and I know more will come!
Thanks to all again~
Ranee Love
Glad to see that Main Street is making progress on these ideas. Keep up the good work.
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