Art in the Ruins
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After months of planning, the West Texas A&M University Mural Squad arrived in Canadian, led by painting professor Jon Revett, with a mission to transform “the ruins” with a new mural. The painting project took about three days and involved the work of several art students—most of them studio majors—as well as one studying graphic design, another art education, and two college painting professors from two universities also in the mix. Their names are preserved in one corner of the mural. The community arts project was generously funded by WTAMU and by the Citadelle, along with donors who believe in supporting community arts mural projects across the region. For those who don’t already know, “the ruins” is located on Kingman and 6th streets, next to the CISD Technology building.