It’s called “A Wish on the Wind,” and it’s a sleeping giant.
The latest mural in Springville is one of the largest in the village, at 77 feet long, visible from Pearl Street on the side of the former Witter-Davis Furniture Co. building.
When completed later this week, it will depict the rolling hills and countryside around the village, alongside the silhouette of a slumbering giantess.
Discussion in the community in recent months has shown a divide between people who love the murals and those who think that there are too many of them, and that they don’t belong in a historic district.
The village Historic Preservation Commission is still reviewing proposed regulations to govern the murals. The Springville Center for the Arts fostered the public art program, forming the Public Art Corps with Springville Regional Service Coalition in 2021.
Mural supporters hope that when “A Wish on the Wind” mural is finished, it will persuade those who are skeptical of public art.
Ashley Rae Lowry, who with her husband owns the building at 69 E. Main St. where the latest mural is being painted, said it would not be allowed under the regulations as first proposed.
A disagreement over one piece of art became a more wide-ranging debate common when the issue is public art: freedom of expression versus the character of the community.
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