A handful of Northeast Iowa communities are among the 30 Iowa cities that have entered a state contest to win a large-scale public mural for their community.
The design and painting will be done by Iowa City artist Thomas Agran, who has been commissioned by non-profits, cities and corporations to do over 50 murals in the past decade. Each city competing for a mural submitted a one-minute video to showcase the attributes of their town.
Cities vying for the free mural include Waverly, Oelwein, Manchester, and Elkader.
Online voting to determine the three finalists ends on Tuesday, October 15th at 5 pm. A link to watch the videos and cast a vote is available here.
*Here’s the complete list of communities that are vying for the mural: Waverly, Osceola County/Sibley, Adair, Oelwein, Fort Dodge, Fort Madison, Fairfield, Mt. Ayr, Indianola, Lone Tree, Boone, Greenfield, Pocahontas, Quad Cities, LeClaire, West Branch, Manchester, Rock Rapids, Sac City, Jefferson, Ames, Cedar Rapids, Elkader, Villisca, Spencer, Harlan and Osceola.
