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McCall Public Art Advisory Committee reports murals, light‑box wraps and Legacy Stairs plans to council
Summary
The Public Art Advisory Committee presented its 2025 annual report, outlining completed murals, forthcoming light‑box wraps, Legacy Park stairs public‑art commissioning, student bus‑stop art, and a proposed cultural plan for Riverfront Park pending a National Endowment for the Arts grant decision.
Neli Bowman, chair of the McCall Public Art Advisory Committee, told the City Council the committee’s 2025 priorities include completing light‑box wraps, commissioning Legacy Park stair artwork, advancing student bus‑stop art and pursuing a cultural plan for Riverfront Park.
Bowman said the downtown mural at the McCall thrift store was completed last year and the committee used a $4,700 remainder from mural funding to contract PepperSock Media to produce an educational video about the mural’s environmental themes; the committee will place a QR code on a plaque so viewers can access the video at the mural site.
The committee reported outreach to Albertsons about a second mural on an east‑facing wall of the newly renovated parking lot; Albertsons has expressed interest, but the committee said a corporate merger and other business considerations have delayed a final agreement.
Student bus‑stop artwork produced by McCall‑Donnelly School District students is being revised after committee feedback to improve readability for passing cars. The committee also received six applications for artwork wrapping light boxes downtown, will install two vinyl‑wrapped light boxes this spring and will re‑open the call to artists in 2026 for the remaining boxes; the McCall Redevelopment Agency provided funding for that effort.
Legacy Park stairs are included in the parks capital improvement plan with $20,000 budgeted for public art. The committee has issued a request for qualifications, will pay three selected artists $500 each to prepare design proposals, and intends to present finalists to the council for final selection. The committee said construction timeline and contractor selection will determine whether artists can integrate artwork into construction pours or will attach works after construction.
Bowman described a planned Riverfront Park arts and culture plan budgeted at $15,000 by the city; the committee applied to the National Endowment for the Arts for the remaining cost to reach a $35,000 total and intends to include Nez Perce and Shoshone tribal members in planning. Bowman said the NEA application is pending and the committee will pursue alternatives if the grant is not awarded.
The committee also previewed the Makoski Heritage Mural proposed for the east wall of the Chevron station, created by artist Odessa Kaufman; the Heritage Board is funding the mural and has opened an online survey to seek community input on three proposed designs.
Committee members emphasized ongoing maintenance reviews of public‑art inventory and thanked the council and McCall Redevelopment Agency for support. Bowman concluded the committee will present artist finalists for Legacy Park stairs to council when selection is complete.
No formal council action was taken on the item; council members thanked the committee and asked staff to continue to coordinate project timelines and community engagement.
