FeedsCommittee fine-tunes mural concept
By the end of the month, the side of the State Wayne Theater could look a lot different.
The mural project destined for the side of the city landmark will begin around May 21, according to Peter McInerney, community development director for the City of Wayne.
Muralists Josh Winer and David Fichter are scheduled to arrive in town then to begin the work. Before they can do that, though, the city has to sign off on the final design, he said.
“It’s kind of like proofreading at this point,” McInerney said. “We just want to make sure everyone looks like who they’re supposed to look like and make sure there are not any errors in it.”
Originally designed to be placed along Michigan Avenue or Wayne Road, the mural will be painted on the side of the theater at the suggestion of the artists, who identified it as the ‘best canvas in town’ during a visit to the city last year.
The mural will depict the history of Wayne, with prominent people displayed as well as images that highlight the prominence of transportation as it factored into the evolution of the community. A winding Rouge River will serve as a backdrop. The installation of the mural will take about two months.
