Not another old-timey mural! 😱😱

Don't we have a future?

Howdy "When you get a mural, that's it for your town. It's going to die."  I heard that a long time ago, but I don't know how that got started. Maybe if your town has been struggling, someone will want to turn things around, and at some point someone is going to suggest painting a mural. And the mural will always be a historical scene.  But I still like murals. Just not historical murals. Please, no more historical murals.  Here's why I'm down on historical murals. We have enough. When I visit small towns, I've noticed that if it has a mural, almost without exception they show old-time scenes in traditional old-timey styles.  Is that all we are? History?  It's like the poster I saw in the Cincinnati Airport: "Experience Ohio's Small Town Past." Because, you know, small towns are all stuck in the past.   Or how Deb's small town got compared to a time capsule. Now not only are we stuck in the past, we're sealed in for another 50 years!  Which brings me to my question:  Who's showing our small town present? Or, dare we think it, our rural future?  Cosmos, Minnesota, pop. 473, has a modern-style mural on the side of a hair salon. (bottom right in this photo - It's a little faded, so it's been up for some time which I think is cool.) Pullman, Washington, pop. 33,000, has a bright and funky mural downtown and lots more challenging art around town. (see it here) Can you even imagine doing a future-themed mural in your town? What would your community's future look like in art?  Keep shaping the future of your town,  Becky PS - Deb and I are talking more about arts for the past, present and future in our first flipped webinar. It's a $20 investment, and you can check it out here.    How'd I do? Was this useful for you?  Useful Not so much Link for Sharing   Change how you get these emails:  New email address? Go here to update your profile Want fewer emails from us? Go here to change subscriptions Never want to hear from me, Small Biz Survival or SaveYour.Town again? Unsubscribe from all our lists Where to sign up:  Want to refer a friend to get these weekly emails? Send them to sign up here Did someone forward this to you? Sign up to get your own SaveYour.Town PO Box 8 Hopeton, OK 73746 Add us to your address book   Powered by MailChimp