The City of Pittsburg Downtown Advisory Board wants to support local artists for painting murals. Community Development Specialist for the City of Pittsburg Christi Yockey says, last year the city only had one applicant for the Advisory Board’s funding towards murals. This year, they have already had three projects requesting help to offset costs from the $2,500 funding. One of the artists is Ian Yovan, who already painted two murals and now received funding for two more. Yovan says, the community can expect to see the first one by North Broadway in about a month. Yovan says, he prefers to create his murals fast at night to keep it a secret. The artist says painting murals is a way to bring life to his home city.
Source: KOAM News
