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Downtown Muncie plans AR ‘Echoes of the Past,’ public-art utility covers and launches facade-grant reviews
Summary
Downtown Development reported new businesses, event attendance gains and several pilot public-art and facade-grant projects. Arts Walk on Oct. 2 will introduce an AR history experience at three sites and debut permanent art utility covers; facade-grant applications are under review.
Downtown Development and local arts leaders updated the commission on a series of cultural and placemaking initiatives intended to boost downtown visitation and spur investment.
Vicky Veach (Downtown Development Partnership) said staff have received a pair of façade-grant applications; each application was returned for additional information so the committee can apply the program guidelines. Veach said the program team expects awards to start within a few months once applications are complete and reviewed.
Veach and presenters outlined a suite of Arts Walk programming scheduled for Oct. 2: a QR-code-driven augmented-reality feature called "Echoes of the Past" will let visitors hold a phone at three downtown locations and view the…
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