黑料福利社

The city of Ellensburg has approved an agreement for a new mural to celebrate the Ellensburg Rodeo鈥檚 100th anniversary.

The mural will be displayed on the Craig鈥檚 Hill reservoir water tower on the west-facing side overlooking the rodeo grandstands.

The City Council approved a project to install a rodeo-themed mural during its Jan. 17 meeting.

At the meeting, City Manager Heidi Behrends Cerniwey said the mural would have a five-year lifespan due to expected maintenance repairing the water tower within the next five to 10 years.

There were more than 20 artist proposals submitted by the end of March, Behrends Cerniwey said.

Three finalists were given three weeks to provide a final design proposal to the city. A design by The Rural Mural Plural was unanimously chosen Wednesday by the members of the Mural Selection Committee, Behrends Cerniwey said at the May 15 meeting.

The city鈥檚 Arts Commission reviewed the design at its May 11 meeting and unanimously endorsed it.

City spokesperson Nicole Klauss said work on the mural will begin in the middle of June and will take a week and a half to complete.

There will be minor revisions to the design before the contract is finalized, Klauss said.

The total cost of the mural agreement with The Rural Mural Plural is $22,000. The council previously authorized $25,000 for the project at its Jan. 17 meeting.

The centennial celebration for the Ellensburg Rodeo takes place Labor Day weekend, Aug. 30 through Sept. 4.