LEAVING A MARK: Cochise College students create wildlife, river-themed mural in Sierra Vista

SIERRA VISTA, ARIZ. — The City of Sierra Vista is inspiring community members to help beautify the city with murals, through its Neighborhood Partnership Initiative Grant program. A Cochise College art class used the grant money they received to paint a mural at the Oscar Yrun Community Center .

"To see it in black and white was incredible, but now to actually see it in color painted is just amazing," Hom said."It's a dream.”Services Manager, Emily Duchon, to see if there was a space for the students to paint. She suggested the walls outside of the city’s public art studio, off Tacoma Street.

The class received just under $2,500, through the city’s Neighborhood Partnership Initiative Grant program to complete mural. The program provides funding for projects, like the mural pained by the students, in an effort to beautify the city.

Art Beautification City Of Sierra Vista Cochise College Mural Oscar Yrun Community Center

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