This photo shows the proposed mural that was supposed to be painted in Wolcott. Artist rendering
WOLCOTT — For a short time, it looked like the mural project planned for downtown Wolcott wasn’t going to happen.
Now it looks like those plans are back on track.
Because of a disagreement about the content in one of the two planned murals, both projects appeared to be in jeopardy.
According to George Blissett, president of Wolcott Main Street, the group spearheading the mural project in tandem with the Tippecanoe Arts Federation, problems arose when the committee, made up of George and Dawn Blissett, and Marilyn Young, asked one of the mural artists, Anthony Brooks, to make a few changes to his proposed design.
“The three of us saw the renditions and knew it wasn’t what would represent our community,” George Blissett said. “We asked for a dog to be added, we asked for the children to be smiling instead of upset and agitated, and we asked for a small American flag. (Brooks) did add a dog, but would not make other changes.”
Blissett said William Salee, the owner of the building on which the mural was to be painted, also did not agree with the content and would not allow it to be painted on his building, Sallee’s Electric.
Blissett said Brooks then backed out of the contract and would not proceed with the mural.
In response, Tetia Lee, TAF’s chief executive officer, said the murals “will likely not be happening in Wolcott” because “their Main Street group have caused delays, making the timeline for completion impossible.”
“I’ll let you know where we end up investing dollars in White County in the future,” Lee added.
In the meantime, Blissett, who had been handling the talks between Wolcott Main Street and Lee, asked for another member to take over the communications role because of what he called “tension and miscommunication” between himself and Lee.
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