Postcard mural set for YMCA building

By Travis Fischer, tkfischer@charlescitypress.com

Charles City’s next outdoor mural officially has a home.

The Town of Colors committee has announced that the YMCA has agreed to have its Ferguson Street facing wall be used as the canvas for the “postcard mural.”

“We’ve been looking for a home for the postcard mural for two years,” said Arts Center Director Emily Kiewel. “We’re very excited that it found a home.”

Designed by Ken “Phybr” Dushane III, the mural will showcase significant features and landmarks of Charles City, spelled out in the city’s name in the style of a postcard.

The Town of Colors committee has long had plans for the mural in the works, but has struggled to find a place to put it as ideas to paint the mural on the Chamber of Commerce building or City Hall fell through.

Work on the mural is slated to begin on July 7 and should take about two weeks to complete.

In the meantime, the Town of Colors committee will be writing grants and raising funds to support two additional murals that are in the works.

Mayor Dean Andrews, a member of the committee, said other locations are being scouted for more murals that could go up this summer.

“I’m pretty sure we can do at least two,” said Andrews. “I’m hoping we can do three.”