Holley plans to dedicate second phase of mural on Sept. 7
Photo by Tom Rivers: Arthur Barnes is shown July 2 working on a mural on the back of the Community Free Library. Barnes is now nearly done with the project.
HOLLEY – The Community Free Library in Holley is planning a 10 a.m. dedication on Sept. 7 for the second phase of a mural.
Arthur Barnes is close to being done with a mural that is 25 feet high and 21 feet wide. Barnes has an agricultural-themed mural with trees, wheat fields, and an apple orchard.
His mural blends in with artwork painted on the back of the library last year by Tony Barry. That mural features the portrait of Holley’s namesake, Myron Holley, and a Erie Canal scene. Myron Holley was an early commissioner for the canal.
A $5,000 grant awarded to the library from the Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council is funding the new mural.
After the dedication at 10 a.m. on Sept.7, there will be cake and punch inside the library meeting room.
