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Cusick, WA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022
Project Category: Public art installations
Description: To honor the Kalispel Tribe's history and culture, this project installed artwork by community members to ten utility-box covers.
Blacksburg, VA
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2022
Project Category: Public art installations
Description: To beautify a busy corridor in Blacksburg, the project installed a mural paying tribute to the area's natural environment and history. Volunteers worked to install the artwork -- which depicts a flurry of butterflies -- along a busy pedestrian streetscape.
Granby, CO
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2019
Project Category: Public art installations
Description: Granby hosted the RKY MTN WALLS street art festival, Grand County's first ever mural festival. Over seven days, Denver-based artists created eight massive murals on Main Street, which celebrate the area's diversity and culture. The festival also featured cornhole competitions, face painting and opportunities to create art on canvasses provided by event organizers. Following the festival, residents formed a public art committee to continue promoting community art.
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Cimarron, KS
AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025
Project Category: Park enhancements
Description: The project will add a pickleball court to Cimarron Crossing Park, along with a shaded area and benches. This will provide a new recreational activity for adults and create a space for socializing while watching others play.
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