For many years, merchants in Downtown Pittsburg offered their store window as a blank canvas for young artists to paint during Halloween. This annual fall tradition of window painting fell by the wayside for more than a decade but is now being revived with the help of local businesses and organizations. Thanks to Ryan Insurance, the Downtown Advisory Board, The Morning Sun and ArtForms Gallery, Downtown businesses can again have their windows painted by school-aged children for Halloween. The Halloween Window Painting Contest will take place this October and encourages kids ages 5-12 to compete and show off their artistic talents. Downtown merchants can register along with their own artists (kids, grandkids, customers, and friends) or request to be assigned to an artist who will paint their window. All painting materials will be provided FREE to artists thanks to Ryan Insurance. Window painting will be completed by Friday, Oct. 19, just in time for the PSU Homecoming Parade. All participating businesses and artists will be highlighted in the Morning Sun as part of a special newspaper insert, which will be published the week of Oct. 21.
Source: City of Pittsburg
