True Colors Mural

We hope knowing the story behind the mural helps you love it just as much as we do. Now while we have you, we’d like to give a few thank you’s. First and foremost, thank you to our artists, the original designers who spent months of hard work creating the actual art on the mural today. Putting so much of themselves into this art, thank you Malinda Richardson and Jessica Prockish. While Malinda and Jessica made the art, they couldn't have done it without the creative minds who helped come up with the theme and idea. So, thank you to our team Keenan Ridey, Dezi Masengale, and Tara Adams. Thank you so much to the MAC (Manhattan Arts Center) for allowing us to paint our art on their wall. As well as all the wonderful people who funded this project. To everyone who helped paint the mural itself, whether you were able to help for the entire week of painting or just a day your work is deeply appreciated. Thank you to our partners BHS Construction, Hy-Vee, Heritage Builders, Riley County PD, and First Congregational Church. Thank you to our painters Malinda Richardson, Jessica Prockish, Keenan Ridey, Dezi Massengale, Tara Adams, Justin Howard, Lizzie Cook, Princess Goudy (& Lena), Katie Baker, Olivia Riley, Emma Kellogg, and Courage Wortman. Thank you to muralists Justin and Lizzie, for helping to show us techniques on how to put our art onto this wall. And finally thank you!

By scanning this QR code and reading the story of this mural you are playing such a critical role. Engaging and participating with the arts in your community matters so much! The process of this mural has been a wild ride, and we are so so lucky and grateful to have been presented with this incredible opportunity. We hope that our effort and most importantly our art will be appreciated for years to come.

Funding for this mural was from the Deihl Community Arts Fund held at the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation.