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McCall Public Art Advisory Committee outlines mural, light‑box and stair projects in 2025 report
Summary
The city’s Public Art Advisory Committee presented its 2025 annual report to the council, summarizing completed and planned projects including a mural educational video, two new vinyl‑wrapped light boxes, a student bus‑stop art program, the Legacy Park stairs public‑art allocation and a pending Riverfront Park cultural plan grant application to the
The McCall Public Art Advisory Committee presented its 2025 annual report to the City Council, reviewing completed projects and outlining planned public‑art work for the year ahead.
Committee chair Neli Bowman and staff liaison Delta James told the council the committee’s goals remain to enhance community character, encourage public engagement and attend to the natural environment in art selections. Bowman summarized completed and proposed projects, funding sources and next steps.
Key items reported: - Downtown mural and educational video: After completing the Balsam Route mural, the committee used a $4,700 mural funding remainder to contract a local media firm to create an interpretive video. The committee will place a plaque with a QR code onsite so viewers can watch the video while viewing the mural. - Light boxes and vinyl wraps: The committee approved two new vinyl wraps for downtown light boxes this spring and plans to re‑open the artist call in 2026 to fill three remaining boxes. The McCall Redevelopment Agency funded the light boxes. - Student bus‑stop artwork: The committee reviewed artwork produced by local students; committee feedback will be returned to teachers for revisions aimed at improving readability for passing drivers. - Legacy Park stairs public art: Parks and Recreation included $20,000 in the capital improvement plan to fund art for the Legacy Park stairs. The committee issued a request for qualifications and will pay selected finalists $500 each to develop proposals; finalists will be recommended to council for final selection. - Riverfront Park cultural plan (grant request): The committee budgeted $15,000 for a Riverfront Park arts and culture plan; Delta James applied for an additional National Endowment for the Arts grant to reach a $35,000 project total. The committee said the grant decision is pending. - Makoski Heritage Mural: The committee reviewed three designs for a heritage mural proposed for an east wall at the Chevron station; the Heritage Board is soliciting community input on three designs.
Why it matters: The projects combine tourism, local history and community engagement, and several include external funding or partnerships (redevelopment agency, school system, heritage board). The Riverfront Park plan would explicitly invite Nez Perce and Shoshone tribal participation if grant funding is secured.
Next steps: The committee will return recommended finalists for the Legacy Park stairs to council, continue light‑box installations, follow up on the student bus‑stop art and await the NEA grant outcome for the Riverfront Park plan.
Ending: Council members thanked the committee and encouraged continued community engagement as projects move to design and implementation phases.
