(June 29, 2017) The Berlin Arts and Entertainment Committee is about halfway to funding another panel for its continuing public mural effort.
Committee treasurer Patty Gregorio said a $1,500 grant from the Worcester County Arts Council and public donations account for nearly half the $5,000 cost of the next panel of a planned five-panel series. Worcester County Tourism also provided a donation.
Two panels have been completed. The mural is attached to the north-facing wall of the Berlin Visitor’s Center on 14 South Main Street.
The committee is hoping additional donations help close the gap in time for the Berlin Peach Festival on Aug. 5.
“Our plan is to set up the next panel at the Peach Festival, where visitors and everyone in the community can come and paint on it,” Gregorio said.
Muralist John Donato will continue to organize the mural effort, she said.
“He’s going to be conducting and we’re going to try to get the crowd involved in it. He’s going to incorporate the Peach Festival and its history into the mural itself,” she said. “We want it to be a community event where everyone can come out and paint, or even if they don’t want to paint to come out and watch. The whole process of how he develops this mural is just amazing.”
For that to happen, however, the committee needs to meet its goal.
“We are looking for a donor or donors to step forward and help us, so we can make it happen. If we don’t get the money, then we have to return the grant money [because] it was specifically written for the Peach Festival,” Gregorio said.
Gregorio said the fourth panel would be done in collaboration with the Germantown School Community Heritage Center.
To donate online, visit www.artsinberlin.org.
To donate by check, visit Salt Water Media or Baked Dessert Café in Berlin, or mail donations to 29 Broad Street, Suite 104, Berlin, Maryland 21811.
Committee treasurer Patty Gregorio said a $1,500 grant from the Worcester County Arts Council and public donations account for nearly half the $5,000 cost of the next panel of a planned five-panel series. Worcester County Tourism also provided a donation.
Two panels have been completed. The mural is attached to the north-facing wall of the Berlin Visitor’s Center on 14 South Main Street.
The committee is hoping additional donations help close the gap in time for the Berlin Peach Festival on Aug. 5.
“Our plan is to set up the next panel at the Peach Festival, where visitors and everyone in the community can come and paint on it,” Gregorio said.
Muralist John Donato will continue to organize the mural effort, she said.
“He’s going to be conducting and we’re going to try to get the crowd involved in it. He’s going to incorporate the Peach Festival and its history into the mural itself,” she said. “We want it to be a community event where everyone can come out and paint, or even if they don’t want to paint to come out and watch. The whole process of how he develops this mural is just amazing.”
For that to happen, however, the committee needs to meet its goal.
“We are looking for a donor or donors to step forward and help us, so we can make it happen. If we don’t get the money, then we have to return the grant money [because] it was specifically written for the Peach Festival,” Gregorio said.
Gregorio said the fourth panel would be done in collaboration with the Germantown School Community Heritage Center.
To donate online, visit www.artsinberlin.org.
To donate by check, visit Salt Water Media or Baked Dessert Café in Berlin, or mail donations to 29 Broad Street, Suite 104, Berlin, Maryland 21811.