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Commissioners eye Commercial Street mural and Creative Ground listing as funding commitments build
Summary
Manchester Arts Commission members reported about $30,000 pledged toward a Commercial Street mural (commission pledged $10,000) and discussed listing the commission as a resource on the Creative Ground artist directory tied to the New England Foundation for the Arts.
Speaker 4, a member of the Manchester Arts Commission, updated colleagues on the Commercial Street mural project, reporting several local pledges toward installation. "CBSD is contributing 10,000. They've already paid that 5,000 for a down payment. SNEW is now committed to 5,000. Diamond Baseball also 5,000," Speaker 4 said; Speaker 1 added the commission pledged $10,000, bringing total pledged funds to roughly $30,000 against an estimated project cost of $40,000.
Commissioners discussed next steps: confirming remaining funding, finalizing design (a general baseball theme supplied by Positive Street Art was mentioned), and aiming for a spring implementation timeline if financing is secured. Speaker 4 said they will circulate the design to commissioners and continue outreach for additional contributions.
The meeting also covered Creative Ground, an existing artist-directory platform supported by the New England Foundation for the Arts. Speaker 4 described listing the commission as a partner on the Creative Ground site and encouraging local artists to register. Commissioners asked for a media toolkit and suggested producing an infographic to help artists use the directory.
Separately, Speaker 1 reported the Lake Avenue mural has been completed and had a ribbon-cutting; she encouraged residents to view it across from Families in Transition on Long Lake Avenue.
Commissioners agreed to continue fundraising and to return updates and design files at future meetings.
