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“Art Around Saline” brought four large framed prints of art to the exterior walls of Saline downtown businesses. The project was initiated by the City of Saline Arts & Culture Committee and in collaboration with the Saline Main Street. The goals of this new and unique project are to enhance and promote public art within the City of Saline, highlight the work of local artists, and increase and enhance pride in the city and its growing art culture.
This Art Around Saline spotlight features the painting “Great Egret” by Nancy Murray located at Brecon Grille and pub in downtown Saline. Murray began painting just 9 years ago at the urging of her sister and daughter who are both accomplished watercolor artists. She learned from taking workshops in painting with other artists and practice.
“Watercolor is my preferred media because of its luminous qualities.” For ‘Great Egret,’ “my objective in this painting was to capture the grace and beauty of this elegant white bird against the colorful fall grasses and sparkling water of my backyard pond.”
Murray is currently president of the Saline Painters Guild and a member of Ann Arbor Women Artists and Great Lakes Plein Air Painters.
“Art Around Saline” was initiated by the City of Saline Arts & Culture Committee and is a joint project with the Saline Main Street. Four large framed prints of art have been installed on the exterior walls of Saline downtown businesses. 5 new art displays will be installed this Fall funded through the Community Tourism Action Plan (CTAP). The CTAP program is a community-oriented tourism marketing and development investment program initiated by the Washtenaw County Convention and Visitors Bureau. The goals of this new and unique project are to enhance and promote public art within the City of Saline, highlight the work of local artists, and increase and enhance pride in the city and its growing art culture.
The City of Saline Arts and Culture Committee and Saline Main Street would like to thank property owners and business managers for their help with installation of this display, Main Street Design Team their participation in the jury process, to Bruce Westlake and Cindy Baxter for frame building, and Bruce Westlake and Ron Ely for installation of the four pieces.
For more information, contact to artaroundsaline@gmail.com or Riley Hollenbaugh, Executive Director, Saline Main Street at director@salinemainstreet.org.
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