American Legion Post 111 is looking for an artist to create a mural on the back wall of the post home at 111 W. Washington St. The wall faces the Parlor City Plaza across Walnut Street from the building. (Photo by Dave Schultz)
A nationwide call-out is underway to find the muralist who will create downtown Bluffton’s next public art piece.
Bluffton NOW! and the American Legion Post 111 have announced the timeline of creating a military-themed mural on the north-facing side of the Legion, located at 111 W. Washington St. in Bluffton.
Proposals are due Tuesday, Aug. 17. The mural would be installed by Monday, Sept. 20 — the week of the Bluffton Free Street Fair.
The brick wall is approximately 60-feet-by-14-feet and the mural can cover the whole surface, according to information posted on the Bluffton NOW! website.
“The goal of this program is to construct a mural within downtown Bluffton that will pay homage to branches of the military,” the information said. “The mural project proposals could reflect the following: Pay tribute to the branches of the military of the United States; pay tribute to PVT Grover Sheets, veteran (killed in action for whom) the Legion is named after; reflects the battlefield cross; must contain the American Legion emblem.”
Sheets was Wells County’s first World War I fatality. The “mood board” compiled for the project includes his portrait, a flying eagle and battle images, among other images for inspiration.
A jury of 10 members of the Bluffton NOW! mural committee and the Legion will select the muralist. Learn more and view related materials at www.blufftonnow.org/mural
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