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Sandpoint arts commission backs exploring painted basketball courts; players ask for design input
Summary
The Sandpoint Arts, Culture and Historic Preservation Commission discussed a proposal to paint murals on outdoor basketball courts at City Beach and Hickory Park, with arts commissioners and local players calling for clear boundary lines, durable materials and possible sponsorships for new hoops or resurfacing.
Ellie Sestas, chair of the Sandpoint Arts, Culture and Historic Preservation Commission (ACHP), asked commissioners to consider a program to paint murals on outdoor basketball courts to support local artists and beautify parks, suggesting City Beach and Hickory Park as candidate sites and noting standard outdoor court paints and texture additives.
“The murals are intended to enhance the community engagement with the parks and celebrate our local artists and sports,” Sestas said during the commission session. She outlined several approaches: stipend-funded single-artist designs, partnerships with high school art classes, or volunteer-led projects and said the commission would research paint types and…
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