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Thursday, 08 November 2007 10:51

Sutter Creek Celebrates Its 13th City Mural

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Sutter Creek celebrated the dedication of the city’s thirteenth mural depicting various aspects of life in Sutter Creek – today and yesterday – that decorate the walls of the Sutter Creek Auditorium. The new mural was painted by first and second grade students, ages 6 to 8 years old, in Elizabeth Tone’s 2006 – 2007 class at Sutter Creek Elementary School. Their colorful mural titled Sutter Creek Grammar School: 1870 – 2007 shows the historic and modern Sutter Creek schools and playgrounds filled with students playing.

The students included self-portraits of themselves at play in the modern half of the mural.  Mural project coordinator Robert Richards helped the students design and paint the latest mural. Sutter Creek Elementary School principal Sean Snyder was presented with a check for the art program at the school. Several of the other mural artists were present at Wednesday’s festivities to discuss their contributions and offer their congratulations. The Mural Project for Sutter Creek was begun in 2004 as part of the Sesquicentennial Celebration. Various themes and artists were chosen to complete 10 4-foot by 7-foot murals in 2004. Another 2 murals were completed in 2006. The murals illustrate themes including “Historic Churches and Cemeteries,” “Hard Rock Mining,” Cattle Ranching and Logging,” “Wells Fargo Stage,” “The Volunteer Fire Department,” and more. This thirteenth mural will be the final piece to the gallery of murals that circle the interior of the Sutter Creek Auditorium.

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