Lubeznik Center for the Arts (LCA) invites the public to celebrate the new mural titled “La Portal,” painted on the La Porte County Public Library (LPCPL) Exchange Building this summer. Please join us on Friday, October 4 at 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Central. The celebration will take place in the Reading Wi-Fi Garden at the La Porte County Main Library. Refreshments will be provided.
At the celebration, you will meet Alex Ann Allen, the talented artist who created the mural. There will also be remarks by Mayor Tom Dermody; La Porte County Library’s Executive Director, Fonda Owens; Janet Bloch from LCA and Eric DeWald, president of the Health Foundation of La Porte (HFL) who funded the project.
The mural came about through a facilitation of public meetings by LCA, the library’s staff and board, the artist and members of the community. Designed with the building’s past and current use in mind, it was also influenced by the architecture of the building and the broader themes of creativity and innovation…