Outdoor art project underway in Janesville

By STEVE BENTON   Wednesday, June 24, 2009
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WCLO's Steve Benton reports fundraising is underway for Janesville's downtown mural project.

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— The Janesville Design and Development Center is sponsoring the "Heart of the City Outdoor Art Campaign" and Managing Director, Christine Moore says the fundraising effort is now underway.

Raffle tickets are on sale for prizes like Milwaukee Brewers games, U.W. Football, Comedy Night at the Armory, Harley-Davidson rental packages and more.

The project involves three artists that will each produce a mural representing three pieces of Janesville's history.

Moore says the murals will be on large 20 x 25 foot pieces of vinyl that will be framed on three buildings in the downtown.

Cost of the project is $60,000 and Moore hopes to have the murals on display by fall.

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Hockeyjockey
Jul 20, 2009 at 7:08 p.m.
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What an incredible waste of money. Couldn't Forward Janesville be using this money for small business startup loans or something that actually is going to help the business community? And what ever happened to the money they made off the little cars that were all over downtown?

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