It was an ordinary day. I just finished reading an article in the Sunday News that is seeking an immigrant or refugee artist in central Pennsylvania to help create a new mural for the city of Lancaster and Church World Service. The chosen artist will work with one of Lancaster's most noted muralist, Shauna Yorty. It was on June 12, 2021 that I wrote a story titled "From Many Lights, One!" It too featured Shauna and the work she had done on a mural on the 400 block of Shippen Street in the city of Lancaster. That particular mural was on the side of a house to the east of Lancaster City. The new proposed mural will be located on the wall of Ganse Apothecary at 355 W. King Street. The artist chosen will work with Shauna and receive a stipend of $15,000 to complete the piece. The painting will take place during "Welcoming Week", September 10-19 which is a week when a national effort to "make communities a more welcomed place for all" takes place. The process will also include two public engagement sessions, in May and June, to solicit public guidance on the project. Immigrants or refugees within Lancaster, Berks, Dauphin, Cumberland, York and Lebanon counties are qualified to apply. If you may be interested and qualify for the job, you can visit cwslancaster.org. If you might need help filling out the application, or would like to request an interview, send an Email to mpjohnson@cwsglobal.com. I plan to mark it on my calendar so I can visit and take a few photographs of Lancaster's latest mural. It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.
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| Shauna Yorty working on a mural in June of 2021 |
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