Artist Pam Bliss works on the new mural on the Commerce Street side of the Dunkirk City Building on Monday evening. The public art piece will feature two former Dunkirk high schools, the former Sutton?School and the Dunkirk Speedcats logo. It is expected to be complete by the end of the week, weather permitting. (The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney)
Artist Pam Bliss works on the new mural on the Commerce Street side of the Dunkirk City Building on Monday evening. The public art piece will feature two former Dunkirk high schools, the former Sutton?School and the Dunkirk Speedcats logo. It is expected to be complete by the end of the week, weather permitting. (The Commercial Review/Ray Cooney)
DUNKIRK — Another mural is in process in the city.

All those who attended Monday’s Dunkirk City Council meeting walked into the city building while artist Pamela Bliss painted above their heads.

Dunkirk Mayor Jack Robbins reported that Bliss, who also painted the Glass Capital of Indiana mural in the city in 2020, started work on her newest project last week.

Council member Donna Revolt noted that the mural will feature three school buildings — the original Dunkirk High School that was destroyed by fire, the Dunkirk High School that followed and the Sutton School — that are no longer in operation and the dates they were established. The mural will also feature the Dunkirk Speedcats logo.

The project has been in the works for well over a year, as the city council gave the Dunkirk Beautification Committee permission to commission a mural on the south side of the city building in April 2023. It was contingent on receiving grant funding.

At the time of the approval, there had already been a $1,500 donation toward the project. The committee was also approved for a $3,250 grant from The Johnson Fund for the Dunkirk Community via The Dunkirk Foundation for the project.

The mural is expected to be completed this week, weather permitting.
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